Analysis: Interest Rates

Rates: That's it for now… until next time

The round of announcements by the major central banks ended without any bombshells from the US Federal Reserve. A wait-and-see attitude prevails across the Atlantic, while Europe as a whole remains...

Oil keeps calm, MidEast conflict carries on

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Japan plans deeper cut in super-long bond sales, no immediate buybacks eyed

TOKYO -Japan's government plans to cut scheduled sales of super-long bonds more than initially planned in a revision to its bond issuance programme for the current fiscal year, a document released by...

India rate panel hopes to boost consumption, investment with large rate cut, minutes show

A big rate cut would assure stakeholders of India's focus on economic growth and aid in faster transmission while boosting investment and consumption, members of the monetary policy committee wrote in...

China's January-to-May fiscal revenue falls 0.3%

BEIJING -China's fiscal revenue declined by 0.3% in the first five months of 2025 from a year earlier, finance ministry data showed on Friday, as global trade uncertainty intensified by U.S. tariffs...

India's central bank eases provisioning rules for infrastructure loans

MUMBAI -India's central bank said on Thursday it would require lenders to set aside 1% of the value of loans for under-construction infrastructure projects to cover potential losses, easing its...

Oil ebbs again as Fed meets

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Bank Indonesia pauses rate cuts, leaves door open to more easing

Indonesia's central bank paused its easing cycle on Wednesday, as expected, while urging commercial banks to reduce lending rates and boost credit growth to support the economy. ...

Malaysia scores record flows as bond investors favour Asia

SINGAPORE/BENGALURU -Bond investors fleeing the United States are finding a haven in stable and lucrative Asian debt markets, with Malaysia leading the pack as the destination for foreign money. ...

Senate tweaks to Trump tax bill seen adding to US debt in line with House plan

NEW YORK -U.S. Senate Republicans' proposed changes to President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill are expected to push U.S. debt levels higher, roughly in line with projections from...

Oil contained as Mideast war rages

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Rates: Tariffs? What tariffs?

The doomers have been proven wrong. After predicting the worst on Liberation Day, the economic statistics do not corroborate the alarmist scenarios we were fed… at least for now: Neither the CPI nor...

Emerging market local currency debt could end decade-long drought as dollar wanes

LONDON -A weakening U.S. dollar is lifting a long-neglected asset class - emerging market local currency debt - after a more than decade-long drought. Emerging market local-currency...

Inflation below projections could open up policy space, India cenbank chief tells Business Standard

MUMBAI -Inflation below the central bank's current projections could open up policy space, India's central bank chief Sanjay Malhotra told Business Standard newspaper in an interview, adding that...

Indian banks' loans rose 9% y/y in two weeks to May 30 - central bank

Indian banks' loans rose 9% in the two weeks to May 30 from a year earlier, while deposits rose 9.9%, the Reserve Bank of India's weekly statistical supplement showed on Friday. ...

China central bank plans second cash injection via outright reverse repos in June

BEIJING/SHANGHAI -China's central bank will inject cash via outright reverse repos for the second time this month, it said on Friday, aiming to ease funding pressures during the peak season for bond...

China May bank loans rise less than expected as trade jitters weigh

BEIJING -New bank lending in China rose less than expected in May after hitting a nine-month low in April, as companies and consumers remained cautious about taking on more debt despite interest rate...

Uganda sees higher growth next year but no oil-fuelled boom yet

KAMPALA -Uganda on Thursday forecast its economic growth would accelerate slightly in the coming fiscal year to about 7%, which suggests officials are not banking on large-scale energy production in...

Trading Day-Good vibrations turn sour

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  I'm excited to announce that I'm now part of Reuters Open...