Analysis: Interest Rates

Trading Day: Japan spreads long bond relief

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  Reasons to be cheerful A tariff reprieve...

Trade confusion and long yield relief

What matters in U.S. and global markets today Markets were left nonplussed by increasingly erratic U.S. tariff announcements over the weekend, although nerves have been...

Rates: The Shockwave

The press has reported on the difficulties encountered by the United States during its latest auction of 20-year bonds. However, the earthquake seems to have its epi-center in Japan, which first set...

Indonesia central bank to give nearly $5 billion flexibility to banks to manage liquidity

JAKARTA -The Indonesian central bank's policy to cut a secondary reserve requirement to 4% from 5% starting from June will provide banks with 78.45 trillion rupiah of liquidity they can manage more...

US equity funds face weekly outflows on debt concerns, rising yields

U.S. equity funds saw huge outflows in the week ended May 21, as Treasury yields surged on fears President Donald Trump's proposed tax-cut bill could add trillions to U.S. debt if passed by...

Portugal's TAP books wider loss as strike, competition bite

Portuguese airline TAP's first-quarter net loss widened 20% from the same period a year ago as aggressive competition and a pilot strike at its low-cost carrier Portugalia squeezed revenue. ...

Analysts downgrade China's property price outlook in 2025 as trade tensions pose fresh risk

Weakness in China's property sector is expected to persist this year with home prices falling nearly 5% and set to remain stagnant in 2026, as low confidence continues to keep buyers at bay while the...

Indian lenders seek overnight liquidity ops, easier reserve norms from central bank, sources say

MUMBAI -Indian lenders have urged the central bank to revert to overnight liquidity management operations and sought easier cash reserve requirements, four sources familiar with the matter said. ...

Trading Day: Bond alarms ring louder

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  U.S. debt despair Investors' unease about...

Indonesia central bank resumes monetary easing with 25 bps cut to support slowing economy

Indonesia's central bank cut its key interest rate on Wednesday as the market expected, resuming its monetary easing to support the slowing economy after pressure on the rupiah receded.Bank Indonesia ...

Trading Day: Japan's long bond warning

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  U.S. assets in the red It was a sobering...

Moody's downgrade ripples through bond market, causes worries for stocks

NEW YORK -Moody's U.S. debt downgrade is raising concerns that investors could reevaluate their appetite for U.S. government bonds, with the potential for rising yields to put pressure on stocks that...

China lowers benchmark lending rates for first time since October

China cut benchmark lending rates for the first time since October on Tuesday, after Beijing announced sweeping monetary easing measures earlier this month to support the broad economy. ...

China cuts key rates to aid economy as trade war simmers

BEIJING/SHANGHAI -China cut benchmark lending rates for the first time since October on Tuesday, while major state banks lowered deposit rates as authorities work to ease monetary policy to help...

China's state banks will cut deposit rates on Tuesday, sources say

BEIJING -China's major state banks will cut their deposit rates from Tuesday, three people with knowledge of the matter said, easing pressure on profitability as China reduces lending rates to boost...

Rates: equity markets shrug off high yields

The current tension in bond yields reflects the return of growth prospects combined with inflation that appears to be under control. However, this situation should not be allowed to worsen, as it will...

Exclusive-India plans stricter rules for companies with foreign ownership, sources say

NEW DELHI -India is planning to tighten foreign ownership rules, two sources said, in a move that may have significant implications for businesses ranging from e-commerce to pharmaceuticals. ...

Bank Indonesia to cut rates on May 21 as rupiah stabilises

BENGALURU -Bank Indonesia will resume its easing cycle on Wednesday with a quarter-point interest rate cut as the rupiah's recent strength gives the central bank room to focus on supporting economic...

G7 finance leaders seek non-tariff consensus in Canada, may face US pushback

WASHINGTON/BANFF, Alberta -Finance leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies will strive for unity on non-tariff issues when they meet in Canada this week, but may have trouble...