Analysis: Interest Rates

US corporate bond market dries up on Trump tariff volatility

U.S. corporate bond market issuances have dried up after opening for just one bond offering on Tuesday, as spreads in the week after President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs widened the most since...

US Treasury 10-year note auction outcome shows strong demand

A U.S. Treasury debt auction of $39 billion in benchmark 10-year notes was well received on Wednesday, showing solid investor demand even after a bond market sell-off driven by an escalating trade war...

Sharp US bond selloff revives flashbacks of COVID-era 'dash-for-cash'

A violent U.S. Treasury selloff, evoking the COVID-era dash for cash, has reignited fears of fragility in the world's biggest bond market. The $29-trillion Treasury market had surged in...

India's finance minister says country needs support from central bank and government

LONDON -India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said her country's economy - hit by U.S trade tariffs - will need help from the Reserve Bank of India and the government as she welcomed...

Looking at liquidity surplus of around 1% of deposits, India cenbank chief says

The Reserve Bank of India is expected to keep sufficient surplus in the banking system to ensure policy transmission and is looking at a level of around 1% of deposits, Governor Sanjay Malhotra said...

A U.S. Treasury Market Tumble with a Dash of Deja-Vu

U.S. bonds are experiencing a selloff, raising alarms about the stability of this cornerstone of the global financial system. Despite traditionally serving as a refuge during equity market downturns,...

Instant View: India central bank cuts rates, changes stance to "accommodative"

The Reserve Bank of India cut its key repo rate on Wednesday for a second consecutive time and changed its monetary policy stance to accommodative from neutral to boost the sluggish economy, which is...

Changes to India's cash reserve ratio since 1992

The Reserve Bank of India cut its key repo rate on Wednesday for a second consecutive time and changed its monetary policy stance to accommodative from neutral to boost the sluggish economy, but kept...

Bank Indonesia says will act boldly to maintain rupiah stability

Indonesia's central bank will act boldly to maintain rupiah stability by intervening in the spot, domestic non-deliverable forwards, and bond markets, a deputy governor said on Wednesday after the...

Trump says US taking in $2 billion a day from tariffs

WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States is taking in $2 billion per day from tariffs. He made the comment without providing details during an event at...

Sudden selloff shakes US bond market

U.S. Treasuries extended a sharp retreat on Tuesday as investors were having to sell bonds to cover losses in other assets and scrambled to unwind expectations for deep U.S. rate cuts, in the latest...

Indonesia inflation rate stays below central bank target zone in March

JAKARTA -Indonesia's annual inflation rate was 1.03% in March, the statistics bureau said on Tuesday, missing market expectations and also staying below the central bank's target range for the third...

Trump says EU will have to buy energy from US

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday said selling energy to the European Union would be a key focus as his administration seeks to eliminate a trade deficit with the bloc. The...

India not to raise petrol, diesel retail prices despite tax hike

NEW DELHI -India on Monday raised excise duty on petrol and diesel without passing on higher costs to consumers, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, a move that would boost the government's tax...

Market stress signals are flashing bright

As a rout in global equity markets deepened on Monday amid tariff turmoil, the signs of stress across financial markets have started to flash brightly. It's quite clear that the market...

Global credit starts to wobble as market pain spreads

* Asia Itraxx CDS spreads widen by 26 bps * Sovereign CDS in Asia widen * US IG credit spreads + 20bps since April 2 ...

Markets extend plunge after Powell says Fed to wait and see on tariffs impact

The rout on Wall Street continued on Friday, with the Nasdaq earning a bear-market classification, after China imposed fresh tariffs on all U.S. goods in response to the Trump administration's...

India March services growth moderated, inflation eased sharply, PMI shows

The rapid expansion in India's dominant services sector cooled slightly in March amid softer demand, despite firms raising prices at the lowest rate in three-and-a-half-years, according to a survey...

India lenders propose RBI switch to overnight liquidity management, new benchmark, sources say

Indian lenders have suggested that the central bank move to an overnight liquidity infusion instrument from a longer duration tool and adopt a new benchmark for overnight rates, five sources aware of...