Analysis: Interest Rates

Bundesbank chief defends ECB bond purchases in wake of court case

Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann defended the European Central Bank's bond purchases in the face of criticism from some German lawmakers in a culmination of efforts to defuse a stand-off with Germany's...

ECB's Holzmann says low rates harmful in long term

Low or negative interest rates harm the economy in the long term by curbing productivity, fuelling asset-price bubbles and fostering inequality, European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann said...

Yield targets could help reduce Bank of Canada's bond market footprint

Setting a target for bond yields could help the Bank of Canada reduce the amount of debt it buys to keep interest rates low, checking a threat to market liquidity after the central bank's share of...

China central bank injects 600 billion yuan of medium-term loans, rates unchanged

China's central bank on Tuesday injected 600 billion yuan worth of medium-term loans into the banking system while keeping borrowing costs unchanged for the fifth straight month....

Japan's Suga says no limit to bonds government can issue

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who is set to become prime minister this week, said on Sunday there was no limit to the amount of bonds the government can issue to support an economy...

Investors in LVMH's Tiffany bonds left second-guessing on redemption payout

The holders of 9 billion euros worth of bonds issued by LVMH to fund its now imperilled acquisition of Tiffany & Co have been left second-guessing as to when they might get their money back. ...

Equities slide, bonds rally as tech rebound stalls; oil slips

Global equity benchmarks slipped and U.S. government bonds rallied on Thursday as a rebound in U.S. technology stocks stalled after the European Central Bank left its stimulus program unchanged and a...

Malaysia central bank holds rates on economic rebound, flags uneven recovery

Malaysia's central bank kept interest rates steady on Thursday, holding fire after delivering monetary stimulus for four consecutive meetings, as the coronavirus-hit economy showed some signs of...

Investors see South Africa cutting rates again after GDP plunge

Investors have upped bets on more interest rate cuts by South Africa's central bank after a historic contraction in the economy during the second quarter, when coronavirus lockdown measures curtailed...

Equities tumble as Nasdaq, Brexit concerns mount; bonds rally

Global equity markets and oil prices tumbled on Tuesday as a sharp sell-off in technology stocks and rising concerns over Britain leaving the European Union without a trade agreement threatened the...

Fed's Powell: rates to stay low for 'however long it takes'

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday said the U.S. jobs report for August was a good one, but noted that with gains likely to slow, the central bank is planning to keep its foot on the...

Dollar bears persist on Fed's shift to lower rates for longer - Reuters poll

The dollar's downtrend will continue into next year, driven largely by the U.S. Federal Reserve's shift to a new policy framework, although expectations for a deep fall in a sustained way have waned...

Malaysia drops criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over 1MDB bond sales - state media

Malaysian prosecutors on Friday withdrew criminal charges against three Goldman Sachs units accused of misleading investors over $6.5 billion in bond sales they helped organise for a state fund, the...

Rupee logs best day in 21 months, bonds plunge on RBI measures

The Indian rupee posted its biggest single-day gain in 21 months on Tuesday, while bond yields fell to their lowest in more than two weeks following the central bank's new measures to stabilise...

Brazil's fiscal fragility stokes funding fears, despite record low rates

Brazil's official interest rates and the average cost of servicing its public debt have never been lower, but investors are becoming worried that the government could face a funding crisis next year.

For all the debt, new Italy or Spain bonds may be hard to find

Investors may struggle to find new southern European government bonds for the next two years, as the European Union's support programmes could cover much of the new funding needs of countries worst...

Indonesia central bank buys $1.2 billion government bonds to fund pandemic relief

Indonesia's central bank on Thursday bought 16.98 trillion rupiah of government bonds in a private placement deal and would rebate the interest, the country's finance ministry said in a statement....

South Korea central bank cuts 2020 GDP outlook, open to more stimulus to fight virus fallout

South Korea's central bank kept interest rates steady on Thursday, but sharply downgraded its 2020 growth outlook and kept the door open for more monetary stimulus to support an economy hard hit by...

Shares scale record peak on upbeat results, dollar eases

A gauge of global equity markets jumped to an all-time peak on Wednesday, after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied to fresh records on upbeat corporate results, while the dollar eased a day before the...