Analysis: Interest Rates

Thailand bond market more stable but not yet fully recovered - central bank

By Orathai Sriring A Thai central bank official said on Wednesday the country's bond market has stabilised more over the past month but has not completely recovered, after a period of...

Exclusive: Boeing eyes major bond issue to raise funds

By Greg Roumeliotis and Mike Spector Boeing Co is working with investment banks on a multibillion-dollar bond-fueled financing package as it aims to shore up its balance sheet amid a...

Indonesia central bank says yields bid too high at government bond auction

Bond investors should not bet on Indonesia selling debt at higher yields, as the amount to be raised for the rest of the year will be manageable and capital inflows will push yields lower, central...

Dollar drops as investors eye Fed meeting, month-end rebalancing

The dollar dropped against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, a day before the Federal Reserve was due to conclude its latest two-day policy meeting and as investors rebalanced portfolios ahead of the...

Deflation fears to force Japan to trim inflation-linked bond issuance

Japan plans to cut the amount of inflation-linked bonds it sells to the market next month to the lowest level in seven years, sources said, as plunging oil costs and the economic fallout of the...

Philippines raises $2.35 billion in dollar bonds at record low rates

The Philippines said on Tuesday it raised $2.35 billion through the sale of 10-year and 25-year U.S. dollar bonds, to help finance this year's budget and measures to mitigate the economic impact of...

World Bank pandemic bonds will funnel $196 million to 64 poor countries

A World Bank pandemic funding programme will see $195.84 million distributed as soon as next week among 64 of the world's poorest countries that have reported cases of COVID-19 to help tackle the...

Taper Tantrum II? Fed's slowing Treasury purchases may boost bond yields

The Federal Reserve's gradual withdrawal from the U.S. Treasury market as the coronavirus pandemic eases and liquidity improves could dry up appetite for longer-dated government debt and push up...

BOJ ramps up risky asset buying, pledges unlimited bond buying

The Bank of Japan on Monday ramped up risky asset purchases and pledged to buy unlimited amounts of government bonds to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic.

Virus-hit Madame Tussauds owner raises 500 million euros in bond sale

The firm behind Madame Tussauds and Legoland parks raised 500 million euros via a five-year bond on Friday, paying a high yield of 7% to secure the funds it needs to tide it over while most of its...

West African countries to issue $1.4 billion in coronavirus bonds

The members of the West African monetary union UEMOA plan to raise 846 billion CFA francs on the regional debt market in response to the coronavirus crisis, lead manager UMOA-Titres said on Thursday....

Indonesia central bank makes first direct government bond buys

Indonesia's central bank made its first direct purchases of sovereign debt in primary auctions this week as foreign investors fled as officials said it had bought 4.65 trillion rupiah of government...

Lawsuit claims 10 big banks rigged market for 'odd-lot' U.S. corporate bonds

Ten of the world's largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, have been sued for allegedly conspiring over nearly 14 years to rig prices in the $9.6 trillion U.S. corporate bond...

Merkel open to bigger EU budget, bonds to finance post-crisis recovery

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signalled readiness on Monday to finance economic recovery in Europe from the coronavirus pandemic through a bigger European Union budget and the issuance of joint debt...

S.Africa economy to shrink 4.9% in 2020, SARB to cut rates in May

South Africa's economy will contract sharply this year as activity is hit by the coronavirus outbreak, despite expectations the central bank will cut interest rates again in May, a Reuters poll found...

Mind the gap: Rising Italy yield premia put bond markets back on ECB watch

Bond markets are again testing the ECB's resolve to contain a rise in Italian borrowing costs, betting the central bank will have no choice but to unleash greater and more frequent bond-buying to...

World Bank's Malpass says U.S. subscribed to IBRD capital increase

World Bank President David Malpass on Thursday said the bank's main lending arm for middle-income countries has received nearly $9.8 billion in subscribed capital from the United States that will help...

Global stocks gain on stay-at-home profits, bond yields slide

World stock markets edged higher on Thursday on surging shares of Netflix and Amazon.com as investors anticipated big earnings from the coronavirus-induced slowdowns keeping people at home, while bond...

World stocks gain on stay-at-home profits, bond yields slide

World stock markets edged higher on Thursday on surging shares of Netflix and Amazon.com as investors anticipated big earnings from the coronavirus-induced slowdowns keeping people at home, while bond...