Analysis: Interest Rates

Italy plans levy on extra-EU parcels, higher taxes on financial transactions

High-tax Italy plans to apply a levy on shipments from non-EU countries worth up to 150 euros and intends to double its tax on financial transactions, as Rome seeks ways to fund costly budget...

India cenbank eases restrictions on cash credit accounts, eases current account norms

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday removed all restrictions on banks opening and maintaining cash credit accounts under new transaction account rules. A cash credit account is...

EU regulators to investigate MSC, BlackRock's bid for Hutchison's Barcelona terminal

EU antitrust regulators opened on Wednesday a full-scale investigation into BlackRock and MSC's bid for CK Hutchison's terminal at Barcelona port, saying the deal could lead to higher results or...

IMF urges China to take the 'brave choice': curb exports, boost consumption

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday urged China to make the brave choice of speeding up structural reform, as pressure grows on the world's second-largest economy to shift towards a...

ADB approves $400 million loan to make it easier to do business in the Philippines

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $400 million policy-based loan to support the Philippines' efforts to make it easier for investors to do business in the country. Despite being...

Trading Day: Nervy Fed vigil almost over

U.S. stocks, bonds and the dollar held relatively steady on Tuesday as investors braced for the Federal Reserve's policy decision on Wednesday, while surprisingly hawkish remarks from Australia's...

German exports unexpectedly rise in October due to EU trade

German exports rose slightly in October, confounding expectations for a decline thanks to European Union trade, while shipments to the United States and China fell sharply.  Exports...

China urges trade partners against tariffs as record surplus stirs tensions

China's Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday urged trading partners to reject rising protectionism, a day after the world's second-largest economy posted a record $1 trillion trade surplus driven by a rush of...

Trading Day: Fed uncertainty hits stocks and bonds

Apprehension ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision later this week weighed on Wall Street on Monday, while continued selling in U.S. Treasuries pushed the 30-year yield to its highest in...

'Tis the season for macro forecasts

Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers!  We've entered...

India central bank cuts key rate, boosts liquidity to support 'goldilocks' economy

The Reserve Bank of India cut its key repo rate by 25 basis points on Friday and left the door open for further easing as it took steps to boost banking-sector liquidity by up to $16 billion to...

India central bank cuts key rate, boosts liquidity

The Reserve Bank of India cut its key repo rate by 25 basis points on Friday and took steps to boost banking-sector liquidity by up to $16 billion to support a goldilocks economy. The...

In Japan, Prime Minister Takaichi tries to avoid a 'Truss shock'

As Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was finalising her $137 billion spending plan last month, which in recent weeks has put Japan into a standoff with investors over the outlook for government finances,...

Trading Day: Claims muddy Fed outlook

Wall Street's big three indices were little changed on Thursday, while the dollar and Treasury yields rose, after a surprisingly strong U.S. labor market indicator called into question how much lower...

Bessent plans to push residency requirement for regional Fed bank presidents

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he plans to advocate for a requirement that the 12 regional Federal Reserve bank presidents reside in their districts for at least three years...

India's services growth accelerates in November but export engine sputters, PMI shows

India's dominant services sector accelerated in November as robust domestic demand helped recover ground lost in the previous month, but export sales growth slipped to an eight-month low amid rising...

India's Piramal Finance targets $1.67 billion of preferably local borrowing by March (Dec. 1)

Indian non-bank lender Piramal Finance aims to raise around 150 billion rupees in the December-March period, focusing mostly on local borrowing, a company official said.  The company...

India's current account deficit moderates in Sept quarter as trade gap narrows

India's current account deficit moderated in the July-to-September quarter on the back of a lower merchandise trade deficit, the Reserve Bank of India said on Monday. The current...

Rate hike prospect arrests yen decline, for now

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The year that started with a rate hike in Japan might just end with another after the clearest signal yet from...