Analysis: Interest Rates

China property investment falls 10.3% y/y in January-April

BEIJING -Property investment in China fell 10.3% in the first four months of 2025 from a year earlier, following a drop of 9.9% in the first quarter, official data showed on Monday. ...

US Vice President Vance discusses trade with Canada's Carney

U.S. Vice President JD Vance discussed fair trade policies with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday in Rome, Vance's office said in a statement as the two nations try to resolve a dispute...

Indian banks' loans rose 9.9% y/y in two weeks to May 2 - central bank

Indian banks' loans rose 9.9% in the two weeks to May 2 from a year earlier, while deposits rose 10%, the Reserve Bank of India's weekly statistical supplement showed on Friday. ...

Tariff cuts ease mass China layoffs threat, but job market pain persists

BEIJING -Chinese worker Liu Shengzun lost two jobs in just one month as U.S. import tariffs shot up to triple digits in April, forcing a Guangdong lighting products factory, and then a footwear...

Trading Day: Inflation - calm before the storm?

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  Softer bond yields cushion stocks Cooler...

India central bank board meets to review capital framework

MUMBAI -The board of the Reserve Bank of India met on Thursday to review its Economic Capital Framework, which determines the risk buffer it maintains and impacts the amount of surplus it transfers...

India's April unemployment rate for ages 15 and above at 5.1%, government data shows

NEW DELHI -India's unemployment rate among individuals aged 15 years and above stood at 5.1% in April, the country's ministry of statistics said in a statement on Thursday. This is the...

Trump says U.S. must pay off debt before creating a sovereign wealth fund

DOHA -The U.S. needs to pay off debt before establishing a sovereign wealth fund, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, signalling a potential shift to plans to create a fund within a year. ...

UK finance minister Reeves: economic headwinds are coming

LONDON -British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Thursday said there were clearly economic headwinds approaching, speaking after data showed Britain's economy grew more strongly than expected in...

Japanese investors extend foreign stock buying to eighth week on trade optimism

Japanese investors snapped up foreign stocks for an eighth straight week, as progress in U.S. trade negotiations and easing concerns over the global economic impact of a trade war lifted investor...

China April bank lending tumbles more than expected amid trade war

BEIJING -China's new bank loans tumbled more than expected in April as a protracted trade war with the United States further eroded the market's appetite during a typically slow month for loan...

Trading Day: No 'trade truce' hangover, party continues

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  Risk assets extend gains Stocks, oil and...

India regulator proposes easing norms for foreign investors buying only government bonds

India's markets regulator has proposed to reduce regulatory requirements for foreign investors investing exclusively in the country's government bonds, it said on Tuesday, as it looks to boost...

Re-set, surge and hold

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets With the dramatic re-set of U.S.-China tariffs on...

China offers Latin America and the Caribbean billions in bid to rival US influence

BEIJING -President Xi Jinping vowed on Tuesday to boost China's footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean with a new $9 billion credit line and fresh infrastructure investment, although Brazil...

JPMorgan lifts China growth forecasts after 'surprisingly positive' US deal

Investment bank JPMorgan lifted its forecasts for China's economic growth on Monday following what it called a surprisingly positive deal with the United States to dial down the two countries' trade...

Investors cheer US-China tariff truce, but cautious over a final deal

LONDON/SHANGHAI/NEW YORK -A truce in the U.S.-China trade war set off a relief rally in stocks on Monday and propelled the dollar higher, but investors fear further negotiations could prove a long...

Instant View: US-China agree to cut tariffs, 90-day pause

Stocks and the dollar surged on Monday after the United States and China said they had agreed on a 90-day pause on tariffs and reciprocal duties would drop sharply, giving investors some confidence...

Instant View: Investor reaction to US-China trade and tariffs agreement

The United States and China reached a better-than-expected dealto temporarily slash tariffs, sending stocks and the U.S. dollar sharply higher, as the world's two biggest economies seek to end a...