Analysis: Interest Rates

Analysis: Investments get 'real' as inflation fears dim appeal of bonds

Electric vehicle infrastructure, top-end offices and industrial metals - with a resurgence in inflation seemingly on the horizon, investors are slashing their exposure to bonds in favour of real...

India holds rates at record lows amid COVID surge; RBI commits to government bond purchases

The Reserve Bank of India kept interest rates at record lows but committed to a massive government bond purchase programme, keeping monetary policy accommodative amid concerns rising COVID-19 cases...

India holds rates at record lows amid COVID surge; RBI commits to govt bond purchases

MUMBAI -The Reserve Bank of India kept interest rates at record lows but committed to a massive government bond purchase programme, keeping monetary policy accomodative amid concerns rising COVID-19...

Expert views: RBI holds rates at record lows amid concerns over rising COVID-19 cases

The Reserve Bank of India kept interest rates steady at record lows on Wednesday, as widely expected, sticking to its accommodative monetary policy amid concerns that rising COVID-19 infections could...

Spike in long-term Thai govt bonds had limited impact on economy -c.bank minutes

Thailand's central bank felt that a spike in long-term government bond yields had only a limited impact on the Thai economy when it decided to keep its key rate at a record low last month, meeting...

Dow Jones Industrial Average : S&P 500 sets record high, crypto market cap passes $2 trillion

A string of surprisingly robust economic data boosted investor risk appetite on Monday, which sent the S&P 500 and the Dow to all-time closing highs and boosted cryptocurrency market cap over the $2...

RBI seen holding rates steady as virus cases mount

The Reserve Bank of India is widely expected to keep key interest steady on Wednesday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, but may revise its inflation projections higher....

China unlikely to wield U.S. bond weapon as tensions stay high

China is unlikely to pare its purchases of U.S. Treasuries significantly anytime soon as its foreign exchange reserves grow, even as trade and geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing...

India rolls back decision to cut interest rates on small savings

India has reversed its decision to lower interest rates by up to 1.1% on its state-backed small savings programme, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, adding that orders to cut rates...

Apple : Big tech lifts equities as Biden rebuilding plan in focus

The dollar hit a one-year high versus the yen as technology stocks led Wall Street and a key gauge of global equities higher on Wednesday ahead of an announcement by President Joe Biden of a...

Ghana raises $3 billion via 4-year zero-coupon bond

Ghana's finance ministry said on Tuesday it had successfully raised $3 billion on the international debt market using a 4-year zero-coupon bond tranche....

Egypt's relisting on JP Morgan bond index could attract $4.8 billion, RMB says

Egypt's impending relisting in the JP Morgan emerging-market government bond index could attract $4.8 billion in new inflows and cause the Egyptian pound to appreciate by 5% against the dollar, Rand...

Nomura flags $2 billion loss, cancels bond issue; shares plummet

TOKYO -Nomura Holdings Inc on Monday flagged a possible $2 billion loss at a U.S. subsidiary, prompting Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank to shelve a hefty bond issuance and sending its...

BOJ has room to deepen negative rates with policy review, says ex-central banker

The Bank of Japan's policy review in March has made it easier for the central bank to deepen negative interest rates to combat any yen spike that threatens a fragile economic recovery, a former...

Equities, oil prices surge as Suez Canal shutdown continues

Global equity benchmarks and oil prices jumped on Friday while safe havens such as the dollar and U.S. Treasuries dipped as hopes for a global economic recovery overshadowed the continued blockage of...

South Africa's record low lending rates 'won't last forever' - central bank governor

South Africa's record low lending rates, which the central bank kept unchanged on Thursday despite rate hikes in other emerging markets, will not last forever, Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Friday...

South Africa's rand recovers from two-week low as central bank keeps rates on hold

South Africa's rand rose on Friday, recovering from a two-week low hit in the previous session, after the central bank kept lending rates unchanged, bucking the trend of rate hikes in other emerging...

Global bond rout not over, another sell-off likely before mid-year

Another bond market sell-off is likely in the next three months following the recent rout in financial markets, according to analysts polled by Reuters, although they did not predict a runaway rise in...

Philippine cbank holds rates at record low as recovery concerns grow

The Philippine central bank kept key interest rates steady on Thursday, balancing the need to support an economy facing renewed challenges from fresh coronavirus curbs with concerns about quickening...