Analysis: Interest Rates

UK's Sunak to delay business rates review until autumn, FT reports

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak will announce on Friday that he is delaying until later this year a final report on a review of business rates, a key part of his promise to level the playing...

Analysis: Debt-laden world, rising bond yields - a toxic taper tantrum combo

In May 2013, bond investors threw a tantrum after hints the U.S. Federal Reserve might slow the money-printing presses. A similar selloff now, with another $70 trillion added to global debt, could...

Negative rates may be BoE's best tool in future - Saunders

Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders said negative interest rates may soon be the best tool for the BoE, and raised the prospect of unemployment taking a long time to return to pre-pandemic...

BoE's Saunders says negative rates may be best tool

Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders said cutting interest rates below zero could well prove the best tool for the central bank under some future circumstances, but the BoE did not need to...

China more focused on money market rates than size of liquidity operations - paper

China's central bank is focusing more on money market interest rates in its regular open market operations than the size of the operations, the central bank publication Financial News said in a...

Canadian dollar dips as rising bond yields boost greenback

The Canadian dollar edged lower against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, as the recent move higher in U.S. Treasury yields bolstered the greenback and domestic data showed underlying inflation...

Global companies raise massive cash through convertible bonds at start of 2021

Global companies are raising vast amounts of money through convertible bonds this year, as soaring stock markets lift demand for these bonds which give investors the option to change into equity...

Dow Jones Industrial Average : Stocks edge higher, bonds sell off as investors bet on recovery

The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched a record closing high, joining a global march propelling stock indexes to record highs on Tuesday, as investors bet that COVID-19 vaccinations and U.S....

Philippine c.bank keeps rates steady, cites manageable inflation

The Philippine central bank kept its monetary policy settings steady on Thursday to support the country's pandemic-hit economy, saying inflation is expected to remain elevated but manageable in the...

World equity index gains for eighth day; U.S. bond yields fall after data

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe rose on Wednesday for an eighth straight session even as the S&P 500 eased, and U.S. Treasury yields tumbled on data showing inflation remained tame in January....

Philippine central bank to hold rates despite inflation pressures

The Philippine central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at a record low on Thursday, shrugging off a projected uptick in inflation to support the country's pandemic-hit...

British retailers in plea for permanent business rates cut

Some of Britain's biggest retailers including Tesco and bookstore Waterstones have urged the government to permanently cut business rates if it wants physical stores to survive in the age of mass...

Indian bond yields hit five-month high on lack of immediate RBI support

Indian bond yields surged to their highest in more than five months on Friday as traders expressed their disappointment with the Reserve Bank of India for not announcing a concrete bond buyback...

"Not unusual" for UK banks to need 6 months for negative rates - BoE's Broadbent

Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent said he thought it was reasonable for the BoE to give banks at least six months to prepare for the possible introduction of negative interest rates....

Expert views: India holds interest rates steady at record lows as economic outlook improves

India's central bank kept rates steady at record low levels as expected on Friday and said it would maintain support for the economy's recovery from the pandemic by ensuring ample liquidity for...

RBI holds rates steady, assures markets of liquidity support

India's central bank kept rates steady at record low levels as expected on Friday and said it would maintain support for the economy's recovery from the pandemic by ensuring ample liquidity for...

Global equities markets rise on better outlook, dollar gains

Global equities rallied for a fourth day of gains on Thursday as signs of a stable U.S. labor market, a revitalized dollar and rising bond yields turned attention to economies on the mend rather than...

Barclays : BoE says negative rates option needs more time, focuses on recovery

The Bank of England gave British lenders at least six months' breathing space on Thursday before negative interest rates are a possibility, focusing instead on the prospects for a post-lockdown...

Alibaba sets initial price guidance on $5 billion bond offering: term sheet

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Thursday set in motion its $5 billion U.S. dollar bond deal by announcing the initial price guidance in a marketing term sheet reviewed by Reuters. ...