Analysis: Interest Rates

South Africa's mobile operator Cell C defaults on repayments on $184 mln bond

South Africa's Blue Label Telecoms said on Tuesday that Cell C, in which it is the largest shareholder, had defaulted on the payment of capital on its $184 million note, which was due on Aug. 2.

Morgan Stanley suspended from some French treasury bond deals - AFT

The French state treasury has suspended Morgan Stanley from certain French treasury bond deals for three months, citing problems it had with the U.S. investment bank's execution of some past deals.

Go your own way: U.S. and UK bonds part ways from Germany and Japan

Sovereign borrowing costs have taken another lurch lower as more COVID-19 outbreaks threaten economic recovery, yet five months after the pandemic panic first hit, a divergence is opening up within...

U.S. long bond demand raises prospect of whole curve yielding below 1%

A decline in U.S. Treasury yields over recent weeks has investors eyeing the approach of an unusual phenomenon - the entire U.S. yield curve sinking below 1%. ...

India's c.bank likely to cut rates despite inflation risk

India's worsening economic outlook as coronavirus cases soar has raised the chance the central bank will cut interest rates at its policy review on Thursday, in spite of inflationary pressures. ...

Argentina creditors seek global support for bond clause changes

A group of Argentina's creditors has contacted the Institute of International Finance and other global bodies for support to amend legal clauses in its sovereign bond restructuring, a spokesman for...

Global investors drive record inflows into Chinese bonds in July

Foreign investors made record net purchases of Chinese bonds traded through the country's Bond Connect programme in July, boosted by record yield premiums over U.S. debt.

India's top refiner sees low run rates in 2020/21

Indian Oil Corp, the country's top refiner, will continue to operate its refineries below capacity in 2020/21 as it sees local and overseas fuel demand remaining subdued, IOC Chairman S. M. Vaidya...

Global funds favour bonds over stocks on surging coronavirus infections - Reuters poll

Global funds recommended cutting equity holdings in July to the lowest in four years and suggested keeping bond allocations unchanged from June, amid worries the coronavirus pandemic is hobbling a...

South Africa's central bank plans more reverse bond repurchases

South Africa's central bank will extend its tool kit to manage market liquidity by adding short-term, bilateral reverse repurchases of government bonds from commercial banks, it said on Friday.

Stocks gain and dollar falls as Fed keeps rates near zero

U.S. stocks gained further and the U.S. dollar fell on Wednesday as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates at ultra-low levels.

Stocks gain, dollar falls, as Fed keeps rates near zero

U.S. stocks gained further and the U.S. dollar fell on Wednesday as investors reacted to the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates at ultra-low levels.

BOJ won't rule out deeper negative rates to combat pandemic hit: deputy governor Amamiya

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said the central bank will not rule out deepening negative interest rates as part of efforts to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic.

A trading tool that's transforming the $10 trillion-plus corporate bond market

Expectations of a borrowing deluge from corporates globally are turning bond market attention to a little-known tool that's already helping smooth trading of illiquid debt the way exchange-traded...

Kenya to sell 11-year infrastructure bond in August - central bank

Kenya will sell an 11-year, amortised infrastructure bond to raise 70 billion shillings next month, the central bank said on Tuesday....

South Africa cuts rates further as COVID-19 strangles economy

South Africa's central bank cut its main lending rate by a further 25 basis points on Thursday, to a new record low of 3.50%, as the COVID-19 pandemic strangles the economy and keeps a lid on...

Inflation-protected U.S. bonds have rallied but not everyone buys the story

A recent rush into inflation-protected U.S. Treasury bonds has sent yields to near historic lows, but not all investors are buying into the story of higher inflation ahead.

Game changer? How the recovery fund will shake up EU bond markets

The European Union is about to vault into the ranks of the world's biggest supranational issuers after it gave the green light to a recovery fund financed via joint debt, a move that carries the...

UBS to pay over $10 million to resolve SEC charges on municipal bond offerings

A unit of UBS has agreed to pay more than $10 million to resolve charges it circumvented the priority given to retail investors in certain municipal bond offerings, the U.S. Securities and Exchange...