Analysis: Interest Rates

Dollar gains vs yen, others after U.S. jobs report

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss The U.S. dollar rose against some currencies on Friday after data showed the world's largest economy lost fewer jobs than expected last month on fallout from...

U.S. Fed won't take rates negative, say fund managers, economists

By Divya Chowdhury There is little chance the U.S. Federal Reserve will take interest rates into negative territory even as financial markets have begun pricing in such a move for the...

German court hands ECB three-month ultimatum to justify stimulus scheme

By Frank Siebelt and Francesco Canepa Germany's highest court on Tuesday gave the European Central Bank three months to justify bond purchases under its flagship stimulus programme or...

German court to rule on existential challenge to ECB's bond purchases

Germany's Constitutional Court will rule on the legality of the European Central Bank's bond purchases on Tuesday, settling an existential challenge to a scheme credited with keeping the euro zone...

U.S. rates to stay low, Fed will need to do more, Kaplan says

With U.S. unemployment likely to go as high as 20% and end the year still at 8% to 10%, the Federal Reserve still has work ahead to help the U.S. economy weather the coronavirus crisis, Dallas Federal...

ECB prepares for more stimulus, hints at junk bond buys

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa The European Central Bank tweaked policy around the edges on Thursday but kept the door wide open to further stimulus -- including potentially...

U.S. economy faces hard slog back from pandemic, Fed chief says

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir The head of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday dashed lingering hopes for a fast rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, saying the U.S. economy could...

Thailand bond market more stable but not yet fully recovered - central bank

By Orathai Sriring A Thai central bank official said on Wednesday the country's bond market has stabilised more over the past month but has not completely recovered, after a period of...

Exclusive: Boeing eyes major bond issue to raise funds

By Greg Roumeliotis and Mike Spector Boeing Co is working with investment banks on a multibillion-dollar bond-fueled financing package as it aims to shore up its balance sheet amid a...

Indonesia central bank says yields bid too high at government bond auction

Bond investors should not bet on Indonesia selling debt at higher yields, as the amount to be raised for the rest of the year will be manageable and capital inflows will push yields lower, central...

Dollar drops as investors eye Fed meeting, month-end rebalancing

The dollar dropped against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, a day before the Federal Reserve was due to conclude its latest two-day policy meeting and as investors rebalanced portfolios ahead of the...

Deflation fears to force Japan to trim inflation-linked bond issuance

Japan plans to cut the amount of inflation-linked bonds it sells to the market next month to the lowest level in seven years, sources said, as plunging oil costs and the economic fallout of the...

Philippines raises $2.35 billion in dollar bonds at record low rates

The Philippines said on Tuesday it raised $2.35 billion through the sale of 10-year and 25-year U.S. dollar bonds, to help finance this year's budget and measures to mitigate the economic impact of...

World Bank pandemic bonds will funnel $196 million to 64 poor countries

A World Bank pandemic funding programme will see $195.84 million distributed as soon as next week among 64 of the world's poorest countries that have reported cases of COVID-19 to help tackle the...

Taper Tantrum II? Fed's slowing Treasury purchases may boost bond yields

The Federal Reserve's gradual withdrawal from the U.S. Treasury market as the coronavirus pandemic eases and liquidity improves could dry up appetite for longer-dated government debt and push up...

BOJ ramps up risky asset buying, pledges unlimited bond buying

The Bank of Japan on Monday ramped up risky asset purchases and pledged to buy unlimited amounts of government bonds to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic.

Virus-hit Madame Tussauds owner raises 500 million euros in bond sale

The firm behind Madame Tussauds and Legoland parks raised 500 million euros via a five-year bond on Friday, paying a high yield of 7% to secure the funds it needs to tide it over while most of its...

West African countries to issue $1.4 billion in coronavirus bonds

The members of the West African monetary union UEMOA plan to raise 846 billion CFA francs on the regional debt market in response to the coronavirus crisis, lead manager UMOA-Titres said on Thursday....

Indonesia central bank makes first direct government bond buys

Indonesia's central bank made its first direct purchases of sovereign debt in primary auctions this week as foreign investors fled as officials said it had bought 4.65 trillion rupiah of government...