Analysis: Interest Rates

China property investment falls 9.8% in Jan-Feb y/y

Property investment in China fell 9.8% in the first two months of 2025 from the same period a year earlier, after tumbling 10.6% in 2024, official data showed on Monday. Property sales...

China February new bank loans fall to 1.01 trillion yuan, below forecasts

China's banks extended 1.01 trillion yuan of new loans in February, well below analysts' forecasts, according to Reuters calculations based on data released by the People's Bank of China . ...

India central bank chief urges common pool of climate-focused projects to enhance financing

Indian banks and non-bank finance companies should consider setting up a common pool of bankable projects for climate-related financing, the country's central bank chief Sanjay Malhotra said on...

Forget threats, the tariff war is underway

Morning Bid U.S. What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets The mere threat of a...

India's FX priorities challenge 'impossible trinity' assumptions

India's central bank is prioritising currency stability over concerns about credit market tightness, defying wider market expectations it would need to let the rupee fall more if it is to free up...

Rates: High tensions in Europe as defense budgets increase

Every cloud has a silver lining. After deluding themselves for over 50 years, Europeans seem to be discovering, to their horror, that they will have to provide for their own defense rather than rely...

UK gets more than 66 billion pounds of orders for new 2049 inflation-linked bond

Britain received more than 66 billion pounds of orders for a new 2049 index-linked government bond in the final syndication of the 2024/25 financial year, bookrunners on the transaction said on...

China bonds drop as expectations of imminent rate cuts fade

Chinese government bonds fell on Monday and 10-year yields climbed to three-month highs after comments from the central bank governor tempered market bets of imminent interest rate cuts. ...

Japanese investors boost bond holdings, sell foreign stocks in February

Japanese investors increased bond purchases in February due to a fall in yields overseas, but retreated from foreign equities on concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs plans and the...

UK court dismisses lawmakers' case against FCA over bank redress scheme

London's High Court on Friday dismissed a legal challenge brought by British lawmakers against a financial watchdog over the scope of a 2.2 billion-pound bank redress scheme related to interest rate...

Sri Lanka clinches deal with Japan to restructure $2.5 billion in debt

Sri Lanka and Japan signed agreements on Friday to restructure $2.5 billion worth of debt, completing two years of talks that will assist the island nation in getting back on its feet after a severe...

India markets regulator to boost transparency, including on board conflicts, chair says

India's markets regulator will improve transparency in its functioning, including by revealing any conflicts of interest of its board members, as a way to build trust, Chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey...

US Treasury's Bessent says FSOC will drive regulatory change, outlines tariff policies 

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said he plans to use the Financial Stability Oversight Council to drive change in financial regulations that are unduly burdensome to banks and...

Investors question 'Trump put' as tariffs rattle stock markets

NEW YORK -Investors are recalibrating how to play U.S. President Donald Trump's whipsawing policy changes, weighing that a so-called Trump put supporting stock market prices may be fading and that...

India's central bank set to ask lenders to tighten gold loan processes, sources say

India's central bank plans to ask lenders to follow stricter underwriting processes for gold loans and monitor the end-use of funds as it tries to cool growth in the fast-growing segment, seven...

China to set up national venture capital guidance fund, state planner says

China will set up a government-backed fund in the near future that will mobilize 1 trillion yuan from social capital to support technology startups, Zheng Shanjie, the head of China's state planner,...

China confident of hitting growth target in 2025

China is confident about achieving its 2025 growth target, despite mounting external uncertainties and insufficient domestic demand, Zheng Shanjie, head of China's state planner, said during a news...

More words than deeds from China on consumption keep deflation in play

Chinese Premier Li Qiang's renewed emphasis on consumption isn't being matched by policy firepower, say economists, who warn that the trade war with Washington and other challenges at home will likely...

Canada, citing trade turmoil, to crack down on foreign takeover bids

Canada, citing fears that recent trade turbulence could cut the value of domestic companies, on Wednesday vowed to make it harder for foreign firms to launch predatory takeover bids. ...