Analysis: Interest Rates

China's parliament meets to shield economy from US tariff salvos

China's parliament begins its annual session on Wednesday with officials under pressure to tilt their fiscal resources towards consumers to make the economy more resilient in the face of rising U.S....

Trump deregulation push boosts appeal of swap spread wideners in bond market

NEW YORK -A potential move by the Federal Reserve to ease regulations on capital for U.S. banks that would allow them to hold more Treasury securities has unleashed a torrent of so-called swap spread...

Rates: Fears of an economic slowdown

For several months, bond yields have been rising on fears of a rapid return to inflation in the United States. In fact, Scott Bessent of the Treasury has declared that lowering the US 10-year is a...

Indonesia sees first deflation reading in more than two decades

Indonesia's consumer price index fell for the first time in more than two decades in February, official data showed on Monday, after the government gave a substantial discount on electricity bills to...

Trump flags crypto reserve, mum on funding

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been a bumper day for crypto fans after President Donald Trump took to social media to announce a proposed...

How China could boost its weak consumption

China has repeatedly pledged to make the consumer sector a more prominent driver of economic growth but is yet to implement any structural policy changes to achieve this. Analysts say...

China's Feb second-hand home prices narrows for seventh straight month, report says

The average price of second-hand residential properties across 100 Chinese cities fell by 0.4% month-on-month in February, according to a report by a Chinese real estate research institute, narrowing...

India's economy grows 6.2% in October-December

India's economy grew by 6.2% in October-December, marginally below expectations but faster than in the previous quarter on the back of increased government and consumer spending, data released on...

Tighter lending norms stymie Indian banks' loan growth for 7th month

Indian banks' loan growth moderated for a seventh straight month in January, central bank data showed on Friday, due to a drop in personal and credit card loans following tighter rules by the Reserve...

Bank Indonesia intervenes after rupiah falls to 5-year low against dollar

Indonesia's central bank conducted a bold intervention in the foreign exchange market on Friday, an official said, after the rupiah fell to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar since March 2020. ...

China urged to think big, go hard on reviving battered consumption

Coco Wen took advantage of China's consumer subsidies to buy herself a new iPhone for about two thirds of the original price. At the same time, she's cutting spending on other things. I...

IMF team to visit Pakistan next week with $7 billion bailout review due

A mission from the International Monetary Fund will arrive in Pakistan next week, finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Wednesday, with a first review of a $7 billion bailout programme due in...

Bank Indonesia to provide funding for state housing project, president's aide says

Indonesia's central bank has agreed to provide 130 trillion rupiah to support President Prabowo Subianto's affordable housing programme, presidential adviser Hashim Djojohadikusumo said on...

India's RBI partly dials back strict loan rules for micro credit, non-bank lenders

The Reserve Bank of India has partially reversed tighter rules for bank loans to small borrowers and non-bank lenders, according to two separate circulars issued on Tuesday. The reversal...

China's home prices to drop further, recovery not expected until 2026

The outlook for China's property sector has turned gloomier despite expectations of price stabilisation by next year as government measures to boost demand help the fragile recovery, a Reuters poll...

China cenbank conducts medium-term loan operation, rate unchanged

China's central bank conducted a medium-term loan operation on Tuesday and left the interest rate unchanged. The People's Bank of China lent 300 billion yuan in one-year medium-term...

India's central bank relaxes certain norms for urban co-operative banks

India's central bank on Monday revised certain norms for urban co-operative banks , with a view of providing them with greater operational flexibility, while meeting regulatory objectives. ...

Rates: Financials benefit from steepening

As an investor in US individual stocks, you'll no doubt have noticed that since the start of the year, the 7 magnificence has lost some of its lustre, as has the technology sector as a whole. On the...

China's key property rescue tools are too hard to use to make an impact

Key tools China introduced last year to stabilise the property market are making very little impact, pressuring Beijing to find new solutions for the crisis-hit sector, which analysts say must involve...