Analysis: Interest Rates

Rates: ECB stays one step ahead

Last week was marked by meetings between the US and European central banks. Although the score was somewhat different, they did not take the market by surprise - quite the contrary.

India's January factory activity growth hit six-month high, PMI shows

India's factory activity started 2025 on a positive note, growing at the quickest pace in six months in January largely buoyed by resilient demand and strong output, a private survey showed on Monday,...

Indonesia's January inflation at 0.76% y/y, statistics bureau says

Indonesia's annual inflation rate was 0.76% in January, official data showed on Monday, dropping sharply from a rate of 1.57% in December and coming in below the lower bound of the central bank's...

India targets fiscal deficit at 4.4% for 2025-26, sets path to bring down debt

The Indian government will target a narrower fiscal deficit of 4.4% of gross domestic product for fiscal year 2025-26, down from a revised 4.8% for the current year, Finance Minister Nirmala...

China home prices, sales slip further in January, report shows

China's sales of new housing and prices for existing residential units both continued to decline in January, a leading real estate research institute said on Saturday. The average price...

China's market regulator says 'stabilising confidence' key

China's top financial market regulator said on Saturday that stabilising the market, stabilising confidence and stabilising expectations were priorities as the government works to provide better...

India financial regulators need formal impact assessment rules, government report says

India's financial sector regulators need to put in place a formal process to assess the impact of their regulations, the government's Economic Survey said on Friday. The survey,...

India bond investors eye small rise in government borrowing, expect yields to decline

The Indian federal government's market borrowing is seen rising marginally in fiscal year 2025-26, which investors expect will be easily absorbed given the improving banking liquidity and strong...

TikTok to invest $3.8 billion in Thailand data hosting project, investment board says

 ByteDance's TikTok will invest 126.8 billion baht in a data hosting service in Thailand, the country's investment board said on Wednesday. The investment was among $5 billion of...

AI panic subsides with megacap earnings on deck

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Wall Street steadied after Monday's freak out over AI-linked mega cap valuations, with Nvidia recouping some of its historic market cap loss...

US bond investors seek safety amid uncertainty about Trump policies, Fed outlook

U.S. bond investors are gearing up for increased volatility and staying defensive in their portfolios amid uncertainty about the impact of the Trump administration's policies and signs that the...

Rate: Double play

This week could be the first serious test for the markets, with successive meetings of the US and European central banks. In the meantime, we offer some additional information following on from last...

India's central bank asks lenders to tighten cybersecurity oversight

India's central bank said on Monday its chief has urged banks to tighten their oversight on cybersecurity issues and to have systems in place that can prevent digital fraud. This is...

India central bank announces slew of measures to inject liquidity to banking system

The Reserve Bank of India, on Monday, announced a slew of measures to inject liquidity into the banking system. The central bank will conduct Open Market Operation purchase auctions of...

India central bank's bond purchases raise bets of February rate cut, investors say

The Reserve Bank of India's unexpected purchase of government bonds pushed down bond yields on Monday and raised bets for a cut in interest rates in February, investors said. The central...

India central bank opts for bond purchases in week to Jan 17

The Reserve Bank of India made net purchases of government bonds in the secondary market last week, marking the first such operation in over three years, data released on Friday showed. ...

Monitoring dollar, DeepSeek and China's PMIs

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  A big week for world markets kicks off in Asia on Monday with investors still navigating the blizzard of headlines around U.S. President...

British growth plans get positive response in Davos, minister says

British industry and energy minister Sarah Jones said that meetings in Davos this week with CEOs considering where to make their next investment had been positive as the government took its growth...

Bond Yields Are 'Quite Attractive Here': JPMorgan's Berro

Kelsey Berro, fixed income executive director at JPMorgan Asset Management, says investors don't need the Fed to be cutting rates aggressively to achieve a bullish return in bonds. ...