Analysis: Interest Rates

UK to rely on investment 'guardrails' to keep the bond market happy

Britain's Labour government is banking on its new system of spending watchdogs and public advisory bodies to reassure markets that the country can borrow more money to spend on infrastructure without...

Pimco's Balls: 5-Year Part of the Curve Good Place to Be

Andrew Balls, global fixed income chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management Co. , says, the 5-year part of the curve looks attractive across a number of markets, including Europe,...

Rates: Between inflation and Fed minutes

The current equity market narrative has not suffered either from the US Federal Reserve's minutes or from a upturn in inflation. Only long rates continue to rise, supporting the dollar by extension....

Interest rates: The job market is doing well, thank you!

Among the many macroeconomic indicators available to investors, one is especially scrutinized: the US employment market. After two months in a row of mixed results, traders were eagerly awaiting the...

UK's Reeves promises 'guardrails' around extra borrowing in budget

British finance minister Rachel Reeves said she will introduce guardrails to ensure that extra borrowing for investment in her first budget is not excessive as she seeks to reassure investors about an...

China firms plan up to $15 billion in overseas bond issues in Q4 on stimulus boost, say bankers

Chinese investment-grade companies are lining up $10 billion to $15 billion in offshore bond offerings this quarter, as Beijing's economic stimulus measures cut fundraising costs and whip up...

Rates: US curve steepens (and this is traditionally not a good sign)

Smart money vs. dumb money. This is often how professional investors compare fixed-income markets to equity markets. After months of inversion, when short rates were higher than long rates, the curve...

'Belly' of Curve Is Sweet Spot, Strategist McDonough Says

Karissa McDonough, Community Bank Trust Services fixed income strategist, discusses her fixed-income investment strategy on Bloomberg The Close. ...

Bond investors debate recession risks with Fed easing finally at hand

Bond investors are more cautious and divided over prospects for recession in the world's largest economy with the Federal Reserve poised to cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time in more...

Pimco CEO Says It's an Exciting Time for Fixed Income

Manny Roman, chief executive officer at Pacific Investment Management Co. , says fixed income is quite attractive, as he finds that people are underinvested in the asset class and looking to...

NZ dollar, Japan bonds zap trend hedge fund August returns, bank data shows

Trend-following hedge funds took a hit from their bets on the New Zealand dollar and Japanese stocks and bonds in August, when global markets were rattled by extreme volatility, according to Societe...

Bond Market Is Getting Ahead of Itself: UBS's Falconio

UBS Head of Taxable Fixed Income Strategy Leslie Falconio thinks the bond market is getting ahead of itself. BlackRock Americas Chief Investment and Portfolio Strategist Gargi Chaudhuri says the...

Bonds now doing heavy lifting in 60/40 portfolio: McGeever

ORLANDO, Florida -The past month in markets has been littered with momentous events: a record burst in U.S. stock market volatility, near-confirmation from the Federal Reserve that U.S. interest...

Cash could stay attractive for months despite rate cuts, JP Morgan says

Looming interest rate cuts may not immediately spur a rush out of cash-like instruments, as yields on some shorter-dated government bonds could take months to fall below those on longer-term debt,...

Analysis-Bond markets face a reckoning after stellar summer run

Government bond markets, which have enjoyed a summer of solid price gains, now face a reckoning with their bets for speedy central bank rate cuts and slowing inflation, not to mention a tight U.S....

U.S. Treasuries not the safe bet they once were, research says

No safer than a bund. Or a gilt. Or an OAT. Long touted as hands-down the world's safe haven securities, the behavior of U.S. Treasuries during and after the COVID-19 pandemic calls that...

Rates: Waiting for Jackson Hole

While awaiting the next Federal Reserve Committee meeting in September, investors can take comfort in the central bankers' meeting in Jackson Hole. Starting on Thursday, the meeting in Wyoming will...

Rate: Summer hot flashes

After an exhausting end of July/beginning of August in more ways than one, the past week has sounded like a call for calm. Admittedly, investors have not had many economic indicators to sink their...

But what's going on?

It had been a promising summer, with falling inflation and the prospect of the US Federal Reserve lowering the cost of borrowing for the first time. But then, lo and behold, recessionary fears reared...