Analysis: Interest Rates

Indonesia central bank expected to stand pat on interest rates - Reuters poll

Indonesia's central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Tuesday and continue to focus on supporting Southeast Asia's largest economy via quantitative easing, according to...

'Treasuries on steroids': U.S. banks' mortgage bond trading bonanza

Wall Street banks are on track for a record year of revenue from trading U.S. government-backed mortgage debt, industry sources told Reuters, amid a surge in demand - from the Federal Reserve in its...

RBI cheers bond market despite keeping rates on hold

The Reserve Bank of India assured bond markets on Friday that it stands ready to take whatever measures are necessary to ensure adequate liquidity in the banking system, sparking a sharp rally....

Expert views: RBI holds rates steady as widely expected

The Reserve Bank of India left key interest rates unchanged on Friday as widely expected, while retaining an accommodative monetary policy stance to support the coronavirus-hit economy....

RBI holds rates steady, sees economic recovery taking root

The Reserve Bank of India left key interest rates unchanged on Friday as widely expected, while keeping policy accommodative to help pull the coronavirus-ravaged economy out of its worst slump in...

Wall Street firms see Fed tapering bond buys starting next year

Wall Street firms expect the Federal Reserve to start paring back its bond-buying next year, and phase it out completely by the second half of 2023, the New York Fed's latest survey of primary dealers...

Fed could boost bond buys, but won't for now, policymakers say

The Federal Reserve could ramp up its bond purchasing program to push down further on borrowing costs, but for now the U.S. economy's most pressing need is for a new round of government spending, U.S....

Asia's companies rush to issue dollar bonds ahead of U.S. election

Asian companies are rushing to tap global debt markets ahead of the U.S. election on Nov. 3 on concerns volatility could spike and push up borrowing costs if the outcome is uncertain, bankers and fund...

S&P Global sees U.S., European corporate default rates doubling

The COVID-19 shock will double company default rates across the United States and Europe over the next 9 months, ratings agency S&P Global said on Tuesday, although it noted that the record downgrade...

Graphic: U.S. bond yields whipsawed by Trump's stimulus halt

Rising expectations that a Biden victory and a Democratic sweep of Congress would result in broad fiscal stimulus roused U.S. bond yields out of a months-long stupor - only to get whipsawed by an...

RBI widely seen holding rates at policy meeting ending Friday

The Reserve Bank of India is widely expected to keep rates steady when its two-day monetary policy committee meeting concludes on Friday. ...

Bank of England reaches target for corporate bond purchases

The Bank of England said on Thursday it had reached its target of at least 20 billion pounds of corporate bond purchases, and would not buy any more until it gives further notice....

Philippine central bank keeps key rates steady, as expected

The Philippine central bank kept its policy rates steady on Thursday, as expected, citing benign inflation and ample liquidity to support the pandemic-ravaged domestic economy.

Global funds hold even more bonds in a world fraught with risk - Reuters poll

Global funds recommended cutting equity allocations to the lowest since early 2010 and increasing bond holdings to their highest since then, according to a September Reuters poll which found a...

Vietnam central bank to cut policy rates from Thursday to spur growth

The State Bank of Vietnam will cut its key policy rates from Thursday to boost economic growth that is now picking up pace, after the global impacts of the coronavirus saw it expand at its slowest...

Philippine central bank in wait-and-see mode, to keep rates on hold - Reuters poll

The Philippine central bank is expected to keep key interest rates unchanged on Thursday while assessing future moves after some aggressive policy easing this year to support the pandemic-ravaged...

Yen safety status at risk from pandemic-era global rates collapse

The coronavirus epidemic - and the collapse in global interest rates it has sparked - may have blown a hole in conventional market wisdom that Japan's yen strengthens during crises, triggering a...

Equities slip, bonds rise ahead of U.S. presidential debate

Global equity benchmarks slid and government bonds inched higher Tuesday as investors remained hesitant ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate and watched for progress in talks for further fiscal...

BoE realistic about challenge of sub-zero rates for banks, Bailey says

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said the central bank was realistic about the challenges negative interest rates would pose for the banking system, but repeated he was not ruling them out as a...