Analysis: Interest Rates

Japan to mull trimming new bond issuance next fiscal year - Nikkei

Japan's government is considering slightly trimming new bond issuance in the next fiscal year ending in March 2021 from the current year's levels, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday.

More Fed officials see little need to change interest rates anytime soon

Two Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday made clear that they back the central bank's current stance, echoing words by other policymakers last week that interest rates are in a sweet spot heading...

Big banks settle Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bond rigging litigation in U.S

Thirteen prominent banks and financial services companies agreed to pay $337 million to resolve claims by investors that they conspired to rig prices of bonds issued by mortgage companies Fannie Mae...

Taiwan central bank seen leaving rates unchanged as growth outlook brightens - Reuters poll

Taiwan's central bank is expected to leave its policy rate steady for the 14th consecutive quarter, a Reuters poll showed, as the export outlook slowly improves despite a protracted U.S.-China trade...

Bank of Canada: Soft jobs data unlikely to weigh on future monetary policy moves

A recent weakening in Canada's labor market, underscored by major job losses in November, is unlikely to weigh heavily on future monetary policy decisions, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said...

Swiss National Bank indicates negative rates to stay for long haul

The Swiss National Bank remains wedded to its ultra-expansive monetary policy, indicating on Thursday that its negative interest rates would remain in place for the foreseeable future despite rising...

Fed keeps rates on hold, points to 'favourable' economic outlook next year

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and signalled borrowing costs will not change anytime soon, with moderate economic growth and historically low unemployment expected to...

Fed keeps rates on hold, points to 'favorable' economic outlook next year

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and signaled borrowing costs will not change anytime soon, with moderate economic growth and historically low unemployment expected to...

Dollar slips to four-month low as Fed holds rates, nixes hike hopes

The U.S. dollar fell on Wednesday to a four-month low against a basket of currencies after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and Fed Chair Jerome Powell said a significant, persistent...

Deutsche Börse : France fines Morgan Stanley $22 million for bond manipulation

France's markets watchdog AMF said on Tuesday it had fined U.S bank Morgan Stanley 20 million euros for manipulation of sovereign bonds....

Philippine central bank may keep rates steady as inflation creeps up - Reuters poll

The Philippine central bank will likely hold off on cutting interest rates at its policy review on Thursday because of accelerating inflation, a Reuters poll of economists found, but it may leave the...

Fresh China bond default flags worries over weak state-backed borrowers

A state-owned enterprise in China's northern province of Inner Mongolia defaulted on part of a 1 billion yuan privately-issued bond over the weekend, the latest in a string of corporate...

Cigars with Lagarde: ECB's Holzmann eyes return to positive rates

European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann hopes to see the end of negative interest rates by the time his six-year term ends, he told an Austrian tabloid, praising new ECB head Christine...

BOJ's reflationist board member sees no need for more policy steps

Bank of Japan's vocal advocate of reflationary policy said on Thursday he saw no need to take extra steps to complement the government's fresh stimulus plan, bolstering market views the BOJ is in no...

Germany's new ECB board member would have opposed new bond buys

Isabel Schnabel, Germany's next representative on the European Central Bank's board, would have voted against restarting bond purchases but considers the tool a valid instrument and sees the need to...

After stunning rally, southern European bonds face holiday season selloff

Investors who earned double-digit returns from southern European government bonds are now reducing their exposure, fearful of the thinner trading volumes that dog this segment of the euro zone debt...

Deteriorating bond supply/demand balance to push up borrowing costs in 2020 - JPMorgan

Number crunchers at JPMorgan have predicted global borrowing costs are likely to rise next year due to a deterioration of around $465 billion in the worldwide bond supply and demand balance....

BOJ's Kuroda says no need to ease further now, warns against fiscal complacency

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday he saw no need to expand monetary stimulus now, underscoring the central bank's preference to save its dwindling ammunition in case the economy...

Alphabet : Google must help stop illegal marketing of mini-bond schemes - UK regulator

Google must do more to stop illegal online marketing of money-making schemes that can lead to small investors losing their savings, Britain's regulator said on Tuesday after it banned mass-marketing...