Analysis: Interest Rates

Zimbabwe central bank to introduce new dollar note and coins

Zimbabwe will introduce some Zimbabwe dollar notes and coins in the next two weeks, the latest step towards fully restoring the domestic currency, central bank governor John Mangudya said on Tuesday....

German Bund yield hits three-month high on Brexit extension, trade war hopes

Germany's 10-year bond yield rose to a three-month high on Monday after the European Union granted Britain a three-month extension to exit the bloc and upbeat news on U.S.-China trade talks weakened...

Brazil rates to hit record low 5.00%, seen falling further

Brazil's benchmark interest rate will be cut to a record low of 5.00% on Wednesday, according to the unanimous view in a Reuters poll of economists, as the central bank battles to spur economic growth...

Wall Street Week Ahead: Bond fund managers see risk Fed cuts rates to zero

Speculation the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates well past its policy meeting next week is pushing some bond fund managers into assets ranging from short-term Treasury bills to...

ECB to restart bond buys October 30, stop around Christmas

The European Central Bank will restart its bond purchase scheme on Oct 30, with first settlements due on Nov 1, it said in a market message on Friday....

Polish central bank head: no reason to expect interest rates changes

Poland's central bank governor Adam Glapinski said on Friday that there is no reason to expect any changes to interest rates. ...

Swedish central bank to exit negative rates in Dec despite slowdown

Sweden's central bank held its benchmark repo rate unchanged at -0.25% as expected on Thursday but surprised many by saying it would bring an end to an almost five-year experiment with negative rates...

Divided Fed set to cut interest rates this week, but then what?

Deep disagreements within the Federal Reserve over the economic outlook and how the U.S. central bank should respond will not stop policymakers from cutting interest rates at a two-day meeting that...

Rates : TBT Advance Gains Momentum

As we noted in our article last week, we have had strong reasons technically as well as from a macro perspective to be bullish on the ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury since its low just under...

Rates : Calling the TBT Low ... Where Is Yield Heading Next?

On September 6, with the ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury reaching a new low in its 7-month corrective process, we noted that Dec-Sep correction could be at or nearing a downside exhaustion....

Negative interest rates are profitable for some. You???

                 Would you lend a big amount of money with a negative interest rate?  Negative means that, instead of being rewarded for your money with...

Larry Fink: only investment can save global economy from the consequences of negative rates

                  Larry Fink is the CEO of BlackRock. The huge, versatile global money manager is worried. About the negative interest...

Bonds still ahead of shares. For how long?

    Last year, fixed income mutual funds, that is bonds, attracted 286 billion dollars, while equity funds got only 220 billion dollars. In the first 4 months of 2015, 153...

Japan's super-long bond yields soar to records as market frets about demand

The longest-dated Japanese government bond yields soared to all-time highs on Tuesday, with worries about demand catalyzed by a poor 20-year debt auction, in a headache for the Bank of Japan as it...

Indonesia says economic growth could pick up next year, promises prudent budget

JAKARTA -Indonesia's government sees economic growth reaching at least 5.2% next year as it continues to focus on improving food production, energy security and people's wellbeing, its finance...

Indonesia central bank seeks 'balance' between growth and price stability

JAKARTA -Indonesia's central bank is focused on pushing economic growth without compromising on price stability, including the exchange rate, a senior official said on Wednesday, as the rupiah...