Analysis: Interest Rates

Indian central bank's liquidity infusion plan pushes bonds to over 3-yr highs

Indian government bond prices jumped to over three-year highs on Tuesday, led by short-end gains after the Reserve Bank of India announced yet another liquidity injection. Market...

Rates: Is anyone in charge?

The suspense lasted most of last week before Donald Trump granted a 90-day grace period to all his trading partners - except China - which dared to retaliate. Shocking, as their English cousins would...

Japanese government bonds 'within range' as investment target, says Norinchukin's new head

TOKYO -Japanese government bonds are now a natural investment target over the medium and long term for Norinchukin Bank as the return of inflation and higher interest rates have made them more...

Trump says looking at electronics supply chain in national security tariff probe

U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday that his administration is looking at semiconductors and the electronics supply chain as part of upcoming national security tariff...

US bond funds hit by heavy outflows as recession, inflation fears mount

Investors pulled out of U.S. bond funds heavily in the week ending April 9 in a broad selloff triggered by fears of a recession and concerns that the escalating U.S.-China trade war could fuel...

Global bond funds log biggest weekly outflows in over five years

Global bond funds saw their largest weekly outflow in over five years in the week to April 9, as investors pulled back even from traditionally safer bonds amid recession fears and an escalating ...

Bond Vigilantes Hit Their Mark in Treasury Showdown

The past week in the U.S. Treasury market was a reminder of the power and influence of bond markets, as well as the potential consequences of unpredictable policy decisions.

Foreign investors dump $6.5 billion of U.S. equities in a week

Foreign investors dumped $6.5 billion of U.S. equities in the five trading sessions ending Wednesday, BofA Global Research said on Friday, as tariff induced turmoil gripped markets. ...

Growth risks to nudge India central bank towards deeper rate cuts, economists say

The Reserve Bank of India's rate-cutting cycle could be deeper than expected as downside risks to growth and a benign inflation outlook could prompt the central bank to be more accommodative,...

Global investors hunker down for volatility even as tariff pause is welcomed

LONDON -As the dust settles after a bruising week eased by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff pause, the takeaway from global investors is loud and clear: market turbulence is here to stay. ...

Argentina renews $5 billion swap with China in much-needed FX boost

Argentina renewed a $5 billion activated swap line with China for another year, the South American nation's central bank said on Thursday, shoring up dwindling foreign reserves as even more funds...

Ninety more days of guesswork

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets Even compared to other market rollercoasters, the one...

Wall Street's week of whiplash brought fear, relief and caution

NEW YORK -Wall Street traders and investors have been sent to the brink over the past week by President Donald Trump's tariff policy, scrambling to figure out strategies and calming clients as...

Moody's Analytics cuts India's 2025 growth forecast by 30 basis points citing US tariff impact

Moody's Analytics has downgraded India's growth forecast for 2025 by 30 basis points to 6.1% from the baseline it forecast in March, following the latest announcement of U.S. tariffs. ...

US corporate bond market dries up on Trump tariff volatility

U.S. corporate bond market issuances have dried up after opening for just one bond offering on Tuesday, as spreads in the week after President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs widened the most since...

US Treasury 10-year note auction outcome shows strong demand

A U.S. Treasury debt auction of $39 billion in benchmark 10-year notes was well received on Wednesday, showing solid investor demand even after a bond market sell-off driven by an escalating trade war...

Sharp US bond selloff revives flashbacks of COVID-era 'dash-for-cash'

A violent U.S. Treasury selloff, evoking the COVID-era dash for cash, has reignited fears of fragility in the world's biggest bond market. The $29-trillion Treasury market had surged in...

India's finance minister says country needs support from central bank and government

LONDON -India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said her country's economy - hit by U.S trade tariffs - will need help from the Reserve Bank of India and the government as she welcomed...

Looking at liquidity surplus of around 1% of deposits, India cenbank chief says

The Reserve Bank of India is expected to keep sufficient surplus in the banking system to ensure policy transmission and is looking at a level of around 1% of deposits, Governor Sanjay Malhotra said...