Analysis: Interest Rates

Rates: it's getting tiresome

Fluctuations in bond yields illustrate the difficulties facing investors. On the one hand, fears about growth argue in favor of easing rates. On the other, the risk of a new wave of inflation against...

Indian snack company Haldiram's attracts two more investors after Temsaek

Indian snack company Haldiram's said on Monday that it had added two new investors, Alpha Wave Global and International Holding Company , to its ongoing equity financing round, weeks after Singapore's...

Northvolt bankruptcy trustee secures agreement for scaled-down operation

Northvolt's bankruptcy trustee said on Monday it had reached an agreement in principle with key stakeholders in the electric vehicle battery maker for financial guarantees allowing the company to...

China central bank injects 800 billion yuan via outright repos in March

China's central bank has injected 800 billion yuan into its banking system during March through an outright reverse repurchase tool, the bank said on Monday. Investors have closely...

Shrinking US risk premium to divert more cash into Europe

The premium investors enjoy from holding U.S. government debt over that of Germany is set for its biggest quarterly drop in years, with tectonic fiscal policy shifts on both sides of the Atlantic...

Trade worries entrenched

What matters in U.S. and global markets today It's Friday, so today I'll provide a quick overview of what's happening in global markets and then offer you some weekend...

China Construction Bank says it launched internal financial model based on DeepSeek R1

China Construction Bank said on Friday it had completed the private deployment of a large financial model based on DeepSeek R1 earlier this year. Private deployment means for internal...

Chase for yield leads mutual funds to Indian state, corporate bonds

Indian mutual funds have ramped up investments in state and corporate bonds while selling federal government debt to take advantage of the rising yield differential, fund managers said. ...

Foreign ownership of India's global index bonds crosses 3 trillion rupees before rate cut

Foreign holdings of Indian government bonds that allow unfettered investment have risen to more than 3 trillion rupees for the first time as investors stepped up purchases ahead of an anticipated...

China accelerates government bond issuance in Q1 to highest on record

China stepped up fiscal support and accelerated the pace of government bond issuance to the highest on record in the first quarter of this year, according to Reuters calculations based on official...

China vice premier pledges more policy support, says economy started 2025 well

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Thursday pledged stronger policy support for the world's No.2 economy, which he said had started 2025 well and was on track to hit this year's growth target,...

RBI to seek feedback on liquidity framework next week, sources say

The Reserve Bank of India has invited select market participants for a meeting next week to discuss its liquidity management framework, days ahead of the first monetary policy decision of the...

Chinese carmaker Chery to invest $1 billion in Turkey, president's office says

Chinese carmaker Chery will invest $1 billion in Turkey on a manufacturing facility in northern Samsun province with an annual 200,000 vehicle capacity, the Turkish presidency said on Wednesday. ...

Indian export growth softens on tariff uncertainties, government says

India's export growth has softened in the fiscal year 2025 due to global tariff-related developments that have raised trade risks and affected investments and trade flows, the government said in its...

Bank Indonesia says ready to stabilise rupiah, which is near 27-year low

The Indonesian central bank said it is ready to intervene to stabilise the rupiah, which on Wednesday stayed close to its lowest levels since 1998 even as officials said market sentiment was positive...

Indonesian rupiah stalks record low as fiscal worries rattle investors

Indonesia's currency teetered near a record low against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as worries over slowing growth and rising government spending shook confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest...

Hong Kong to benefit more from capital flows out of China, central bank chief says

Hong Kong's central bank head said on Wednesday that he expects Chinese capital flows going through Hong Kong to provide the biggest opportunity for the financial hub in the next few years. ...

India's finance ministry, RBI officials to meet on March 26 to decide April-Sept borrowing plan, sources say

India's finance ministry and central bank officials will meet on Wednesday to decide the country's market borrowing plan for April and September, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The...

India proposes import tax exemption for items for phone and EV battery production

India has proposed including items used to manufacture EV batteries and mobile phones to its list of capital goods that are exempt from import duty, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on...