Analysis: Interest Rates

ECB's Knot: interest rates likely to stay low for years

Interest rates in the euro zone are very likely to remain at their current historically low levels in the coming years, European Central Bank governing council member Klaas Knot said on Sunday....

BofA says better equipped to handle recession as loan loss provisions shrink

Bank of America Corp executives on Wednesday joined the chorus of U.S. bank officials predicting an economic recovery would improve business in the quarters ahead, after lower interest rates fueled a...

ECB to review make up of bond buys in green push, Lagarde says

The European Central Bank will review a key rule forcing it to buy corporate bonds in proportion of their outstanding amounts in light of the market's failure to reflect risks related to climate...

Indonesia central bank holds rates, favours QE to support coronavirus-hit economy

Indonesia's central bank kept interest rates steady on Tuesday for a third straight meeting, saying the rupiah was undervalued, and reiterated it would focus on quantitative easing to further support...

China to raise $6 billion via bond issue; U.S. investors welcome for first time - sources

China is set to raise around $6 billion through an international sovereign bond sale this week in which it will allow U.S.-based institutional investors to participate for the first time, four people...

Bank of England has 'absolutely open mind' on negative rates - Haskel

Bank of England policymaker Jonathan Haskel said on Monday that the central bank had an absolutely open mind about the possibility of cutting interest rates below zero as part of its support for...

Bank of Korea seen holding rates this week and for the rest of 2020 - Reuters poll

South Korea's central bank is expected to keep its interest rates on hold on Wednesday as its concerns over rising household debt and property prices would most likely put a bar on any policy changes....

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....