Analysis: Interest Rates

Negative rates in BoE toolbox, but no plans to use them, BoE's Bailey says

Britain's central bank said it saw no immediate case to cut interest rates below zero on Thursday as it warned the economy would take longer to recover from its COVID slump than it previously...

India's central bank holds rates on inflation risk, but more easing seen

India's central bank kept interest rates on hold on Thursday as it sought to contain a rise in retail inflation, though it vowed to keep policy sufficiently loose to help revive growth in the...

Vietnam central bank cuts reserve interest rates to help virus-hit economy

Vietnam's central bank late on Thursday cut the interest rate it pays on banks' reserves by 0.2-0.5 percentage points as part of its efforts to help the economy weather the impact of the COVID-19...

Negative rates in the toolbox, no plans to use them for now: BoE's Bailey

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said negative rates were part of the central bank's stimulus options but they were not about to be used to steer Britain's economy through the coronavirus...

RBI holds rates on inflation risk, but more easing seen

India's central bank kept interest rates on hold on Thursday as it sought to contain a rise in retail inflation, though it vowed to keep policy sufficiently loose to help revive growth in the...

Expert Views: RBI unexpectedly keeps rates steady

India's central bank unexpectedly kept interest rates on hold on Thursday, amid a recent rise in retail consumer prices and said it would ensure inflation remains within target going forward.

RBI likely to cut rates despite inflation risk

By Swati Bhat India's worsening economic outlook as coronavirus cases soar has raised the chance the central bank will cut interest rates at its policy review on Thursday, in spite of...

South Africa's mobile operator Cell C defaults on repayments on $184 mln bond

South Africa's Blue Label Telecoms said on Tuesday that Cell C, in which it is the largest shareholder, had defaulted on the payment of capital on its $184 million note, which was due on Aug. 2.

Morgan Stanley suspended from some French treasury bond deals - AFT

The French state treasury has suspended Morgan Stanley from certain French treasury bond deals for three months, citing problems it had with the U.S. investment bank's execution of some past deals.

Go your own way: U.S. and UK bonds part ways from Germany and Japan

Sovereign borrowing costs have taken another lurch lower as more COVID-19 outbreaks threaten economic recovery, yet five months after the pandemic panic first hit, a divergence is opening up within...

U.S. long bond demand raises prospect of whole curve yielding below 1%

A decline in U.S. Treasury yields over recent weeks has investors eyeing the approach of an unusual phenomenon - the entire U.S. yield curve sinking below 1%. ...

India's c.bank likely to cut rates despite inflation risk

India's worsening economic outlook as coronavirus cases soar has raised the chance the central bank will cut interest rates at its policy review on Thursday, in spite of inflationary pressures. ...

Argentina creditors seek global support for bond clause changes

A group of Argentina's creditors has contacted the Institute of International Finance and other global bodies for support to amend legal clauses in its sovereign bond restructuring, a spokesman for...

Global investors drive record inflows into Chinese bonds in July

Foreign investors made record net purchases of Chinese bonds traded through the country's Bond Connect programme in July, boosted by record yield premiums over U.S. debt.

India's top refiner sees low run rates in 2020/21

Indian Oil Corp, the country's top refiner, will continue to operate its refineries below capacity in 2020/21 as it sees local and overseas fuel demand remaining subdued, IOC Chairman S. M. Vaidya...

Global funds favour bonds over stocks on surging coronavirus infections - Reuters poll

Global funds recommended cutting equity holdings in July to the lowest in four years and suggested keeping bond allocations unchanged from June, amid worries the coronavirus pandemic is hobbling a...

South Africa's central bank plans more reverse bond repurchases

South Africa's central bank will extend its tool kit to manage market liquidity by adding short-term, bilateral reverse repurchases of government bonds from commercial banks, it said on Friday.

Stocks gain and dollar falls as Fed keeps rates near zero

U.S. stocks gained further and the U.S. dollar fell on Wednesday as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates at ultra-low levels.

Stocks gain, dollar falls, as Fed keeps rates near zero

U.S. stocks gained further and the U.S. dollar fell on Wednesday as investors reacted to the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates at ultra-low levels.