Analysis: Interest Rates

Bank Indonesia keeps rates steady, focuses on rupiah stability

Indonesia's central bank held its policy rates unchanged for a third straight meeting on Wednesday, maintaining its focus on supporting the rupiah currency while it makes efforts to strengthen the...

Bringing down India's debt to GDP ratio priority from next fiscal, says finance minister

Bringing down India's debt to GDP ratio will be the core priority for the government from the next fiscal year, which begins on April 1, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on...

RBI governor signals rates to stay low for 'long period', FT reports

India's central bank governor Sanjay Malhotra expects the country's interest rates to remain low for a long period, he told the Financial Times in an interview published on Wednesday. ...

India, ADB agree loans worth over $2.2 billion for development projects

The Asian Development Bank and India signed agreements on five loans worth over $2.2 billion for development projects in the country, the federal government said in a statement on Monday. ...

France and Italy aligned on need to delay final Mercosur vote, say sources

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed on the need to delay a final European Union vote on the Mercosur trade deal, two sources familiar with the...

China's property investment falls 15.9% y/y in January-November

Property investment in China fell 15.9% year-on-year in the first 11 months, widening from the 14.7% drop in the January-to-October period, official data showed on Monday. Property sales...

Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy, pursues manufacturer buyout

iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, saying that it would go private after being bought by Picea Robotics, its primary manufacturer. ...

India's inflation rises from record low, but economists see scope for another rate cut

India's retail inflation rose in November from a record low in the prior month but stayed below the central bank's target range for the third straight month, data showed on Friday, leaving scope for...

Italy plans levy on parcels from outside EU, higher taxes on financial transactions

Italy plans to introduce a levy on small packages of goods sent from non-EU countries, targeting online platforms such as Shein, and intends to double its tax on financial transactions, official...

India fixed-income market defies dovish central bank as rates rise

India's overnight index swaps and government bond yields have climbed in the past week despite the central bank's recent rate cut and liquidity injection, as traders grow skeptical about further...

India markets regulator faces privacy hurdles over asset disclosure proposal, chief says

The head of India's markets regulator said on Friday the agency is grappling with privacy concerns as it weighs a panel's proposal requiring senior officers, including the chairperson, to disclose...

Trading Day: Investors cling to dovish Fed view

Wall Street was mostly higher on Thursday - the Dow and Russell 2000 indices hit new highs but the Nasdaq fell - while shock U.S. jobless claims figures rekindled concern over the labor market and...

Italy plans levy on extra-EU parcels, higher taxes on financial transactions

High-tax Italy plans to apply a levy on shipments from non-EU countries worth up to 150 euros and intends to double its tax on financial transactions, as Rome seeks ways to fund costly budget...

India cenbank eases restrictions on cash credit accounts, eases current account norms

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday removed all restrictions on banks opening and maintaining cash credit accounts under new transaction account rules. A cash credit account is...

EU regulators to investigate MSC, BlackRock's bid for Hutchison's Barcelona terminal

EU antitrust regulators opened on Wednesday a full-scale investigation into BlackRock and MSC's bid for CK Hutchison's terminal at Barcelona port, saying the deal could lead to higher results or...

IMF urges China to take the 'brave choice': curb exports, boost consumption

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday urged China to make the brave choice of speeding up structural reform, as pressure grows on the world's second-largest economy to shift towards a...

ADB approves $400 million loan to make it easier to do business in the Philippines

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $400 million policy-based loan to support the Philippines' efforts to make it easier for investors to do business in the country. Despite being...

Trading Day: Nervy Fed vigil almost over

U.S. stocks, bonds and the dollar held relatively steady on Tuesday as investors braced for the Federal Reserve's policy decision on Wednesday, while surprisingly hawkish remarks from Australia's...

German exports unexpectedly rise in October due to EU trade

German exports rose slightly in October, confounding expectations for a decline thanks to European Union trade, while shipments to the United States and China fell sharply.  Exports...