Analysis: Interest Rates

As yields creep up, Bank of Japan's Kuroda calls for 'stably low' rates

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday stressed the need to keep interest rates stably low to protect an economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, warning that prospects for a recovery were...

Analysis: Big moves and liquidity woes in a U.S. bond 'tantrum without the taper'

A sharp jump in U.S. Treasury yields this week has bond managers talking about a tantrum, worrying about extreme moves and pockets of poor liquidity in the $20 trillion market. ...

Surging bond yields lead global equities to tumble

A jump in benchmark U.S. Treasury yields on Thursday led a gauge of global equity markets to tumble as investors sold the high-flying tech stocks that fueled Wall Street's rally to record highs and...

Oil mixed, U.S. crude hits highest since 2019 as refineries restart

Oil prices were mixed on Thursday with U.S. crude edging up to its highest close since 2019 as Texas refineries restarted production after last week's freeze, while Brent eased on worries that four...

FTSE : 100 reverses course on high bond yields, Stanchart leads losses

London's FTSE 100 shed early gains to end slightly lower on Thursday, as losses in defensive sectors due to higher treasury yields outweighed gains in resource and most banking stocks....

Global equities rise as U.S. bond yield fears ease

A gauge of global equity markets rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates will remain low, calming market jitters sparked by a jump in U.S. Treasury yields on...

Stocks rebound on Powell policy remarks, oil gains

A gauge of global equity markets rebounded in a late-session rally on Tuesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell calmed fears of rising interest rates that have roiled bonds and helped...

Tesla : Stocks rebound on Powell policy remarks, oil gains

A gauge of global equity markets rebounded in a late-session rally on Tuesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell calmed fears of rising interest rates that have roiled bonds and helped...

BoE's Vlieghe doubts he will ever see rates back at 5%

Bank of England policymaker Gertjan Vlieghe said on Monday that he did not expect British interest rates to return to levels common before the 2008 financial crisis during his lifetime, due partly to...

Shares rise as cyclical stocks provide support; yields climb

A gauge of global equity markets snapped a three-day losing streak to inch higher on Friday as investors sold technology shares and rotated into economically sensitive cyclical stocks in anticipation...

UK might need negative rates if recovery disappoints - BoE's Vlieghe

The Bank of England might need to cut interest rates below zero later this year or in 2022 if a recovery in the economy disappoints, especially if there is persistent unemployment, policymaker Gertjan...

UK delays review of business rates tax until autumn

Britain's finance ministry said it would delay publication of its review of business rates - a tax paid by companies based on the value of the property they occupy - until the autumn when the economic...

UK's Sunak to delay business rates review until autumn, FT reports

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak will announce on Friday that he is delaying until later this year a final report on a review of business rates, a key part of his promise to level the playing...

Analysis: Debt-laden world, rising bond yields - a toxic taper tantrum combo

In May 2013, bond investors threw a tantrum after hints the U.S. Federal Reserve might slow the money-printing presses. A similar selloff now, with another $70 trillion added to global debt, could...

Negative rates may be BoE's best tool in future - Saunders

Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders said negative interest rates may soon be the best tool for the BoE, and raised the prospect of unemployment taking a long time to return to pre-pandemic...

BoE's Saunders says negative rates may be best tool

Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders said cutting interest rates below zero could well prove the best tool for the central bank under some future circumstances, but the BoE did not need to...

Dow Jones Industrial Average : Stocks edge higher, bonds sell off as investors bet on recovery

The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched a record closing high, joining a global march propelling stock indexes to record highs on Tuesday, as investors bet that COVID-19 vaccinations and U.S....

World equity index gains for eighth day; U.S. bond yields fall after data

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe rose on Wednesday for an eighth straight session even as the S&P 500 eased, and U.S. Treasury yields tumbled on data showing inflation remained tame in January....

British retailers in plea for permanent business rates cut

Some of Britain's biggest retailers including Tesco and bookstore Waterstones have urged the government to permanently cut business rates if it wants physical stores to survive in the age of mass...