Analysis: Interest Rates

Analysis: Vaccine bond sales to soar to fund COVID-19 shots for poor countries

Socially conscious bond investors will be targeted in a coming wave of vaccine bond deals that will seek to provide billions of dollars for the speedy rollout of COVID-19 shots for developing...

BoE's Vlieghe says UK may need negative rates to recover - Bloomberg

The Bank of England may need to ramp up its stimulus program including a possible cut in interest rates below zero for the economy to recover fully from its coronavirus slump, policymaker Gertjan...

Analysis-Billions for bar service? Fed bond buying now tied to service sector rebound

As U.S. housing starts surged in November to close in on 14-year highs, keeping builders and contractors on the job, consumer spending slumped and in particular the flow of people back to restaurants...

UK must cut borrowing to avoid risks from new shock, higher rates - Sunak

British finance minister Rishi Sunak said he would tackle the country's coronavirus-inflated budget deficit because of the risks of a future shock to the economy and higher borrowing costs that could...

Fed vows to buy bonds until it sees 'substantial' economic progress

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday vowed to keep funneling cash into financial markets until the U.S. economic recovery is secure, a promise of long-term help that fell short of hopes of an immediate...

ECB ups bond purchases and aid to banks to get through fresh recession

The European Central Bank eased policy once again on Thursday to help the euro zone economy cope with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, which is almost certain to plunge the bloc into yet...

Analysis: The next 'safe' asset? EU joint bond markets spring to life

The European Union's first debt sales for coronavirus support schemes have galvanised the once-sleepy trade in EU common bonds, the soaring daily volumes a promising sign for what could become an...

Analysis: Second COVID-19 wave tests Turkey's commitment to austerity, higher rates

A surge in COVID-19 infections and the prospect of another economic downturn could sorely test Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's reluctant acceptance of much higher interest rates and the need for...

Bank of England can cut rates below zero, Saunders says

The Bank of England can probably cut interest rates slightly below zero, and it should be ready to pump more stimulus into the economy quickly if needed to recover from the coronavirus crisis or a...

Lidl GB to return 100 million pounds of business rates relief

Lidl GB, the British arm of the German discount supermarket group, said on Friday it would refund over 100 million pounds of business rates relief received due to the COVID-19 pandemic to the...

UK supermarket Asda says will pay 340 million stg of business rates

Asda, the British supermarket arm of Walmart, said on Thursday it will pay business rates of 340 million pounds to the UK government and devolved administrations, waiving the COVID-19 tax relief it...

Britain's John Lewis won't return pandemic business rates relief

The John Lewis Partnership, owner of the eponymous department store chain and Waitrose supermarket, said on Thursday it had no plans to repay to government the business rates relief it has received...

Aldi UK to return full value of business rates relief

The British arm of German-owned discount supermarket Aldi said on Thursday it will return the full value of the business rates relief it has received during the pandemic....

NZ cenbank to tighten mortgage lending as prospects for negative rates dim

New Zealand's central bank on Wednesday said it would re-impose mortgage curbs next year and work with the government on fixing a housing crisis, reinforcing views that deeper cuts to interest rates...

Stocks, bonds fall, dollar flat as Fed fears subside

Stock prices and bond yields fell in relatively light trading on Friday as investors reacted to dwindling aid for the U.S. economy and rising coronavirus infection rates....

Stocks, bonds fall, dollar flat as Fed fears subside

Stock prices and bond yields fell in relatively light trading on Friday as investors reacted to dwindling aid for the U.S. economy and rising coronavirus infection rates....

Saudi Aramco gets $8 billion with jumbo five-part bond deal

Saudi Aramco was set to raise $8 billion from a five-part bond deal on Tuesday as the world's largest oil producer seeks cash after low oil prices dented its finances. It received...

Euro zone bonds react little to recovery fund veto; Italy to sell dollar bond

Euro zone bond yields showed little reaction to Hungary and Poland's veto of the European Union's budget and recovery fund on Tuesday, while Italy was due to sell a U.S. dollar bond. ...

Euro zone government bonds stabilise after Moderna vaccine optimism

Euro zone government bond yields were steady on Monday, paring earlier gains after Moderna said its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a...