Analysis: Interest Rates

S&P 500 hits all-time closing high after earnings, oil drops on pandemic worry

Wall Street jumped on Friday as encouraging earnings stoked risk appetite and President-elect Joe Biden's COVID advisory team said it was not considering a nationwide shutdown, but oil prices slid as...

Nasdaq surges as investors return to tech, crude ends off highs

Tech pushed the Nasdaq to close sharply higher and oil prices extended their rally on Wednesday, as hopes of potential COVID-19 were tempered by spiking coronavirus infections and the looming threat...

Analysis: Bond markets should brace for tighter central bank squeeze

As the British and Australian central banks prepare to crank up their money-printing presses and the U.S. election outcome ups the pressure for more Federal Reserve action, one thing is clear --...

UK's Sunak boosts 200 billion-pound jobs rescue as BoE ramps up bond-buying

Finance minister Rishi Sunak ploughed more money into Britain's 200 billion-pound economic rescue on Thursday in a coordinated move with the Bank of England, which will buy more of the bonds being...

WRAPUP 2-UK's Sunak boosts 200 billion-pound jobs rescue as BoE ramps up bond-buying

Finance minister Rishi Sunak plowed more money into Britain's 200 billion-pound economic rescue on Thursday in a coordinated move with the Bank of England, which will buy more of the...

Bank of England said to be considering a move into negative rates - Telegraph

The Bank of England is said to be considering a move into negative interest rates, the Telegraph newspaper reported late on Wednesday, without citing any sources, ahead of the central bank's November...

Global stocks, dollar gain as unclear U.S. election thwarts Democratic sweep

The dollar rose and world equity markets rallied on Wednesday as investors bet that a progressive Blue Wave Democratic agenda of heavy fiscal spending and more regulation was unlikely as the outcome...

Funds favour bonds over stocks in run-up to U.S. election - Reuters poll

Global fund managers recommended the lowest exposure to equities and the highest share of bonds in portfolios in over a decade this month, citing risks posed by the U.S. election and economic fears...

ECB eyes more bond buys, cheap loans in December as pandemic hits

The European Central Bank committed on Thursday to take new action in December to contain the growing fallout from a second wave of coronavirus infections, likely in the form of more bond purchases or...

Barclays raises 400 milliom sterling through green bond issuance

Barclays Bank has raised 400 million pounds through a green bond issuance, which will be used to finance or re-finance mortgages on energy efficent residential properties, the bank said on Wednesday....

Markets mixed with all eyes on U.S. stimulus talks

Global stocks sought direction on Wednesday, while gold hit a one-week high and the dollar fell to a six-week low as investors waited to see whether an agreement could be reached on a fresh U.S....

BoE's Ramsden sees no case for negative rates now

Cutting interest rates below zero risks damaging British banks' capacity to lend, and is not currently the right tool for the Bank of England to stimulate the economy, Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden...

Where's the floor? Investors left guessing as U.S., Europe money market rates sink

A widely-used benchmark for U.S. short-term interest rates has dropped to record lows, joining its European peers, in the latest sign that massive central bank stimulus has suppressed borrowing costs....

European Union's SURE bonds rally sharply after record-breaking sale

The bond issues on Tuesday that kicked off the European Union's funding of its coronavirus support programmes rallied sharply in the secondary market on Wednesday....

EU makes bond market history with record $275 bln demand for SURE issue - bankers

The European Union attracted the highest demand ever for a bond sale on Tuesday at over 233 billion euros , bankers involved in the deal said, as it kicked off fund raising for its SURE unemployment...

BoE's Vlieghe eyes more stimulus, open to negative rates

Bank of England policymaker Gertjan Vlieghe said on Tuesday the central bank could need to add more stimulus as risks to the economy had grown in response to rising COVID cases, and voiced some...

ECB would have 1 trillion euros of bonds to buy after axing polluters, study finds

The European Central Bank would still have 1 trillion euros worth of corporate bonds to choose from if it excluded polluters from its purchases as part of President Christine Lagarde's green push,...

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...

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...