Analysis: Interest Rates

Hitting back at German court challenge, ECB defends bond buys

European Central Bank policymakers, fending off a German court challenge to their money-printing scheme, insist that bond buys help prop up the economy and their benefits outweigh the side effects,...

Bank of England's Bailey says QE bond sales should precede rate rises

By David Milliken Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday that the central bank should start to sell government bonds back to the market before it raises interest rates...

Pandemic propels old-school bond traders towards an electronic future

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Saikat Chatterjee The mammoth bond market has long been the old-school bastion of the financial world, but the COVID-19 pandemic has cast a light on its future -...

JPMAM's Michele: Rotate out of government bonds into banks, EM

JPMorgan Asset Management will extend its fixed income holdings further out on the spectrum, handing government bonds back to central banks and rotating out of liquid names into specific sectors such...

London stocks slip as BoE slows bond purchases; AstraZeneca weighs

By Susan Mathew UK shares fell on Thursday after the Bank of England's slowed the pace of its huge bond-buying programme, while a surge in coronavirus cases in the United States and...

Bank of England slows bond purchases as it sees some recovery signs

By William Schomberg, David Milliken and Andy Bruce The Bank of England slowed the pace of its huge bond-buying programme on Thursday as it saw some signs that the British economy was...

London stocks jump on global stimulus hopes

UK shares posted their best session in a month on Tuesday as hopes of more global stimulus and a record rise in U.S. retail sales eased worries that recovery from a pandemic-induced slump would take a...

Swiss National Bank expected to maintain negative rates

The Swiss National Bank is likely to keep its policy interest rate at minus 0.75% until the end of 2021 at least, according to economists polled by Reuters. All 34 analysts surveyed June...

As pandemic roils Canada, companies tap bond market by most in a decade

By Bharath ManjeshR and Fergal Smith Canadian companies went on a debt binge as the COVID-19 crisis slammed the economy, with Canada Inc rushing to the bond market at the heaviest pace...

Ocado boosts firepower with 1 billion pounds capital raise

Ocado, the British online supermarket and technology group, plans to raise 1 billion pounds, giving it more firepower to capitalise on the rapid growth of the online grocery market triggered by the...

Macy's raises $4.5 billion to shore up funds as stores reopen, shares surge

Macy's Inc said on Monday it raised a total of $4.5 billion, including $3.15 billion in new borrowings against its real estate assets, as the department store chain tries to navigate through the...

Japan's economy minister warns against deepening negative rates

By Kaori Kaneko and Leika Kihara Japan should focus on back-stopping struggling businesses rather than trying to spark overall demand in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, its economy...

Bonds falter as blazing stock rally lures investors

By Ira Iosebashvili and Karen Brettell Improving U.S. economic data is pushing investors out of U.S. government bonds at the fastest pace in months, the latest sign that risk appetite is...

Bank of Canada to hold rates at 0.25% through end of next year - Reuters poll

By Mumal Rathore The Bank of Canada will hold interest rates at a record low of 0.25% until at least the end of next year as the economy reels from the coronavirus crisis, according to...

Macy's announces $1 billion bond offering to repay credit facility

Macy's Inc said on Tuesday it planned to raise $1.1 billion in a bond offering, backed by a first mortgage on some of its properties, to repay funds borrowed under a revolving credit facility. ...

BoE not remotely close to any decision on negative rates - Haldane

The Bank of England is not remotely close to any decision to take interest rates below zero for the first time as a way to help Britain's economy cope with the coronavirus crisis, the central bank's...

Tencent plans to sell billions of dollars in bonds globally

By Pei Li and Scott Murdoch Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings is testing the market's appetite for a U.S. dollar bond deal it plans to offer, according to a term...

China to strengthen policy, lower lending rates, PBOC governor says

China will strengthen its economic policy and continue efforts to lower interest rates on loans, central bank Governor Yi Gang said, reinforcing expectations of further support measures to revive an...

Argentina defaults on bond payments as debt talks heat up

By Cassandra Garrison, Adam Jourdan and Hugh Bronstein Argentina missed payments on around $500 million in already delayed bond coupons on Friday, creditors and a ratings agency said,...