Analysis: Interest Rates

Is Trump trying to dismiss Powell four months before the end of his term?

The White House appears determined to push Jerome Powell out of the picture for good.

Powell's punch back jolts markets

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors are still wrapping their heads around the latest escalation in the tussle between U.S. President...

German exports fall unexpectedly, industrial production rises

German exports unexpectedly fell while industrial output ticked up in November, official data showed on Friday, highlighting both the challenges Europe's biggest economy faces globally and moderate...

Political pressure and economic fog, the Fed at the heart of a perfect storm

2025 as seen by MarketScreener . Never in at least half a century has the Federal Reserve operated under such pressure. ...

Brazil threatens to abandon Mercosur-EU deal as Italy, France seek delay

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that if the trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is not finalized this month, Brazil...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Trading Day: Fed uncertainty hits stocks and bonds

Apprehension ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision later this week weighed on Wall Street on Monday, while continued selling in U.S. Treasuries pushed the 30-year yield to its highest in...

Trading Day: Claims muddy Fed outlook

Wall Street's big three indices were little changed on Thursday, while the dollar and Treasury yields rose, after a surprisingly strong U.S. labor market indicator called into question how much lower...

Rate hike prospect arrests yen decline, for now

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The year that started with a rate hike in Japan might just end with another after the clearest signal yet from...

Big investors welcome more headroom in UK budget, fret over long-term uncertainties

LONDON -Big investors on Wednesday broadly welcomed British finance minister Rachel Reeves' tax-raising budget that gives her more leeway to meet her fiscal targets, but they warned it may not be...

UK watchdog's early budget release steals Reeves' thunder, stirs markets frenzy

LONDON -Britain's fiscal watchdog apologised for publishing details of Rachel Reeves' budget early on Wednesday, a blunder that stole the finance minister's chance to reset the political narrative...

Sterling, UK bond prices rise as Reeves' budget delivers more headroom

LONDON -Sterling and UK government bond prices edged up on Wednesday in volatile trade as Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves delivered a highly-anticipated budget. Britain's...

India, Europe central banks agree to start initial phase of linking domestic payment systems

The central banks of India and the European Union have agreed to start the initial phase of linking domestic payments systems, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. ...