Analysis: Interest Rates

German court to rule on existential challenge to ECB's bond purchases

Germany's Constitutional Court will rule on the legality of the European Central Bank's bond purchases on Tuesday, settling an existential challenge to a scheme credited with keeping the euro zone...

U.S. rates to stay low, Fed will need to do more, Kaplan says

With U.S. unemployment likely to go as high as 20% and end the year still at 8% to 10%, the Federal Reserve still has work ahead to help the U.S. economy weather the coronavirus crisis, Dallas Federal...

ECB prepares for more stimulus, hints at junk bond buys

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa The European Central Bank tweaked policy around the edges on Thursday but kept the door wide open to further stimulus -- including potentially...

U.S. economy faces hard slog back from pandemic, Fed chief says

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir The head of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday dashed lingering hopes for a fast rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, saying the U.S. economy could...

Exclusive: Boeing eyes major bond issue to raise funds

By Greg Roumeliotis and Mike Spector Boeing Co is working with investment banks on a multibillion-dollar bond-fueled financing package as it aims to shore up its balance sheet amid a...

Deflation fears to force Japan to trim inflation-linked bond issuance

Japan plans to cut the amount of inflation-linked bonds it sells to the market next month to the lowest level in seven years, sources said, as plunging oil costs and the economic fallout of the...

World Bank pandemic bonds will funnel $196 million to 64 poor countries

A World Bank pandemic funding programme will see $195.84 million distributed as soon as next week among 64 of the world's poorest countries that have reported cases of COVID-19 to help tackle the...

Taper Tantrum II? Fed's slowing Treasury purchases may boost bond yields

The Federal Reserve's gradual withdrawal from the U.S. Treasury market as the coronavirus pandemic eases and liquidity improves could dry up appetite for longer-dated government debt and push up...

BOJ ramps up risky asset buying, pledges unlimited bond buying

The Bank of Japan on Monday ramped up risky asset purchases and pledged to buy unlimited amounts of government bonds to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic.

Virus-hit Madame Tussauds owner raises 500 million euros in bond sale

The firm behind Madame Tussauds and Legoland parks raised 500 million euros via a five-year bond on Friday, paying a high yield of 7% to secure the funds it needs to tide it over while most of its...

Lawsuit claims 10 big banks rigged market for 'odd-lot' U.S. corporate bonds

Ten of the world's largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, have been sued for allegedly conspiring over nearly 14 years to rig prices in the $9.6 trillion U.S. corporate bond...

Merkel open to bigger EU budget, bonds to finance post-crisis recovery

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signalled readiness on Monday to finance economic recovery in Europe from the coronavirus pandemic through a bigger European Union budget and the issuance of joint debt...

S.Africa economy to shrink 4.9% in 2020, SARB to cut rates in May

South Africa's economy will contract sharply this year as activity is hit by the coronavirus outbreak, despite expectations the central bank will cut interest rates again in May, a Reuters poll found...

Mind the gap: Rising Italy yield premia put bond markets back on ECB watch

Bond markets are again testing the ECB's resolve to contain a rise in Italian borrowing costs, betting the central bank will have no choice but to unleash greater and more frequent bond-buying to...

World Bank's Malpass says U.S. subscribed to IBRD capital increase

World Bank President David Malpass on Thursday said the bank's main lending arm for middle-income countries has received nearly $9.8 billion in subscribed capital from the United States that will help...

Global stocks gain on stay-at-home profits, bond yields slide

World stock markets edged higher on Thursday on surging shares of Netflix and Amazon.com as investors anticipated big earnings from the coronavirus-induced slowdowns keeping people at home, while bond...

World stocks gain on stay-at-home profits, bond yields slide

World stock markets edged higher on Thursday on surging shares of Netflix and Amazon.com as investors anticipated big earnings from the coronavirus-induced slowdowns keeping people at home, while bond...

Airbnb secures new $1 billion loan on top of $1 billion bond deal

Airbnb, whose home rental business is suffering as the coronavirus pandemic freezes global travel, has secured a new $1 billion loan just days after closing a $1 billion debt deal, the company said...

EU could finance 1.5 trillion euro recovery fund with bonds - Dombrovskis

The European Union could finance a recovery fund worth up to 1.5 trillion euros with bonds guaranteed by member states, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis told German newspaper...