Analysis: Interest Rates

ECB's Knot: Don't expect real change in rates in coming years

European Central Bank policymaker Klaas Knot on Sunday said he does not expect interest rates to fundamentally change in the coming years.

UK to cut business rates for smaller pubs by £1,000

Britain said it would cut business rates for small pubs by £1,000 from April, giving extra help to pubs as part of a wider package aimed at ensuring shops, cinemas and cafes can survive in local high...

BOJ's Kuroda says Japan economy likely contracted fourth-quarter last year on typhoons

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the economy likely suffered a contraction in the final quarter of last year, largely due to the hit to factory output from a string of typhoons...

Deutsche CEO calls on ECB to end negative rates to curb inequality

The European Central Bank must ditch negative interest rates because they are increasing inequality and damaging society, Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Christian Sewing said....

Morgan Stanley shares soar after Gorman boosts performance targets

Morgan Stanley lifted its performance goals on Thursday after beating Wall Street estimates by a wide margin, the latest sign that Chief Executive James Gorman's strategic vision for the bank is...

Euro zone banks earn more from lending despite moans over negative rates

The ECB cut its deposit rate to minus 0.5% in September but has long argued that banks are net beneficiaries of its super-easy policy as higher lending volumes more than offset the drag from low...

China central bank injects $58 billion of loans but keeps rates steady

China's central bank extended fresh short- and medium-term loans on Wednesday but kept the borrowing cost unchanged, as it seeks to maintain adequate liquidity in a slowing economy and ease a...

Argentine bonds drop after Buenos Aires province seeks payment extension

Buenos Aires bonds added to recent losses on Tuesday after the province asked holders for an extension on a more than $250 million payment due later this month, dragging Argentina's debt lower as...

Carney says BoE could cut interest rates if weakness persists

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Thursday that the central bank could cut interest rates if it looks like weakness in the economy will persist.

Fed's Williams says it is important to keep 2% inflation target amid low rates - WSJ

New York Fed President John Williams said on Sunday that it was important for the U.S. Federal Reserve to stick to its 2% inflation target and achieve it even as low global interest rates will likely...

ECB's Holzmann: Return to positive interest rates in 2020 unlikely

European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann said the bank was unlikely to be in a position to lift interest rates back into positive territory in 2020, with Brexit likely to be a renewed source...

Egypt's central bank seen holding rates after inflation uptick - Reuters poll

Egypt's central bank will likely keep its key interest rates steady on Thursday, a Reuters poll showed, as inflation ticked up in November after hitting a near-14-year low.

BOJ debated monetary, fiscal policy mix as cost of ultra-low rates rises

A few Bank of Japan board members said the central bank must work carefully with the government in dealing with the next economic downturn, minutes of the BOJ's October rate review showed on Tuesday.

Monetary stimulus? Low rates mean more babies, Bank of England says

Cutting interest rates appears to stimulate more than just the economy - Bank of England researchers say an extra 14,500 babies were born in 2009 after the central bank slashed borrowing costs during...

Sweden ends five years of negative rates with hike to zero

Sweden's central bank ended five years of negative interest rates on Thursday when it raised benchmark borrowing costs by a quarter point to zero, defying an economic slowdown and global uncertainty.

Bank of England holds steady on rates, awaits impact of Johnson's election win

The Bank of England kept interest rates steady on Thursday, saying it was too soon to gauge how much Prime Minister Boris Johnson's election victory would lift the Brexit uncertainty that has hung...

U.S. economy on good path with rates on hold, Fed policymakers say

The U.S. economy is in good shape after three interest-rate cuts this year, two U.S. central bankers said on Wednesday, underscoring the consensus at the Federal Reserve for keeping borrowing costs...

UK inflation holds below Bank of England target before rates meeting

British inflation remained at a three-year low in November, comfortably below the Bank of England's 2% target before its next interest rate announcement on Thursday, official data showed.

Japan to trim total government bond issuance next fiscal year - sources

Japan plans to trim its overall government bond issuance to the market by 0.5% next fiscal year from current year's levels, government officials said on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...