Analysis: Interest Rates

Trump says US taking in $2 billion a day from tariffs

WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States is taking in $2 billion per day from tariffs. He made the comment without providing details during an event at...

Sudden selloff shakes US bond market

U.S. Treasuries extended a sharp retreat on Tuesday as investors were having to sell bonds to cover losses in other assets and scrambled to unwind expectations for deep U.S. rate cuts, in the latest...

Markets extend plunge after Powell says Fed to wait and see on tariffs impact

The rout on Wall Street continued on Friday, with the Nasdaq earning a bear-market classification, after China imposed fresh tariffs on all U.S. goods in response to the Trump administration's...

Trump tariffs slam markets, stunned investors brace for slow growth, retaliation

By Sinéad Carew, Lewis Krauskopf and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON -Global investors grappled on Thursday with rising chances of an economic downturn and a sprawling trade war, as they...

Trouble with a capital 'T'

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets The bigger the buildup to an event, the greater the...

New quarter, same problems

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets Monday's small gain in the S&P 500 did little to...

Rates: it's getting tiresome

Fluctuations in bond yields illustrate the difficulties facing investors. On the one hand, fears about growth argue in favor of easing rates. On the other, the risk of a new wave of inflation against...

Shrinking US risk premium to divert more cash into Europe

The premium investors enjoy from holding U.S. government debt over that of Germany is set for its biggest quarterly drop in years, with tectonic fiscal policy shifts on both sides of the Atlantic...

Trade worries entrenched

What matters in U.S. and global markets today It's Friday, so today I'll provide a quick overview of what's happening in global markets and then offer you some weekend...

Chinese carmaker Chery to invest $1 billion in Turkey, president's office says

Chinese carmaker Chery will invest $1 billion in Turkey on a manufacturing facility in northern Samsun province with an annual 200,000 vehicle capacity, the Turkish presidency said on Wednesday. ...

Rates: Powell adopts the dovish attitude

Sometimes it doesn't take much to be happy. Not because the Fed has a clear vision to share, but rather because it has avoided the words that traditionally anger investors: out-of-control inflation,...

Sovereign fund Danantara Indonesia names 'dream team' of former presidents, Sachs, Dalio and ex-Thai PM Thaksin

New sovereign fund Danantara Indonesia unveiled on Monday what it called a dream team to chart its strategy, including ex-presidents as well as advisory roles for hedge fund manager Ray Dalio,...

Glum end to markets week as tariffs loom

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan It's Friday, so today I'll provide a quick overview of what's happening in global markets and then offer you some...

Trump says he believes India will be lowering tariffs on US, Breitbart reports

U.S. President Donald Trump told Breitbart News in an interview on Wednesday that he believes India will probably be lowering the tariffs it imposes on American goods. I believe they're...

Bond investors brace for US slowdown, shed risk as Fed seen on hold

NEW YORK -Bond investors are bracing for a U.S. economic downturn, as they pare back risky exposures, while many are extending duration in their fixed-income portfolios, taking in to account a...

"Bull crash" drives biggest ever drop in US equity allocation - BofA

Allocation to U.S. stocks saw the biggest drop ever in March with concerns over stagflation, trade wars and end of U.S. exceptionalism driving a bull crash in sentiment, a survey of investors from...

Rates: Inflation eases but uncertainties remain

The publication of encouraging statistics on US inflation is not expected to alter the current policy of the Federal Reserve, which is due to meet on Wednesday. Investors are still betting on a status...

China February new bank loans fall to 1.01 trillion yuan, below forecasts

China's banks extended 1.01 trillion yuan of new loans in February, well below analysts' forecasts, according to Reuters calculations based on data released by the People's Bank of China . ...

Forget threats, the tariff war is underway

Morning Bid U.S. What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets The mere threat of a...