Analysis: Interest Rates

Looming payrolls keep bond bears hungry

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Most stocks in Asia are down on Friday, following the lead of Wall Street futures, ahead of the all-important...

China inflation lands amid global bond turmoil

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  China's latest inflation figures are out on Thursday, and they could not be coming at a more fascinating - some might say alarming - time for...

Interest rates: A thorn in the side of equity markets

In the absence of any major announcements and in a market characterized by low volumes, bond yields are nonetheless showing their irritation at the acceleration in spending, the risks of a return to...

Global equity fund inflows drop on higher US bond yields

Demand for global equity funds shrank in the week through Jan. 1, as higher U.S. Treasury yields led to caution and investors took profits during the year-end trading lull. Data from...

China will sharply increase funding from treasury bonds to spur growth in 2025

China will sharply increase funding from ultra-long treasury bonds in 2025 to spur business investment and consumer-boosting initiatives, a state planner official said on Friday, as Beijing ramps up...

US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage flirts with 7%

U.S. mortgage rates jumped to a six-month high this week, suggesting that a recent improvement in home sales could be temporary. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed-rate...

Chinese tricksters take cue from Squid Game to prey on the indebted

In China's take on Squid Game, fraudsters are preying on the financially distressed in a slumping economy with promises of prize money, debt restructuring and other schemes that are not always what is...

Exclusive-China plans $411 billion special treasury bond issuance next year, sources say

Chinese authorities have agreed to issue 3 trillion yuan worth of special treasury bonds next year, two sources said, which would be the highest on record, as Beijing ramps up fiscal stimulus to...

China to increase budget deficit, ramp up govt bond issuance to support growth

China will raise its budget deficit ratio, intensify fiscal spending and accelerate expenditure in 2025, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. The government will arrange for a larger...

Bumpy ride for US corporate bond spreads expected in 2025

It could be a bumpy ride for U.S. corporate bond spreads in 2025, with investors and strategists expecting more market volatility, as the new Trump administration implements a reform agenda that could...

TCW Sticks to Bond wager Despite Losses

TCW Group's Bryan Whalen is sticking to a call that most others on Wall Street abandoned after piling up losses. The Federal Reserve's elevated interest rates, he insists, are bound to crack the...

Inflation a Bit Stuck, Bonds at Reasonable Level: Dudley

William Dudley, a Bloomberg Opinion contributor and former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, discusses the outlook for Fed policy and the fixed income market on Bloomberg Open...

Interest rates: Christine stays the course

As widely anticipated by the financial community, the European Central Bank cut its main key rates for the third time in a row. It has to be said that the European economy is in dire need of a...

BondBloxx COO on Private Credit CLO ETF (PCMM)

BondBloxx COO and Co-Founder Joanna Gallegos discusses the BondBloxx Private Credit CLO ETF which focuses on CLOs which hold loans of middle market companies. She speaks with Scarlet Fu, Katie...

Rates: Easing is the order of the day

Goldilocks?-style macroeconomic statistics continue to please investors, supporting the rise in equity markets on the one hand, and the easing of interest rates on the other. For the time being, fears...

French stock, bond investors brave government collapse

LONDON -French stocks and bonds steadied on Thursday, after a widely expected no-confidence vote toppled the government and plunged the euro zone's second-biggest economy further into political...

Duration Risk 'Not Priced Properly' Into Bonds: Graham Capital's Tropin

Kenneth Tropin, chairman and founder at Graham Capital Management, discusses expected market reactions to President-elect Donald Trump's economic policies and how fiscal concerns can impact the...

Bond Vigilantes Are Watching Many Countries: Seema Shah

Seema Shah, chief global strategist at Principal Asset Management, sees expectations for the European Central Bank to be cutting rates far more aggressively than the US as a reason to be overweight...

US equity funds attract inflows for fourth successive week

U.S. investors poured money into equity funds in the week ended Nov. 27, buoyed by the naming of officials for the new Trump administration and a fall in Treasury yields, which alleviated concerns...