Analysis: Interest Rates

Saudi Aramco gets $8 billion with jumbo five-part bond deal

Saudi Aramco was set to raise $8 billion from a five-part bond deal on Tuesday as the world's largest oil producer seeks cash after low oil prices dented its finances. It received...

Saudi Aramco plans debt market comeback with multi-tranche bond deal

Saudi Aramco said on Monday it had hired banks for a multi-tranche U.S. dollar-denominated bond issuance, as the world's largest oil company seeks cash amid lower oil prices....

S&P 500 hits all-time closing high after earnings, oil drops on pandemic worry

Wall Street jumped on Friday as encouraging earnings stoked risk appetite and President-elect Joe Biden's COVID advisory team said it was not considering a nationwide shutdown, but oil prices slid as...

Nasdaq surges as investors return to tech, crude ends off highs

Tech pushed the Nasdaq to close sharply higher and oil prices extended their rally on Wednesday, as hopes of potential COVID-19 were tempered by spiking coronavirus infections and the looming threat...

Analysis: Bond markets should brace for tighter central bank squeeze

As the British and Australian central banks prepare to crank up their money-printing presses and the U.S. election outcome ups the pressure for more Federal Reserve action, one thing is clear --...

UK's Sunak boosts 200 billion-pound jobs rescue as BoE ramps up bond-buying

Finance minister Rishi Sunak ploughed more money into Britain's 200 billion-pound economic rescue on Thursday in a coordinated move with the Bank of England, which will buy more of the bonds being...

Global stocks, dollar gain as unclear U.S. election thwarts Democratic sweep

The dollar rose and world equity markets rallied on Wednesday as investors bet that a progressive Blue Wave Democratic agenda of heavy fiscal spending and more regulation was unlikely as the outcome...

Citigroup issues largest-ever private sector social bond

Citigroup Inc said on Thursday it had issued the largest-ever private-sector social bond for affordable housing, part of a more than $1 billion initiative announced earlier this year to combat racial...

ECB eyes more bond buys, cheap loans in December as pandemic hits

The European Central Bank committed on Thursday to take new action in December to contain the growing fallout from a second wave of coronavirus infections, likely in the form of more bond purchases or...

U.S. new home sales drop; record low mortgage rates underpinning demand

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly fell in September after four straight monthly increases, but the housing market remains supported by record low mortgage rates and demand for more...

Markets mixed with all eyes on U.S. stimulus talks

Global stocks sought direction on Wednesday, while gold hit a one-week high and the dollar fell to a six-week low as investors waited to see whether an agreement could be reached on a fresh U.S....

BofA says better equipped to handle recession as loan loss provisions shrink

Bank of America Corp executives on Wednesday joined the chorus of U.S. bank officials predicting an economic recovery would improve business in the quarters ahead, after lower interest rates fueled a...

'Treasuries on steroids': U.S. banks' mortgage bond trading bonanza

Wall Street banks are on track for a record year of revenue from trading U.S. government-backed mortgage debt, industry sources told Reuters, amid a surge in demand - from the Federal Reserve in its...

Wall Street firms see Fed tapering bond buys starting next year

Wall Street firms expect the Federal Reserve to start paring back its bond-buying next year, and phase it out completely by the second half of 2023, the New York Fed's latest survey of primary dealers...

Equities slip, bonds rise ahead of U.S. presidential debate

Global equity benchmarks slid and government bonds inched higher Tuesday as investors remained hesitant ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate and watched for progress in talks for further fiscal...

'Relief rally' pushes equity markets higher; bonds flat

Global equity markets surged and the dollar fell from two-month highs on Monday as investors moved into beaten-down sectors such as banks and travel on the heels of last week's sharp sell-off.

Fed touts economic recovery, vows to keep interest rates low

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday vowed to keep interest rates near zero until inflation is on track to overshoot the U.S. central bank's 2% target, a bold new promise aimed at bringing millions of...

Global shares slip, dollar gains as Fed sticks to agenda of near-zero rates

Global equities slid and the dollar firmed on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve pledged to hold interest rates near zero until at least 2023 and keep its bond-buying program in place to stimulate...

Investors in LVMH's Tiffany bonds left second-guessing on redemption payout

The holders of 9 billion euros worth of bonds issued by LVMH to fund its now imperilled acquisition of Tiffany & Co have been left second-guessing as to when they might get their money back. ...