Analysis: Interest Rates

Wall Street Week Ahead: Bond investors look for Fed to justify steepening yield curve

By David Randall Expectations that the global economy has dodged the worst-case coronavirus pandemic scenarios have led to a dramatic sell-off in U.S. government bonds from their record...

Bonds falter as blazing stock rally lures investors

By Ira Iosebashvili and Karen Brettell Improving U.S. economic data is pushing investors out of U.S. government bonds at the fastest pace in months, the latest sign that risk appetite is...

U.S. states, cities may snub Fed lending program over high rates

By Karen Pierog High borrowing costs will limit participation in a $500 billion U.S. Federal Reserve short-term borrowing program set up to address state and city revenue shortfalls due...

Macy's announces $1 billion bond offering to repay credit facility

Macy's Inc said on Tuesday it planned to raise $1.1 billion in a bond offering, backed by a first mortgage on some of its properties, to repay funds borrowed under a revolving credit facility. ...

Why bond investors are willing to bet on money-losing Pemex after oil price crash

By Stefanie Eschenbacher and Rodrigo Campos Mexico's state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos has seen investor sentiment improve in recent weeks despite sky-high debts, a slump in...

China central bank should shun risky bond buying as economy improves - adviser

The People's Bank of China should avoid buying special treasury bonds as such a move could fuel inflation risks and asset bubbles and lead to depreciation of the yuan currency, central bank policy...

Less than zero? Fed's Powell shows no love for negative rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a clear message to interest rate futures traders on Wednesday: Bets that the U.S. central bank will pursue a negative interest-rate policy are off-base. ...

Trump again urges Fed to adopt negative U.S. interest rates

President Donald Trump on Tuesday again pushed the Federal Reserve to adopt negative interest rates, even as several members of the U.S. central bank have said they do not see a need for rates - now...

Once taboo, investors begin to imagine negative U.S. rates

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Tom Westbrook Negative interest rates in the United States were once unimaginable. The coronavirus has changed that. While the Federal Reserve has...

Explainer: Fed funds futures market sees negative rates by next April

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Karen Brettell The fed funds futures market is pricing in negative U.S. interest rates next year, a scenario the Federal Reserve has said it wants to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Coronavirus muddies U.S. economic data as business closures push down response rates

A near total closure of U.S. businesses as authorities try to control the spread of the novel coronavirus could make U.S. economic data unreliable in the coming months and harder to get a clearer...

Bank of England doubles size of corporate bond purchase program

The Bank of England said on Thursday it will double the size of its corporate bond purchase program to at least 20 billion pounds , part of a previously announced stimulus package to help the economy...