Analysis: Interest Rates

Trading Day: Tariff headlines and moving deadlines

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets Jamie is enjoying some well-deserved time off, but the Reuters markets team will still keep...

Rates: Employment remains resilient

Investors had to digest a lot of statistics published over a limited number of trading days due to the US national holiday. The employment report continues to show remarkable resilience.

Calls grow for China's household sector to be bigger economic driver

BEIJING -Chinese government advisers are stepping up calls to make the household sector's contribution to broader economic growth a top priority at Beijing's upcoming five-year policy plan, as trade...

Chagrin as Trump plays three-card trick on trade

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Well, that's as clear as mud. Apparently August 1 is now the U.S. deadline for when higher tariffs will be...

Trump says US nears trade deals as tariff deadline delayed

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey -The United States is close to finalizing several trade pacts in coming days and will notify other countries of higher tariff rates by July 9, President Donald Trump said on...

Trump tax bill averts one debt crisis but makes future financial woes worse

NEW YORK -President Donald Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, which passed Congress on Thursday, averts the near-term prospect of a U.S. government default but makes America's long-term debt problems...

The bond vigilantes are resting, for now

LONDON -What matters in U.S. and global markets today by EMEA markets breaking news editor Amanda Cooper. Intro Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill is heading towards a...

Trade optimism gives way to caution over US jobs

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu It's been a pretty muted session in Asia and rightly so, given the high stakes in U.S. payrolls data due later in...

Deadline? What deadline?

LONDON -What matters in U.S. and global markets today Global stocks are tiptoeing higher, while the U.S. dollar continues to struggle at three-year lows against a basket of currencies....

China Communist Party magazine calls for crackdown on price wars

BEIJING -A prominent Chinese Communist Party publication called for a crackdown on competition that fuels price wars and squeezes profits in various industries, criticising large companies and local...

Republicans ignore debt worry as they push forward on Trump tax-cut bill

WASHINGTON -As President Donald Trump's Republicans push ahead on a sweeping tax-cut and spending bill that nonpartisan analysts say could add $3.3 trillion to the nation's debt over the next decade,...

Trump says US could reach trade deal with India, casts doubt on deal with Japan

WASHINGTON -The United States could reach a trade deal with India that would help American companies compete in the South Asian country and leave it facing far lower tariffs, President Donald Trump...

Rates: A brief look back in time

Before letting the summer lull set in, we wanted to clarify a few points raised in our last publication, particularly regarding the bond market's reaction to the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites.

Trading Day: Whirlwind fades, calm returns

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  After two days of strong gains in world stocks amid the...

Rates: That's it for now… until next time

The round of announcements by the major central banks ended without any bombshells from the US Federal Reserve. A wait-and-see attitude prevails across the Atlantic, while Europe as a whole remains...

Oil keeps calm, MidEast conflict carries on

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Oil ebbs again as Fed meets

LONDON -What matters in U.S. and global markets today I'm excited to announce that I'm now part of Reuters Open Interest , an essential new source for data-driven, expert commentary on...

Malaysia scores record flows as bond investors favour Asia

SINGAPORE/BENGALURU -Bond investors fleeing the United States are finding a haven in stable and lucrative Asian debt markets, with Malaysia leading the pack as the destination for foreign money. ...

Senate tweaks to Trump tax bill seen adding to US debt in line with House plan

NEW YORK -U.S. Senate Republicans' proposed changes to President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill are expected to push U.S. debt levels higher, roughly in line with projections from...