Analysis: Interest Rates

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Rates: High tensions in Europe as defense budgets increase

Every cloud has a silver lining. After deluding themselves for over 50 years, Europeans seem to be discovering, to their horror, that they will have to provide for their own defense rather than rely...

US Treasury's Bessent says FSOC will drive regulatory change, outlines tariff policies 

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said he plans to use the Financial Stability Oversight Council to drive change in financial regulations that are unduly burdensome to banks and...

Investors question 'Trump put' as tariffs rattle stock markets

NEW YORK -Investors are recalibrating how to play U.S. President Donald Trump's whipsawing policy changes, weighing that a so-called Trump put supporting stock market prices may be fading and that...

China confident of hitting growth target in 2025

China is confident about achieving its 2025 growth target, despite mounting external uncertainties and insufficient domestic demand, Zheng Shanjie, head of China's state planner, said during a news...

More words than deeds from China on consumption keep deflation in play

Chinese Premier Li Qiang's renewed emphasis on consumption isn't being matched by policy firepower, say economists, who warn that the trade war with Washington and other challenges at home will likely...

Canada, citing trade turmoil, to crack down on foreign takeover bids

Canada, citing fears that recent trade turbulence could cut the value of domestic companies, on Wednesday vowed to make it harder for foreign firms to launch predatory takeover bids. ...

Whisper it and it's back: Recession risk creeps onto markets' radar

Global growth concerns have shot back onto the radar of financial markets as weakening U.S. economic data and growing trade tensions hurt consumer confidence and business activity. ...