Analysis: Interest Rates

Stocks edge down as investors hit pause, watch bond yields

Global equity markets were little changed on Tuesday as Wall Street retreated and investors took stock of gains from Monday's surge, pausing to gauge whether a bond yield jump had run its course....

Canadian dollar gains as calmer bond market bolsters sentiment

The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday, adding to sharp gains from the day before, as financial market volatility caused by higher bond yields faded and domestic data...

Canada's mortgage rates edging higher in first rise since before COVID crisis

Canadian mortgage rates are beginning to inch higher for the first time since before the COVID-19 crisis, reflecting the spike in long-term bond yields, but with home loans still languishing around...

Analysis: U.S. bond derivatives signal calm, but economic fundamentals could spur more sell-offs

After a sharp sell-off last week, U.S. Treasuries have stabilized with bond market indicators and derivatives positioning pointing to near-term calm, but an improving economy could trigger another...

Canada economic activity heats up, raises focus on BoC easing bond purchases

Canada's economic growth in the fourth quarter was stronger than expected and it likely rose again in January, boosting speculation that the Bank of Canada will reduce its bond purchases soon....

Graphic: Bond selloff eases but risk gauges flash orange

The recent violent selloff in the $20 trillion U.S. government bond market has eased, but it isn't over....

Wall Street rallies on U.S. stimulus and vaccine hopes as bond markets calm

Global equities markets rose and the S&P 500 on Monday had its best day since June 5, with investors taking lower U.S. bond yields in stride on optimism over the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill...

Canadian dollar rallies as investors re-embrace risk-on trade

The Canadian dollar rose by the most in nearly six weeks against the greenback on Monday as pressure on stocks due to the recent jump in bond yields faded and data showed narrowing in Canada's current...

Global bond markets rally as RBA ups bond buys, ECB official urges action to curb rate rise

Major sovereign bonds rallied across the globe on Monday and the U.S. 10-year yield backed off from its recent high after a surge that shook up global markets last week. ...

Bond jitters putting markets in 'completely new light', BIS says

The swift rise of borrowing costs on global bond markets over the last month could completely alter the outlook for financial markets, according to the central bank for the world's central banks, the...

Globals stocks slide on inflation fears, dollar gains

The Nasdaq recovered as the bond rout retreated on Friday, but most other equity markets swooned around the world as data showing a strong rebound in U.S. consumer spending kept fears of rising...

Canadian dollar falls by most since October as risk appetite frays

The Canadian dollar tumbled against its broadly stronger U.S. counterpart on Friday as this week's spike in bond yields weighed on investor sentiment, with the loonie extending its pullback from a...

Bond markets left smarting from worst rout in years as reflation goes global

From the United States to Germany and Australia, government borrowing costs on Friday were set to end February with their biggest monthly rises in years as expectations for a post-pandemic ignition of...

Analysis: Global bond rout turns up the heat on central banks

Central banks in Asia struggled to smother a selloff in global bonds on Friday, piling pressure on their bigger peers to do more, as spooked investors sold assets to cover deepening losses and rushed...

Analysis: Big moves and liquidity woes in a U.S. bond 'tantrum without the taper'

A sharp jump in U.S. Treasury yields this week has bond managers talking about a tantrum, worrying about extreme moves and pockets of poor liquidity in the $20 trillion market. ...

Wall Street ends sharply lower, tech selloff weighs as bond yields climb

Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Thursday, with the Nasdaq index posting its largest daily percentage fall in four months, as technology-related stocks remained under pressure following a rise in...

Surging bond yields lead global equities to tumble

A jump in benchmark U.S. Treasury yields on Thursday led a gauge of global equity markets to tumble as investors sold the high-flying tech stocks that fueled Wall Street's rally to record highs and...

Oil mixed, U.S. crude hits highest since 2019 as refineries restart

Oil prices were mixed on Thursday with U.S. crude edging up to its highest close since 2019 as Texas refineries restarted production after last week's freeze, while Brent eased on worries that four...

Global equities rise as U.S. bond yield fears ease

A gauge of global equity markets rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates will remain low, calming market jitters sparked by a jump in U.S. Treasury yields on...