Analysis: Interest Rates

C$ little changed vs U.S. dollar; bond yields higher

The Canadian dollar was little changed against a broadly weaker U.S. dollar in thin trading on Friday, with prices alternating between gains and losses, as traders struggled to find near-term...

Bank of Canada moves to cap long-term rates as Ottawa pumps up borrowing

The Bank of Canada is moving to help keep down long-term bond yields as Ottawa cranks up issuance to pay for COVID-19-related spending, analysts say, with the central bank raising the amount of...

Canada eyes longer-term debt as servicing costs fall on lower rates

By Steve Scherer Canada is eyeing issuing longer-term debt to take advantage of low interest rates, and expects servicing costs to be lower this fiscal year than was forecast last year...

U.S. office, apartment vacancy rates rise marginally in second quarter: Reis

U.S. office and apartment vacancy rates rose marginally in the second quarter from a year earlier, as property owners were yet to feel the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to real...

Longer, greener, broader: strategies for a world awash in new bonds

By Dhara Ranasinghe Century bonds and green bonds, the first 20-year U.S. Treasury issue in decades, securities for mom-and-pop investors and with growth-linked payouts -- a borrowing...

Investors in Russian bonds relaxed about extended Putin rule

By Andrey Ostroukh and Karin Strohecker The prospect of President Vladimir Putin staying in the Kremlin until 2036 does not seem to be deterring buyers of Russia's high-yielding...

Yield curve control a double-edged sword for Bank of Japan as low rates strain banks

By Leika Kihara The Bank of Japan's push to keep borrowing costs low to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus is coming at the expense of the country's lenders, which are...

Deutsche Telekom : SoftBank to repurchase $1.9 billion of corporate bonds

By Sam Nussey Japan's SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it will repurchase up to 200 billion yen of its domestic unsecured corporate bonds from June 30 to July 17, part of its plan to...

Pandemic propels old-school bond traders towards an electronic future

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Saikat Chatterjee The mammoth bond market has long been the old-school bastion of the financial world, but the COVID-19 pandemic has cast a light on its future -...

As Bank of Canada quells sub-zero rates talk, next move may be a hike in 2022

By Fergal Smith Investors, looking past the COVID-19 pandemic, are betting that the Bank of Canada could be among the first major central banks to hike interest rates, signaling new...

Bank of England slows bond purchases as it sees some recovery signs

By William Schomberg, David Milliken and Andy Bruce The Bank of England slowed the pace of its huge bond-buying programme on Thursday as it saw some signs that the British economy was...

Swiss National Bank signals need to maintain negative rates

By John Revill and Silke Koltrowitz The Swiss National Bank will keep its ultra-expansive monetary policy for some time after cutting its inflation outlook and saying it needs negative...

Bank of Canada focused on stimulus, low rates to support economy

By Kelsey Johnson and Steve Scherer Tiff Macklem, in his first public appearance as governor of the Bank of Canada, said on Tuesday the bank remains focused on using its policy tools,...

Norway central bank seen keeping rates at zero percent

Norway's central bank is expected to leave its key interest rate unchanged this week at a record low 0%, after three cuts earlier in the year to combat the impact from the coronavirus pandemic, a...

As pandemic roils Canada, companies tap bond market by most in a decade

By Bharath ManjeshR and Fergal Smith Canadian companies went on a debt binge as the COVID-19 crisis slammed the economy, with Canada Inc rushing to the bond market at the heaviest pace...

Macy's raises $4.5 billion to shore up funds as stores reopen, shares surge

Macy's Inc said on Monday it raised a total of $4.5 billion, including $3.15 billion in new borrowings against its real estate assets, as the department store chain tries to navigate through the...

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...

Bank of Canada holds rates steady, says COVID-19 impact has likely peaked

By Kelsey Johnson and Julie Gordon The Bank of Canada held its key overnight interest rate steady on Wednesday and said the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy...