Analysis: Interest Rates

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...

Dollar drops as investors eye Fed meeting, month-end rebalancing

The dollar dropped against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, a day before the Federal Reserve was due to conclude its latest two-day policy meeting and as investors rebalanced portfolios ahead of the...

Mind the gap: Rising Italy yield premia put bond markets back on ECB watch

Bond markets are again testing the ECB's resolve to contain a rise in Italian borrowing costs, betting the central bank will have no choice but to unleash greater and more frequent bond-buying to...

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...

Investors seek safety in dollar after bleak U.S. data

Investors fled riskier assets for safe-havens like the American dollar on Wednesday after U.S. data underlined fears that damage to the global economy from the coronavirus outbreak will be deep and...

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...

Bank of Nova Scotia : Canada's Big Six banks cut credit card interest rates to ease coronavirus impact

Canada's Big Six banks all said they will reduce interest rates on credit cards to provide relief to customers affected by COVID-19 pandemic.

Canada's top lenders cut prime rates after central bank's surprise move

Canada's top lenders lowered their prime rates by 50 basis points on Friday, hours after the central bank unexpectedly cut its key interest rate to help the county weather the economic fallout of the...

Canada bolsters Main Street with wage subsidy amid coronavirus outbreak

Canada said on Friday it will cover 75% of wages for small businesses and the central bank cut its key interest rate to the lowest level in a decade, as officials sought to limit layoffs and bolster...

Exclusive: ECB doesn't plan to use crisis-era OMT bond scheme against coronavirus - sources

The European Central Bank has no plans to deploy its OMT emergency bond purchase scheme and sees it as an inappropriate tool to fight the coronavirus crisis, two sources familiar with the bank's...

Bank of Canada can buy corporate, municipal bonds if necessary

The Bank of Canada has said that if necessary it can buy corporate and municipal bonds to bolster liquidity in the credit markets as the new coronavirus puts the brakes on the global economy.

Markets rebound as policymakers further boost liquidity

European and American stocks rebounded on Thursday, halting further declines, in a sign further steps to boost liquidity by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks has tentatively calmed...

Canadian dollar tumbles to four-year low as pressure rises on BoC to cut rates further

The Canadian dollar weakened to a four-year low against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday as growing panic about a coronavirus-induced economic slump boosted the greenback and weak factory data added to...

Surging borrowing costs, vanishing buyers: more pain ahead for European junk bonds

Borrowing costs for junk-rated European companies have nearly tripled in less than a month, and with the market for new debt issuance shuttered, there could be a lot more pain in store for firms...

Near-zero U.S. rates may not sink the dollar

When the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday, the dollar fell, since the move blew away the yield on owning dollars and with it much of their attraction.

Bank of Canada slashes rates again to provide 'bridge across the trouble'

The Bank of Canada slashed its key interest rate for the second time in nine days on Friday to provide a bridge across the trouble as authorities seek to stave off a potential recession amid the...

ECB approves fresh stimulus for reeling economy but keeps rates steady

The European Central Bank approved fresh stimulus measures on Thursday to help the euro zone economy cope with the growing cost of the coronavirus epidemic, but kept interest rates unchanged in a move...

Britain fires with both barrels - emergency rate cut and budget boost

The Bank of England slashed interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday and announced support for bank lending just hours before the unveiling of a budget splurge designed to stave off a...

Traders bet U.S. Fed will slash interest rates in coming months

Futures traders are betting the Federal Reserve will slash U.S. interest rates in coming months to blunt damage to the world's largest economy, as governments and companies move to control the spread...