Analysis: Interest Rates

Wall St rallies after post-Fed hesitation

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets U.S. markets stumbled on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve delivered its...

Brazil expects Mercosur-UAE trade deal by end of 2025, minister says

Brazil expects South America's Mercosur bloc and the United Arab Emirates to finalize a trade agreement by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said on Tuesday. He also...

Brazil's finance minister sees rate cuts in coming months

BRASILIA -Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Tuesday he expects interest rate cuts to begin in the coming months, citing a more favorable foreign exchange outlook in Latin America's...

China Evergrande liquidators appointed as receivers over founder's assets

HONG KONG -China Evergrande Group's liquidators have been appointed to identify and preserve the assets of founder Hui Ka Yan, the Hong Kong High Court said in a ruling on Tuesday. Hui,...

Fed opens September meeting with independence under threat

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee The U.S. Federal Reserve kicks off its two-day policy meeting later on Tuesday where an interest rate cut is all but...

Asia gets AI fever as Oracle surges

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu It was Oracle mania that lighted a fire under Asian tech stocks on Thursday, as Japan, Taiwan and South Korea set...

Political turmoil comes thick and fast

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee The political noise just keeps coming. Over the span of a few days, British Deputy Prime Minister Angela...

Fed approaches Easy Street, political pots boil

ORLANDO, Florida -TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  World stocks rallied and gold leaped...

Crisis-prone France sinks deeper into debt quagmire

The collapse of France's latest government leaves the euro zone's second-biggest economy lurching deeper into a morass of feeble growth, high borrowing costs and a debt burden becoming one of Europe's...

Rate cut anticipation boosts stocks, bonds as US labor market chills

Wall Street and world stocks were mostly higher on Thursday and U.S. Treasury yields fell, as a cooling U.S. labor market and dovish comments from Federal Reserve officials pointed to a likely...

Relief as Japan debt auction sails through

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart HunterJittery bond markets found reasons for calm as members of the Federal Reserve sounded a supportive note for rate cuts...

Trading Day: 'September effect' makes early mark

ORLANDO, Florida -TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  Stock markets around the world slumped...

China Evergrande liquidators apply for receivers to identify founder's assets

HONG KONG -Liquidators of China Evergrande, once the country's largest property developer, have asked a Hong Kong court to appoint receivers to identify and preserve the assets of founder Hui Ka Yan,...

British 30-year gilt yields reach new records

Britain's 30-year gilt yield has climbed to its highest level since 1998, touching 5.680% and outpacing every other G7 economy. The spike reflects not only global jitters over sovereign debt but also...

US short yields slide, Nvidia in view

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets It's hard for markets to see much beyond tonight's earnings from...

Trump's doubling of tariffs hits India, damaging ties

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI -U.S. President Donald Trump's doubling of tariffs on imports from India to as much as 50% took effect as scheduled on Wednesday, delivering a serious blow to ties between two...

From default to delisting of Evergrande, world's most indebted developer

China Evergrande Group was delisted from the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday, in one of the largest removals by market value and volume in recent years. Once China's top-selling...

Delisting of once-loved Evergrande closes tumultuous chapter for investors

HONG KONG -China Evergrande Group was kicked off the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday in one of the largest delistings by market value and volume in recent years and marking an end to what's been a...

China faces pivotal welfare reform test as court ruling hits jobs, small firms

BEIJING -China's top court ruling that makes it illegal for businesses and employees to avoid social insurance payments is stoking fears about jobs and the survival of small firms, forcing Beijing to...