Analysis: Interest Rates

Get set for 3-day obstacle course

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets  World markets have hunkered down for three days of economic health...

US, China tariff truce holds for now but US says Trump has final say

STOCKHOLM -U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to seek an extension of their 90-day tariff truce on Tuesday, following two days of what both sides described as constructive talks in Stockholm aimed at...

Remembering the downsides to tariffs

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Asian markets have been quietly picking up the pieces after the U.S./EU tariff party turned into a bust. It was...

What's at stake for Japan's fragile bond market this week

TOKYO -Japan's bond market faces stern tests this week, from domestic political ructions and a possible hawkish shift at the central bank to global risks stemming from the Federal Reserve. ...

Exclusive-Shanghai bourse gives bond investors a taste of high yields with new framework, sources say

The Shanghai Stock Exchange plans to facilitate more companies to issue bonds and attract investors with a new framework for such issuances, two sources said, as China looks to boost funding options...

Japan deal electrifies markets

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets What had been a quiet week in markets was electrified by a U.S.-Japan...

Industrial pruning won't pull China out of deflation as quickly as last time

BEIJING -China's hardened rhetoric against price wars among producers is raising expectations Beijing may be about to kick off industrial capacity cuts in a long-awaited, but challenging, campaign...

US single-family homebuilding hits 11-month low; building permits slump

WASHINGTON -U.S. single-family homebuilding dropped to an 11-month low in June as high mortgage rates and economic uncertainty hampered home purchases, suggesting residential investment contracted...

Positive surprises and new stock records

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets  For all the persistent questions and doubts about what happens next, the...

Foreign holdings of US Treasuries rise in May despite China drop

NEW YORK -Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries increased in May to top $9 trillion for a third straight month, data from the Treasury Department showed on Thursday, with buyers, other than China,...

Rates: Towards a major bond crisis

Behind this eye-catching headline lies a rather bleak reality. Interest rates reflect investors' uncertainty about the ability of governments to refinance themselves over the long term.

Beneath China's resilient economy, a life of pay cuts and side hustles

BEIJING -Chinese state firm employee Zhang Jinming makes up for a 24% cut to his salary by delivering food for three hours every night after work and on weekends - and hopes he can avoid awkward...

Trading Day: Bond blues mar stocks' joy

ORLANDO, Florida -TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  The S&P 500 and Nasdaq leaped to new...

Equities lose earlier gains and US bond yields rise with inflation in focus

By Sinéad Carew and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON -MSCI's global equities index lost ground on Tuesday after touching a record high, while U.S. Treasury yields hit their highest level in...

Canada back in tariff crosshairs

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Although markets are trying to shrug off the week's U.S. tariff threats as...

New tariff drama jolts complacent markets

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu The markets got a jolt on Friday from what looked likely to be a dull summer day, when U.S. President Donald Trump...

Chinese banks stumble on Beijing's consumer lending push

BEIJING -Chinese banks are struggling to comply with new Beijing guidelines to boost consumer credit as they reel from a surge of defaults on personal loans and have a hard time finding households in...

China automakers' price war, overcapacity hurt finances

China's auto sector is reeling from overcapacity and an extended price war, raising alarm among regulators and industry executives who warn the turmoil is undermining the sector's long-term...

Trading Day: Nvidia becomes first $4 trillion stock

TRADING DAY -Making sense of the forces driving global markets Jamie is enjoying some well-deserved time off, but the Reuters markets team will still keep you up to date...