Interest Rates and Bond Yields News
Bangladesh savings certificate sales rise as lower deposit rates lift government borrowing risk
Bangladesh is seeing stronger demand for savings certificates as lower bank deposit rates push savers toward higher-yielding state-backed instruments. Net sales reach Tk2,463 crore in July-August, ...
Senate Banking Committee Democrat criticizes Trump economic agenda ahead of FOMC decision
Ahead of the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee decision, Senator Elizabeth Warren says American families are facing higher prices and borrowing costs. The Massachusetts Democrat links those ...
Federal Reserve sets strategy-only FOMC meetings for 2027 and 2028
The Federal Reserve is changing how it uses part of its policy calendar as Chair Kevin Warsh pushes a broader overhaul of monetary policy deliberations and communication. One of the central bank's ...
U.S. Treasury chief joins CNBC after Fed holds rates steady
Financial markets are assessing the Federal Reserve's latest decision to leave interest rates unchanged as political uncertainty builds ahead of next week's midterm election. Treasury Secretary ...
Bank of Canada raises key rate in first hike since 2023
Canada’s central bank increases its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.5% on Oct. 28, marking its first rate hike since July 2023 after holding at 2.25% for a year. The move ...
Gold market signals weaken as price breaks from TIPS yield pattern
Gold's recent trading pattern is clouding one of the market's most closely watched valuation relationships. After briefly returning to its traditional inverse correlation with U.S. Treasury ...
U.S. mortgage demand edges up as rates fall for second week
Borrowing costs for home loans are easing modestly, helping lift mortgage applications after a stretch of pressure on affordability. The pickup remains limited, however, as refinancing stays far ...
Federal Reserve officials weigh financial conditions in rate decision
Federal Reserve policymakers are split over how much loose financial conditions should influence this week's interest rate decision as inflation stays above target and the U.S. economy ...
U.S. rates market shifts into swap-spread bets as basis trade slows
Higher Treasury yields, rising financing costs and regulatory changes are reshaping how leveraged investors deploy capital across the U.S. rates market. As the once fast-growing basis trade loses ...
FT Professional launches monetary policy product for investors
Investors and market professionals are getting a new tool aimed at interpreting central bank signals and assessing interest rate risks. The product, Monetary Policy Radar from FT Professional, is ...
Gold prices slip ahead of Fed decision as oil-driven inflation risks weigh
Rising energy costs are pressuring bullion after a sharp gain in the previous session, with investors focusing on whether inflation risks keep U.S. monetary policy tight. The market is also ...
RBI money market activity points to liquidity absorption
Money market data for October 27, 2026, highlights elevated trading in India’s short-term funding system and the central bank’s active liquidity management. Net liquidity absorption from the ...
Australia inflation rises, rate hike expectations build ahead of RBA meeting
Australia's inflation accelerates in September, strengthening market expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia could raise interest rates at its meeting next week. Monthly headline inflation ...
Australia inflation pressures keep rate hike risk elevated
Australian consumer prices are rising above the Reserve Bank of Australia's target range, keeping pressure on households and sharpening expectations of another interest rate increase. August ...
Philippines housing market faces demand risk from higher borrowing costs
Residential property demand in the Philippines is coming under pressure as higher interest rates raise the prospect of more expensive mortgage financing. Subsidized loan programs for socialized ...
Federal Reserve rate hike expectations shift to December, CNBC survey shows
Investors and economists surveyed ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting largely expect policymakers to leave rates unchanged for now. The poll also points to a stronger consensus for a ...
Britain 5-year debt sale hits highest cost since 2008 before budget
Britain sells £4.5 billion of five-year government debt at its highest average yield since 2008, underscoring tighter borrowing conditions before Wednesday's budget. The auction comes as gilt ...
Japan RMBS market shows resilient asset performance amid rate rises
Japan's private-sector residential mortgage-backed securities market is maintaining solid asset performance as interest rates rise. Low unemployment, favorable default trends and limited ...
U.S. banks weigh bond portfolio sales as Treasury yields pressure capital
Rising Treasury yields are forcing U.S. banks to reassess whether to keep large unrealized losses on bond holdings or crystallize them through sales. The trade-off is becoming more significant as ...
Euro zone mortgage demand drops as ECB tightening raises borrowing costs
Higher borrowing costs and tougher credit conditions are weighing on euro zone home lending as the European Central Bank's policy tightening feeds through to banks and households. Demand for ...
UK inflation debate sharpens focus on essentials costs and rate policy
Britain is grappling with renewed inflation pressure as essential household costs remain central to the economic and political debate. September inflation reaches 3.5 per cent, its highest level ...
