Bonds
Bonds: Bond yields flat as investors await FOMC verdict
These were the movements in some of the most widely followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Bonds: European, US yields rally on hawkish central bank bets
These were the movements in some of the most widely followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Bonds: Busy economic calendar to set the tone this week
These were the movements in some of the most widely followed 10-year sovereign bond yields at the end of last week:.
Bonds: 10-year gilt yield flat before UK GDP
These were the movements in some of the most widely followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Bonds: Eurozone yields tick higher before the ECB meeting
These were the movements in some of the most widely followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Bonds: UK gilts ‘far more skeptical about Brexit progress’ than the pound
These were the movements in some of the most widely followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Bank of Japan leaves monetary policy unchanged, tweaks outlook
The Bank of Japan continued to keep monetary policy steady today, after it voted 8 – 1 to keep its short-term interest rate unchanged at -0. 1%, but noted that inflation expectations had remained steady, which initially saw the country's currency gain.
Bonds: Gilts outperform, Fitch surprises with Spanish debt upgrade
These were the biggest movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 66% (+3bp)UK: 1. 34% (+1bp)Germany: 0. 57% (-1bp)France: 0. 84% (-1bp)Spain: 1. 44% (-5bp) Italy: 1. 96% (-3bp)Portugal: 1. 98% (-4bp)Greece: 3. 75% (+5bp)Japan: 0. 09% (+0bp) .
Lula da Silva is not a threat to Brazil's financial stability, party chief says
The leader of Brazil's Workers’ Party argued in an interview that former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is anything but radical and does not pose a threat to Brazilian financial stability.
German CPI dips in December, but prices expected to pick-up
The cost of living in Germany dipped last month, but economists expected rising crude oil price quotes on international markets and a tight labour market would boost the level of prices as the year progressed.
Bonds: Gilts underperform as Brexit uncertainty lifts slightly
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10 year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 55% (+1bp)UK: 1. 34% (+3bp)Germany: 0. 58% (+0bp)France: 0. 85% (-1bp)Spain: 1. 50% (-4bp)Italy: 1. 98% (-7bp)Portugal: 1. 79% (-4bp)Greece: 4. 0% (+2bp)Japan: 0. 08% (+1bp) .
US two-year yields top 2.0% as December core CPI jumps
The cost of living in the US jumped last month, pushed higher by a surge in the cost of used cars and trucks and medical care commodities.
Euro snaps higher after ECB minutes
The euro has snapped higher after rate-setters in Frankfurt dropped a hint that they might harden their so-called 'guidance' for their policy settings.
Bonds: Bill Gross called end to US Treasury 'bull' market
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 55% (-0bp)UK: 1. 29% (+0bp)Germany: 0. 54% (+8bp)France: 0. 81% (-1bp) Italy: 2. 04% (+0bp)Spain: 1. 55% (+4bp)Portugal: 1. 84% (-2bp) Greece: 3. 71% (+2bp)Japan: 0,09% (+2bp) .
Reports say China may slow US Treasury purchases, trade tensions cited
Longer-term US Treasury yields jumped to near their 2017-highs following a report that Beijing might be looking to slow or stop its purchases of American government debt.
National Bank of Romania hikes interest rates by surprise
Romania's central bank surprised most forecasters on Monday, hiking its main policy rate at the turn of the year in a bid to dampen above-target inflation.
US tax cuts may unleash a lot of investment, Fed's Bullard says
A top US central banker and one of the foremost 'doves' in policy-making circles in the States said the recently enacted tax cuts should not force the monetary authority to tighten policy more quickly.
Fed will only need to hike rates twice in 2018, Philly Fed's Harker says
The US central bank will only need to hike rates twice in 2018 and the risk of persistently soft inflation needs to be closely monitored, a top US central bank official said.
US jobs fall short of forecasts in December, economists still see 4 Fed hikes
US job growth fell short of forecasts at the end of 2017, contrary to the findings of a widely-followed survey of hiring conditions published the day before.
Fed funds futures rise after FOMC minutes
Rate-setters in the US continue to see a need for a "gradual" pace of monetary policy tightening, but are also in agreement that the behaviour of prices and of the shape of the government bond yield curve need monitoring, the minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting revealed.