International Business News - Interest Rates Reports http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/interestratesreports.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/interestratesreports.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Another week begins and already we see more verbal support from the "lower-for-longer" crowd. In an interview with the Financial Times, Chicago Fed president, Charles Bullard warned that U.S. interest rates might not turn up until the end of 2010 and perhaps not even until 2011. We thought we'd had our fill of such comments last week, but evidently the FT saved one in reserve to treat its readers. And while the day is starting off with a hefty pre-market gain for stock index futures (S&P 500 ind... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/stirs-run-out-room-rally.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/stirs-run-out-room-rally.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:26:36 EST Apart from giving the euro a slap in the face (see our earlier FX commentary) Jean Claude Trichet's remarks about wrapping up the cheap loans awarded to the European banking system a year ago tempered the recent rally in European interest rate futures this morning. One has to be careful where to go with the hawkish comments, which we acknowledge are not new and simply underscore what we already knew about what the ECB would do when loans are coming due in December. Previously the ECB has pulled ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/trichet-tempers-european-rate-rally.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/trichet-tempers-european-rate-rally.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:19:06 EST Interest rate futures are higher across the globe as investors continue to tread further and further down the seemingly endless red carpet rolled out by global central banks. Recent accentuation by various political and monetary chiefs confirming the period of low rates is practically a permanent fixture in the global house of cards is again a key factor today. With jobless claims in the U.S. coming in at an in-line 505,000 reading bond and short term yields continue to heed the words of central... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/interest-rate-monitor.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/interest-rate-monitor.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:58:40 EST Global long ends show no signs of setting the world alight midweek with note futures down only slightly in the U.K. and U.S., while German bunds and Aussie government notes are up by about as much. All around there is little impetus from today's widely awaited U.S. new home starts and consumer data. Static 10-year yields belie the growing acceptance of an extended period of low interest rates, which countless central bankers continue to emphasize. On Tuesday it was the turn of Cleveland Fed Pres... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/interest-rate-monitor.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/interest-rate-monitor.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:59:35 EST The words of Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke caused a seismic shift in the yield curve on Monday, driving the yield on the 10-year to its lowest level in five weeks at 3.33%. The reiteration of the 'extended period of monetary easing' was enough to spark contract highs across the Eurodollar complex with the 2010 strip advancing by around 10 basis points. In Tuesday's early action there is some profit-taking ahead of the release of industrial production this morning. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/modest-interest-rate-rethink-after-bernankes-pep-talk.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/modest-interest-rate-rethink-after-bernankes-pep-talk.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:36:05 EST While the treasury market bias was already tipped towards lower yields ahead of a key reading of U.S. retail sales, the unexpected monthly 1.4% jump was marred by an ugly revision to September data and highlighted the pocket of strength within auto sales. The price on the 10-year U.S. treasury note remains around six ticks higher with lower yields today coming in at 3.39%. The trend towards lower long-end yields is already translated into other global bond markets today with German bund rising 5... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091116/ib-interest-rate-monitor.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091116/ib-interest-rate-monitor.htm Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:57:50 EST Dollar interbank lending rates paused at record lows on Thursday after a report that Federal Reserve policymakers were divided on when to begin raising interest rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/money-markets-rate-decline-pauses-eye-on-monetary-policy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/money-markets-rate-decline-pauses-eye-on-monetary-policy.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:12:52 EDT Speaking on Bloomberg Television from Davos, Switzerland, http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090128/trichet-emphasizes-caution-regarding-future-rate-cuts.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090128/trichet-emphasizes-caution-regarding-future-rate-cuts.htm Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:02:58 EST