Bond Gurus Jeff Gundlach of DoubleLine, and Bill Gross of PIMCO have started to make market calls that don?t directly have to do with the direction of interest rates or which type of bonds provide the most value. Rather, they have

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low inflation and overly high unemployment over the next two to three

CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low...

NEW YORK, May 17 (IFR) - If anyone needed evidence that parts of the high-yield bond market no longer offer protection against rising interest rates, then they received it this week, when the highest quality, longest dated new issues suffered losses

NEW YORK, May 17 (IFR) - If anyone needed evidence that parts of the high-yield bond market no longer offer protection against rising interest rates, then they received it this week, when the highest quality, longest dated new issues suffered losses

NEW YORK, May 17 (IFR) - If anyone needed evidence that parts of the high-yield bond market no longer offer protection against rising interest rates, then they received it this week, when the highest...

NEW YORK, May 17 (IFR) - If anyone needed evidence that parts of the high-yield bond market no longer offer protection against rising interest rates, then they received it this week, when the highest quality, longest dated new issues suffered losses

CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Narayana Kocherlakota on Friday repeated his call for the U.S. central bank to commit to keeping short-term interest rates low until...

The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low inflation and overly high unemployment over the next two to three years.

CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low...

European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure Friday called for clarity on the state of Europe's banking sector, warning that when euro-zone interest rates start rising, banks will need to be healthy.

If interest rates rise even to more normalized levels, bond investors will suffer substantial capital losses, says noted investment expert Burton Malkiel, who suggests several alternative strategies using stocks and bonds.

@TBPInvictus here. Things have not been going well of late for the ideologues who also wax economic regarding inflation, interest rates, austerity, etc. They’ve been wrong at every turn. Luskin, Ferguson, Bowyer, Laffer, Kudlow, the WSJ editori

In less than two months a dizzying array of global central banks have lowered interest rates. The European Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Reserve Bank of India, the Bank of Israel, the Central Bank of Turkey and the list goes on.

The legend of bond investing god Jeff Gundlach continues to grow. After making a name for himself by accurately predicting the trajectory of interest rates, Gundlach also made successful calls on natural gas, Japanese stocks, and Apple. After getting

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Republicans in control of the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted on Thursday to advance legislation tying student loan interest rates to the financial...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Republicans in control of the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted on Thursday to advance legislation tying student loan interest rates to the financial markets, a plan they said would give borrowers a bett

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Republicans in control of theHouse Education and the Workforce Committee voted on Thursday toadvance legislation tying student loan interest rates to thefinancial...

We recently reported that Mark Cuban refinanced every last dollar of his debt into Japanese Yen. There are two reasons to do this. One is that interest rates in Japan are very low. The other reason is that it's a yen short. If the value of the yen co

We have long discussed the problem that the Japanese government faces if interest rates in the troubled nation rise (cost of debt financing will swamp revenues in a vicious circle); but now it seems there is another - just as vicious - problem (that

PRAGUE, May 16 (Reuters) - Czech lender CSOB reported first-quarter net profit down by almost a fifth against last year, with income hit by low interest rates and an increase in operating expenses.

BOJ officials aren't too concerned about the recent spike in long-term interest rates, confident that the bank's massive bond purchases under its easing program will ultimately keep such rises in check, people familiar with the central bank's thinkin

By AlphaVN Research:The relationship between currency weakness and equity strength is generally a function of ultra-low interest rates, which are geared toward enticing investors into stocks with the hope of increasing consumer demand. The FOMC's cha

There have been a litany of articles written recently discussing how the stock market is set for a continued bull rally.  The are some primary points that are common threads among each of these articles which are that interest rates are low, cor

Switzerland’s biggest insurer adjusts investments amid low interest rates after first-quarter results at fall short of expectations

BERLIN, May 16 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday that zero interest rates would not help the "Mittelstand" of small and medium-sized companies with their...

ISTANBUL, May 16 (Reuters) - The Turkish central bank is set to cut key interest rates on Thursday to boost the faltering economy and stop cash from stimulus measures in Japan and other rich...

ISTANBUL, May 16 (Reuters) - The Turkish central bank is set to cut key interest rates on Thursday to boost the faltering economy and stop cash from stimulus measures in Japan and other rich economies fuelling a further rise in the lira.

The London broker is at the center of a world-wide investigation into the alleged rigging of interest rates by banks.

By Tom Lydon: Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities help investors hedge against the risks of diminished purchasing power although easy monetary policies by central banks have yet to stoke runaway inflation. If interest rates rise, investors would

The Ministry of the Interior said the executive, Vladimir Golubkov, solicited a $1.5 million bribe to facilitate a loan and provide lower interest rates and other favorable terms.    

Curve Watchers Anonymous has its eye on global interest rates. For example, please consider this chart of 10-Year Japanese bonds.click on chart for sharper imageChart courtesy of Steen Jakobsen, chief economist at Saxo Bank in Denmark.I have been pay

As an architect of the Fed’s strategy to purchase assets and keep interest rates low, Janet Yellen is the obvious choice to succeed Ben Bernanke

In spite of the Military Lending Act, a law intended to prevent predatory lenders from gouging military personnel with exorbitant interest rates and mountains of fees, some of these lenders have figured out ways to work around the very specific limit

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Gold prices were sinking on Wednesday for a fifth consecutive session as the prospect of rising interest rates and the rally in U.S. equities drove investors from the yellow metal. Gold for June delivery at the COMEX division

Mortgage applications declined for the first time in over a month...

May 15 (Reuters) - Fannie Mae, the largest U.S. home funding source, said on Wednesday it sold $2.0 billion of benchmark bills at mixed interest rates compared with last week's sale of similar...

May 15 (Reuters) - Fannie Mae, the largest U.S. home funding source, said on Wednesday it sold $2.0 billion of benchmark bills at mixed interest rates compared with last week's sale of similar maturities.

The BoJ announced it would pump Y2.8tn ($28bn) into the money market this Friday to ‘address the rapid increase in longer-term interest rates’

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) - Euribor bank-to-bank lending rates were unchanged for the fifth session running on Wednesday as investors waited for fresh clues from the European Central Bank on whether it will cut official interest rates further. ECB

WELLINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank may have to raise interest rates to cope with a surging housing market, while an overvalued currency will likely fall if global loose money...

WELLINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank may have to raise interest rates to cope with a surging housing market, while an overvalued currency will likely fall if global loose money policies are reduced, the International Monetary Fun

By Tom Lydon: The South Korea ETF has traded lower in the wake of an interest-rate cut from the Bank of Korea. The central bank lowered benchmark rates in a surprise bid to boost an economy heavily reliant on exports.The iShares MSCI South Korea Capp

Buying stocks purely based on yield is dangerous, but with simple economics a number of quality stocks come out of the woodwork.

SAO PAULO, May 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian securities regulator CVM is considering changes to the rules governing investment funds in hopes of boosting transparency and financial innovation as interest rates are likely to stay near record lows for a lon

Bond guru Bill Gross of PIMCO says interest rates are set to rise now that the "30-year bull market in bonds ended in April." But if you believe the gold market, the interest-rate cycle in fact turned higher two years ago. At least for the time

SAO PAULO, May 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian asset managers must adapt to low interest rates and a declining government debt burden, central bank director Aldo Mendes said on Tuesday, in the latest call...

SAO PAULO, May 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian asset managers must adapt to low interest rates and a declining government debt burden, central bank director Aldo Mendes said on Tuesday, in the latest call for financial markets to increase funding for fresh

SAO PAULO, May 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian asset managers must adapt to low interest rates and a declining government debt burden, central bank director Aldo Mendes said on Tuesday, in the latest call...