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Egypt's Banks Battle for Deposits With Savings Certificates Yielding Up to 22%
Egyptian state and private banks are offering three-year savings certificates with first-year returns as high as 22%, as...
Hong Kong Property Market Remains Active Amidst Global Economic Uncertainty
Despite the recent interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve, Hong Kong's property market remains hot, with new sales...
Australia's Consumer Sentiment Hits 40-Year Low Amid Interest Rate Hike
The latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index report shows Australians are feeling very pessimistic, w...
The Complexity of Brazil's Public Debt
Brazil's public debt has increased significantly, and the explanation cannot be simplified or politicized. The governmen...
Tokyo Inflation Surges in September, Cementing BOJ Rate Hike Expectations
Tokyo's core inflation rate accelerated in September, exceeding forecasts and solidifying market expectations that the B...
Sweden's Two-Year Government Bond Auction Keeps Bond Market on Watch
The scheduled sale offers a short-dated test of Swedish krona funding demand, though the syndicated release contains onl...
Federal Reserve Raises Key Rate to 3.75%-4% as Oil-Driven Inflation Persists
The central bank's first hike in three years moves the target range to 3.75%-4.0%. Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation is s...
Fed Raises Rates by a Quarter Point and Signals More Tightening as Underlying Inflation Stalls
The Federal Reserve lifted its benchmark rate by 25 basis points and pencilled in another hike this year, with officials...
Are Markets Pricing Too Many Fed Rate Hikes?
Rising US producer prices, driven by energy, have cemented bets on a 25bp Fed hike this week. But a Middle East de-escal...
10-Year Treasury at 5% Puts Commercial Real Estate Borrowing to the Test
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit 5.04%, its first sustained level since 2007 outside a brief 2023 episode, raising fi...
US 30-Year Treasury Bond Futures: What the Data Page Shows
A Hebrew-language Investing.com page for U.S. 30-year Treasury bond futures shows a price near 106.03, a 52-week range t...
Brazil’s Tax-Exempt Bond Volume ‘Completely Absurd,’ BTG’s Esteves Says
BTG Pactual chairman André Esteves says Brazil’s fiscal adjustment is politically easy, calls the volume of tax-exempt s...
Strong US August payrolls lift rate-hike odds to 58%; Dow falls
US employers added 162,000 jobs in August, far above the 53,000 forecast. Traders now see a 58% chance of a September Fe...
Russian Savers Pile Into Real Estate Funds as Deposit Rates Fall
As Bank of Russia rate cuts erode deposit yields, retail money is shifting into closed-end real estate funds; managers s...
Fed's Warsh Opens Door to Rate Hike as Oil Slides and AI Stocks Rally
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh left the door open to tightening after a hot core PCE reading, while Brent slipped on Hormuz hopes...
Fed's Warsh Signals Higher Rates Possible as Markets Reprice Hike Odds
Warsh's Jackson Hole debut pushes traders to see a near-60% chance of a September hike; stocks drift while two-year yiel...
Australian Inflation Beat Pushes Banks to Bring Forward RBA Rate Hike Calls
Headline CPI fell to 3.5% but sticky trimmed mean inflation and a faster-than-expected July print have ANZ tipping a Nov...
Brazil's Next President Must Open With a Political Pact to Avert Fiscal Crisis
With gross debt at 81.9% of GDP and social-security spending above R$1 trillion a year, economists argue only credible s...
Brazil's Finance Minister Rejects Retail Crisis Talk, Vows Fiscal Tightening to Lower Rates
Brazil's finance minister says high rates are squeezing credit-dependent retailers such as Casas Bahia, but rejects a ge...
US Public Debt Tops $40 Trillion as Long-Term Yields Hit 18-Year High
The Treasury is doubling buybacks of long-term bonds after 30-year yields touched 5.34%, the highest since 2007, deepeni...
UK Hiring Stalls as Oil and Bond Yields Threaten Inflation Fight
UK payrolled employment is falling and vacancies are at the lowest outside the pandemic since 2014, while Brent crude ab...
Cooler July Inflation Gives Fed Room to Hold Rates in September
Lower-than-expected CPI and PPI readings have shifted market bets from a September hike to no change, but the August 26 ...
US Borrows at Highest 10-Year Yield Since 2007 as Inflation Cools
July's 0.1% monthly CPI gain trimmed September Fed hike odds, but the Treasury sold 10-year notes at 4.683%—the highest ...
US Inflation Eases to 3.4% as Fuel Prices Cloud the Fed's Next Move
July CPI cooled to 3.4% and core inflation slipped to 2.5%, but rising gasoline prices and sticky services costs leave t...
Zhong Ou Fund Fixed Income Head: Debt De-risking Is Mid-Course, Low Rates Persist
The fund manager says China's low-rate environment remains intact, second-half bond pricing is reasonable after the 2025...
PBoC Details Rate Cuts and New Relending Tools After 4.7% Growth
China's central bank reports lower corporate borrowing costs, a stronger yuan and targeted credit expansion, while signa...
US Inflation Slows to 3.4% in July, but September Fed Decision Hangs in the Balance
Cooling headline and core inflation matched forecasts, yet a split Fed, weak July payrolls and a largely closed Strait o...
Brazil Election Jitters Send Warning to Argentina as Rates Rise and FX Splits
A selloff in Brazilian assets on a narrowing Lula-Bolsonaro race flashed a cautionary signal for Argentina, where higher...
Polish GDP Growth Forecast at 3.5% as Investment Surges, But Rate Cuts Remain Distant
A survey of 26 financial institutions shows investment and exports driving Polish expansion, while consumer caution over...
CBA Warns of 15% Mortgage Slump, Sees Stabilisation as Profit Beats Forecast
CBA beats profit forecast with $10.98bn, but mortgage applications slump 15% since May due to tax changes and rate hikes...