Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra speaks during a press conference after the monetary policy review at RBI headquarters in Mumbai on December 5, 2025. India’s central bank cut interest rates on December 5 as low inflation provided room to help cushion the world’s fastest-growing major economy against US President Donald Trump’s tariff…
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Kiyoshi Ota | Via Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pushed forward with her plan to slash the consumption tax on food, which reportedly would be the first time the tax…
U.S. Treasury yields were broadly flat on Tuesday as investors mulled the ongoing uncertainty around the state of negotiations in the Middle East. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — was flat at 4.686%. The 2-year Treasury note yield, which more closely tracks short-term Federal…
The Federal Reserve may soon be drawn into the Trump administration’s efforts to back the embattled currency of U.S. ally Japan. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants the apolitical Fed to expand a lending facility that would enable Japan to support its currency without roiling the sensitive U.S. Treasurys market. That request comes as new Fed…
Washington’s decision to join Japan in supporting the battered yen has prompted questions over what motivated the rare coordinated intervention. Source link
LIUZHOU, CHINA – JULY 25: Robotic arms assemble auto parts at the workshop of Guangxi Liuzhou Zhuotong Auto Parts Co., Ltd. on July 25, 2026 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. He Huawen | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted in July, snapping four straight months of expansion…
U.S. Treasury yields continued their upward climb on Thursday as investors weighed the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady and sought insight on future monetary policy decisions. At 3:20 a.m. ET, the 30-year Treasury bond had risen more than 9 basis points to 5.236% after hitting its highest level since July 2007 on…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. The success of Gen Z protests in India has handed a surprise victory to Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, cementing its position as the most influential…
Treasury yields fell on Monday after the U.S. and Iran halted hostilities in the Middle East over the weekend, pushing energy prices lower. The yield on the key 10-year Treasury note — the main benchmark for mortgages, auto loans and credit card debt — was more than 3 basis points lower at 4.6406% in early…
Asia-pacific Images Studio | E+ | Getty Images The Federal Reserve sets national interest rate policy. But the U.S. central bank isn’t the only major player in this arena: Bond investors also have a big influence on consumers’ borrowing costs. Many types of consumer loans — such as mortgages and auto loans — often peg…
