Interest Rates

News

Spike in LIBOR Offset Rate Cuts

William Shaw & Silla Brush |

Global watchdog says the benchmark’s performance through recent financial turmoil underscores the need to retire it.
News

U.K. Steps up LIBOR Exit Plan

Silla Brush |

U.K. announcement throws cold water on speculation that the final deadline to transition away from LIBOR might be delayed due to Covid-19.
Analysis

Locking in Low Interest Rates

Treasury & Risk Staff |

Treasury teams should consider these three factors before using derivatives to hedge against the possibility that rates will rise.

News

Negative Rates Are Going Global

John Ainger, James Hirai & Vivien Lou Chen |

The Federal Reserve prefers not to take the federal funds rate negative, but Chairman Powell has not taken that option off the table.
News

Is the Fed Undermining the Push to Kill LIBOR?

William Shaw & Alexandra Harris |

U.S. policymakers’ use of LIBOR as the benchmark for the $600 billion Main Street Lending Program increases challenges of moving to a replacement rate.
News

Fed Sees 'Medium-Term' Virus Risks, Keeps Zero-Rate Pledge

Christopher Condon & Craig Torres |

Federal Reserve officials restated their pledge to hold the benchmark interest rate near zero and will keep buying bonds, judging that the coronavirus…
News

Fed Cuts Benchmark Rate to Near Zero

Janet Levaux |

It also pledged to buy some $700 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds in response to fallout from the coronavirus.
Analysis

Fed Faces Zero-Rate Debate

Rich Miller & Craig Torres |

Fed watchers increasingly predict that U.S. interest rates will soon hit zero.
News

Interest Rate Cut Designed to Stop the Bleeding

Craig Torres & Steve Matthews |

With the largest rate cut since 2008, the Fed aims to stabilize markets amid global spread of the coronavirus.
News

Fed Strategy to Become More Dovish

Rich Miller, Christopher Condon & Matthew Boesler |

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank would pull out the stops to combat a global disinflationary downdraft, foreshadowing…

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