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The article reports that Investors who have ignored the 'don't fight the Fed' rule and bet against central banks have enjoyed strong returns, despite multiple interest rate hikes. It mentions that the Betting against central banks can be beneficial in refining their guidance and preventing the need for rate changes and moderation in rate of interest of monetary polic.

The article focuses on the U.S. Federal Reserve is busy in fighting inflation and three-year Treasury yield has risen by more than a percentage point, the biggest absolute change since yields collapsed in January 2008 during the global financial crisis. It mentions Fed will increase interest rates by another two percentage points this year, having already raised them by a quarter of a point on March 16, 2022. It also mentions monetary policy is pressing on neither the accelerator nor the brake.

The article offers global business news brief as of April 2022. Topics discussed include yields on short-term American bonds rose significantly, an indicator that markets are expecting hefty interest-rate rises from the Federal Reserve; Carlsberg and Heineken were among the latest companies to announce that they are leaving Russia and Germany's annual inflation rate is expected to come in at 7.3 percent for March 2021 according to the country's statistics office.

The article reports on the revamp of China's interest-rate system. Topics discussed include the introduction of Loan Prime Rate (LPR) for banks pricing corporate loans, the country's attempt to make lending rates more responsive to financial conditions, and the real interest rates for industrial firms.

This article reports on competition and financial conditions for retail and commercial banks in 2011. The article discusses interest rates and investment returns, noting how they are viewed by banking regulators. Information is also provided on emerging markets and banks in India, Malaysia, and the U.S.

The article focuses on condition of financial market such as emergence of yields on Treasury bill and mentions that safest assets are at premium. Topics discussed include decline in interest rates in Germany from cash to bonds, uncertainty faced by the go-to market for equity investors and decline in the inflation in the swaps market.

The article focuses on the long-term decline in bond yields in the U.S. as of June 2019. Topics discussed include outlook on short-term rates, reasons for the decades-long decline of interest rates, the expectation for the era of low interest rates to last and the expectation for the long-term interest rates to rise again.

The article discusses the move by real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the U.S. to invest in warehouses, data centers and telecommunication towers. Several REITs own properties in the technology industry, including Prologis, Equinix and Crown Castle International. The trend has been attributed to the growth of electronic commerce. REITs are expected to face challenges in the technology industry, including rising interest rates that might affect their returns.

The article focuses on the possible merger of German financial institutions Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank. It describes the two banks as chronic underperformers with the 0.4 percent (%) return on equity (RoE) for Deutsche the first positive RoE in four years, while Commerzbank saw a 3% RoE. It comments that very low interest rates and high competition have hurt the banks profitability despite the banks possessing ample liquidity and being well capitalized.

The article presents a forecast for the stockmarket in Japan in 2018. The market is expected to recover as returns for investors continue to grow. The movement of the country's economic indictors is also explored, including interest rates, deflation, gross domestic product (GDP) and unemployment. The increase in capital spending in the private sector is also noted.

The article deals with the concerns on the growth of the corporate-credit market in the U.S. Authorities from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed concerns on the booming market for leveraged loans. Several reasons for the attractiveness of leveraged loans are identified, including good returns when interest rates have been ultra-low.

The article focuses on private equity investments in African businesses and infrastructure. It states due to high domestic currency borrowing rates in Africa, most buyouts are done with little debt with private equity improving business returns by improving efficiency and increasing revenue. It mentions private equity firms sometimes act like startup founders or venture capitalists with African companies and reports South African private equity firms delivered a return rate of 18.5 percent.

The article discusses the possibility that prospective investment returns had fallen as of early 2017, low real interest rates, and whether entities such as U.S. state and local-government pension funds such as CalPERS have adjusted for the lower investment rates.

The article focuses on the stock market in the U.S. from 2014-2015. It discusses an increase in interest rates imposed by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board on December 14, 2015, the U.S. monetary policy, and an encouragement to investors to acquire risky assets such as corporate bonds and equities. The article also discusses the sharp increase in bond yields and its effect in the U.S. economic activity.

The article focuses on commercial property yields and examines if the market is due for a downturn in 2015. It states that yields on property in Europe has been declining with prime property yields at or below the level of 2007 in all of Europe's capitals. It mentions long-term returns from property are still respectable and comments that property is vulnerable to economic downturns that hits demand, speculative building that results in oversupply, or increased interest rates.

The article focuses on increases in stock prices in China's stock market in December 2014. It states that financial analysts at the broker Cinda Securities claim that a 20 percent increase in stock prices in two weeks was tied to 3,500 years of Chinese imperial history and suggested a bull market would be inevitable. It examines the impact that the People's Bank of China's reduction of interest rates and a crackdown on high-yield savings products has had on investments.

The author offers opinions on international finance and international economic relations. It is argued that although there are risks for economic development in the situation in 2012 in which interest rates offer a negative rate of return, central banks have no alternative but to maintain extremely low interest rates due to the ongoing weakness in the economies of many countries.

This article presents charts on financial indicators worldwide, including stock markets, interest rates, and bond yields.