The Bank of Canada signalled it’s nearing the end of its interest-rate hiking campaign, potentially providing a model for counterparts elsewhere as recession risks mount. The central bank unexpectedly slowed its pace of rate increases, amid concern Canada’s economy is already flirting with a recession. Governor Tiff Macklem boosted the benchmark overnight lending rate by 50 basis points, instead of ...

It’s too soon to write off the dollar’s dominance as the US rate-hike cycle may not be near its peak. That’s the firm conviction of money managers at JPMorgan Asset Management and Fivestar Asset Management even after a gauge of the greenback touched a one-month low. Signs that aggressive Federal Reserve tightening is starting to take a toll are fuelling ...

It was supposed to be the silver lining to a year of brutal losses. As bond-fund managers watched the market value of their portfolio decline rate hike after rate hike, one thing was certain: companies would soon have to return to the market offering juicier yields. But for all the yield concessions companies have had to offer investors to raise ...