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As such, the president said he has plenty of confidence that the country's central bank will make the best decision when it comes to the timing of interest-rates moves.

Colombia's Santos Warns Rate Rises Could Spawn Stronger Peso Darcy Crowe 2011

"This part of the portfolio is not supposed to be risky," says Kommer van Trigt , head of the interest-rates team at Rotterdam-based Robeco, which manages money for pension funds and insurers.

Crisis Causes Shift in Use of Bond Indexes Tom Lauricella 2012

Auction results will set the tone for the bond market early this year, with strong demand possibly helping to send the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield down to 3.15%, from the current 3.329%, said George Goncalves , managing director and head of U.S. interest-rates strategy in the Americas at Nomura.

Auctions Present Early Test For the Treasurys Market Deborah Lynn Blumberg 2011

SYDNEY — Australian inflation was ultra-benign in the fourth quarter as a strong Australian dollar lowered import prices and retailers were forced into massive discounting as consumers felt the sting of interest-rates increases.

Low Inflation Changes Australia Rate Outlook James Glynn 2011

"This tells me that this is where the risk premium is being priced for the debt ceiling debate," said Jim Caron, global head of interest-rates strategy at Morgan Stanley.

Debt Worries Roil Markets Tom Lauricella 2011

Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat said Morgan Stanley is starting to gain market share in its interest-rates business, as revenues there "more than doubled from the previous quarter on strong client flows across all regions, particularly Asia."

Morgan Stanley Profit Falls 45%; MUFG Boosts Stake Brett Philbin 2011

In a spirited defense of the Fed's interest-rates policies last year, Mr. Bernanke rejected the idea that low short-term interest rates caused the housing bubble.

GOP Candidates Set Sights on Fed Jon Hilsenrath 2011

"I believe that spending cuts will have disproportionate effect on growth this time around," said Priya Misra , head of U.S. interest-rates strategy research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, adding, "Treasurys are not necessarily the worst investment out there, if you think that the economy is weakening."

For Treasury Bulls, It's All Good Matt Phillips 2011

Brent Lewin/Bloomberg News The Reserve Bank of India raised interest-rates to the steepest level among major Asian economies in March and is expected to continue doing so to battle the growing inflation.

India's Slowing Economy 2011

"The news comes at a time when markets are already focused on sovereign debt, and will undoubtedly shake nerves," said David Croy , interest-rates strategist at ANZ Bank in Wellington.

Asia Markets Mostly Lower Shri Navaratnam 2011