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Japan bonds suffer biggest one-day drop as investors shift views for interest rates

Japanese government bonds suffered their biggest one-day drop in nearly five years on Friday as investors shifted their view of the outlook for interest rates in Japan and the United States.
Japanese government bond futures 2JGBv1 ended down 1.49 points after being briefly suspended for the first time ever in a bid to calm hectic dealing [...]

Reserve Bank may not go for interest rates cut to boost industrial production

Reserve Bank may not go for interest rates cut to boost industrial production because of high inflation.
Government indicated that the Reserve Bank may not go for interest rates cut to boost the industrial production because of high inflation.
“As long as there is a threat of inflation, you have to trust the RBI to use policy [...]

Federal Reserve Chairman Expects to Cut Interest Rates Wednesday

More Rate Cuts From Fed Expected Wednesday, but by How Much?
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the House Financial Services Committee about the latest measures to heal the U.S. economy, on Capitol Hill in Washington in this file photo from Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008.
Desperate to aid an economy in crisis, the Federal Reserve is [...]