South Korean interest rate swap (IRS) rates showed mixed movements with short-term tenors rising slightly amid foreign-led selling pressure for a third consecutive session, while medium- to long-term tenors traded in a narrow range as markets awaited U.S. nonfarm payrolls data and reassessed rate hike expectations.
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South Korea's bond market faces uncertainty as investors weigh Bank of Korea's policy response to surging oil prices and strong Q1 GDP growth, with diverging views on whether strategic patience will prove beneficial or costly amid rising inflation pressures and Middle East war risks.
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'Give us a break,' northern mayor says at public meeting on SaskPower rate hikes
Saskatchewan residents are raising concerns about affordability as SaskPower moves forward with two 3.9 per cent rate increases.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskpower-rate-review-panel-9.7158651?cmp=rss

BMO: “ #Bondmarkets are in rally-mode as well. Two-year #yields across #Europe are down 20 bps, on average, while longer-dated maturities are falling around 15 bps. Perhaps the calls for multiple #ratehikes at the #ECB and the #BoE were overdone? Just a little?”

Your questions about Nova Scotia Power rates, answered
Nova Scotia Power is preparing to raise rates this year and next. CBC News asked TikTok users what they'd like to know about rate hikes and why the energy board approved them. The CBC's Taryn Grant has the answers to the most common questions.
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Middle East crisis drives oil prices to $119 per barrel and won-dollar rate past 1,500, fueling inflation fears and debate over preemptive rate hikes by central banks including the Fed and Bank of Korea, though economists warn rapid tightening risks growth amid supply shocks and weakening labor markets
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South Korea's inflation expectations rose modestly in March despite oil price surge from U.S.-Iran conflict, with five-year expectations holding steady at 2.5%, suggesting bond market may have overpriced rate hike risks as long-term inflation anchoring remains intact amid government price stabilization measures.
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Natixis warns all ECB meetings could become 'live' for rate decisions if eurozone economy follows alternative scenarios amid Iran war, with severe scenario assuming Brent crude at $145 and presenting clear rate hike risks despite baseline scenario suggesting continued freeze since September 2023's last hike.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signals potential for further monetary tightening, keeping rate hikes as policy option amid persistent inflation concerns
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