BENGALURUBEIJING, Nov 20 Reuters The United States could impose nearly 40 tariffs on imports from China early next year, a Reuters poll of economists showed, potentially slicing growth in the world39;s secondbiggest economy by up to 1 percentage point. The poll, the first on China39;s economy by Reuters since Donald Trump39;s sweeping election victory on Nov. 5, […]

SHANGHAI, Nov 20 Reuters China left benchmark lending rates unchanged at the monthly fixing on Wednesday, after lenders slashed the rates by higherthanexpected margins last month to revive economic activity. WHY IT39;S IMPORTANT The steady monthly loan prime rate LPR fixings come within market expectations, as recent rate cuts squeeze banks39; profitability and the yuan comes under […]

BERN, Nov 19 Reuters Switzerland said on Tuesday it was concerned by U.S. Presidentelect Donald Trump39;s proposals to raise tariffs and is considering how to respond if his new administration does so. Trump aims to shift the aggressive trade agenda from his first term into higher gear with acrosstheboard 10 tariffs on imported goods and even higher […]

MEXICO CITY, Nov 19 Reuters The Bank of Mexico will likely be able to continue cutting its benchmark interest rate due to the progress made on bringing inflation down, bank governor Victoria Rodriguez told Reuters in an interview. Banxico, as Mexico39;s central bank is known, lowered its key rate by 25 basis points to 10.25 on Thursday […]

SHANGHAI, Nov 19 Reuters China is widely expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Wednesday, a Reuters poll showed, as rate cuts a month earlier squeeze banks39; profitability and the yuan comes under fresh pressure as Donald Trump returns to the White House. Beijing has announced a series of stimulus steps since late […]

SYDNEY, Nov 19 Reuters Australia39;s central bank said on Tuesday that there was no immediate need to change interest rates, having left them steady for a year now, but it was important to be ready to act as the economic outlook evolves. Minutes of its November 45 board meeting released on Tuesday showed the Reserve […]

TAIPEI, Nov 13 Reuters Taiwan39;s central bank warned on Wednesday that it sees peril in the proposed trade policies of the incoming administration of U.S. Presidentelect Donald Trump. In a report to parliament ahead of governor Yang Chinlong taking questions from legislators on Thursday, the central bank said that if Trump follows through on his […]

Norges Bank keeps policy rate at 4.50 Rate remains at highest level since 2008 Policy on hold until yearend New rate projections due in December Inflation remains above target OSLO, Nov 7 Reuters Norway39;s central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged at a 16year high of 4.50 on Thursday, as unanimously expected by analysts […]

RBA keeps policy rate at 12year high of 4.35 Underlying inflation remains too high, central bank says Reiterates it is not ruling anything in or out on policy SYDNEY, Nov 5 Reuters Australia39;s central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday, as expected, and cautioned policy would need to stay restrictive for some time yet, […]

Nov 1 Reuters Any doubts the Federal Reserve will go ahead with an interestrate cut next week fell away on Friday after a government report showed U.S. employers added fewer workers in October than in any month since December 2020. The 12,000 increase in nonfarm payrolls last month was far short of the 113,000 economists had anticipated […]