SHANGHAI, April 19 Reuters China is widely expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged on Monday, a Reuters survey showed, as encouraging first quarter economic data reduces the urgency for further monetary stimulus to aid a fragile recovery. A weakening yuan also continues to restrict the headroom available for Beijing to easy policy. The loan […]

PARISFRANKFURT, April 16 Reuters European Central Bank policymakers continued to make the case for an interest rate cut in June on Tuesday as inflation remains on course to ease back to 2 by next year, even if the path for prices still proves bumpy. The ECB held rates at a record high last week but […]

FRANKFURT, April 11 Reuters The European Central Bank kept interest rates at record highs on Thursday but sent an even clearer signal that it may be preparing to cut them as euro zone inflation continues to fall. The central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro currency kept its deposit rate at 4.0, […]

BOT votes 52 to hold key rate at 2.50 PM has called repeatedly for rate cut BOT revised down 2024 GDP forecast to 2.6 from 2.53.0 Market sees rate cut in June review BANGKOK, April 10 Reuters Thailand39;s central bank left its key interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting on Wednesday, resisting repeated […]

Wage gains to push up inflation 39;from summer towards autumn39; BOJ may hike rates if more convinced trend inflation nears 2 Decision to hike rates this year will be 39;data dependent39; Finance minister repeats verbal intervention vs yen falls BOJ Ueda39;s remarks push up yen, Japanese bond yields TOKYO, April 5 Reuters Bank of Japan […]

MUMBAI, April 5 Reuters The Indian central bank39;s key interest rate was kept unchanged for a seventh straight policy meeting on Friday as growth in the economy is expected to remain robust while inflation stays above the 4 target. The sixmember monetary policy committee kept the main lending rate at 6.5, in line with expectations. The […]

COPENHAGEN, April 4 Reuters Finnish labour unions will next week suspend a fourweek strike that has paralysed imports and exports and triggered widespread factory shutdowns, the SAK trade union association said on Thursday. Thousands of workers have been on strike since March 11 in protest against the government39;s planned labour market reforms, disrupted ports, the rail system and […]

SANTIAGO, April 2 Reuters Chile39;s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate on Tuesday by 75 basis points to 6.50, in a unanimous decision by its governing board, saying the rate would likely be reduced further. The cut is in line with forecasts in a traders39; poll last week, which also predicted the bank will […]

WASHINGTON, March 28 Reuters The United States is drawing up a list of advanced Chinese chipmaking factories barred from receiving key tools, three people familiar with matter said on Thursday, to make it easier for companies to stem technology flows into China. The list could be released in the next couple of months, one of […]

Central bank flags series of rate cuts in year ahead Says wary of setbacks and will proceed cautiously Sees policy rate at 3.44 in Q4 Next decision on May 8 STOCKHOLM, March 27 Reuters Sweden39;s central bank held its key rate at 4.00 on Wednesday, as expected, and said inflationary pressures had eased enough for […]