Rate decision due March 27, 0830 GMT All 17 analysts see policy rate remaining at 4.00 Riksbank expected to flag cut in June Rates expected to fall to around 3.00 by year end Link to the data STOCKHOLM, March 25 Reuters Sweden39;s central bank will keep rates at 4.00 this week and is expected to […]

Shock increase outstrips almost all forecasts First lira rally in weeks; bonds also rally Policy rate raised by 4,150 basis points since last June Bank says will tighten further if inflation deteriorates ISTANBUL, March 21 Reuters Turkey39;s central bank unexpectedly hiked interest rates by 500 basis points to 50 on Thursday, citing a deteriorating inflation […]

BRUSSELS, March 22 Reuters European Union leaders will back on Friday a slightly tighter fiscal policy for the euro zone next year, to help bring down inflation and make public finance more stable after the excess spending of the COVID pandemic and the energy price crisis. The endorsement comes after finance ministers of the 20 […]

ZURICH, March 21 Reuters The Swiss National Bank cut its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.50 on Thursday, a surprise move which made it the first major central bank to dial back tighter monetary policy aimed at tackling inflation. The central bank, in the first decision since longserving Chairman Thomas Jordan said […]

WARSAW, March 20 Reuters Polish farmers blocked roads with tractors and flares on Wednesday in escalating protests against EU environmental regulations and cheap food imports from neighbouring Ukraine which the bloc provisionally agreed to prolong. Placards depicted a farmer swinging from a gallows next to wind farms and an EUemblazoned executioner with the words Green Deal […]

BOJ sets new shortterm rate target in 00.1 range BOJ to apply 0.1 interest to reserves to nudge up rates Board votes to ditch bond yield control, risky asset buying BOJ expects ultraeasy conditions to stay for time being BOJ may hike rates if trend inflation heightens further TOKYO, March 19 Reuters The Bank of […]

SHANGHAISINGAPORE, March 15 Reuters China39;s central bank left a key policy rate unchanged while withdrawing cash from a mediumterm policy loan operation on Friday, as authorities continued to prioritise currency stability amid uncertainty over the timing of expected Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. The Fed39;s historic monetary tightening has bolstered the dollar and pressured the […]

BENGALURU, March 15 Reuters Australia39;s central bank will hold its key interest rate at 4.35 for a third straight meeting on Tuesday and at least until endSeptember, according to a Reuters poll of economists who see at least two rate cuts in the final quarter of 2024. While financial markets have priced in rate cuts […]

HELSINKI, March 15 Reuters The European Central Bank council last week began a discussion on when to reduce interest rates, council member Olli Rehn said on Friday. If inflation continues to fall and, according to our estimation, sustainably downwards towards the target, we can close to the summer already slowly start easing our foot off […]

SEOUL, March 14 Reuters South Korea will consider beefing up its corporate reform plan, aimed at boosting shareholder returns and stock prices, the financial regulator said on Thursday, after initial proposals fell short of market expectations. The plan, announced in February and dubbed the Corporate Valueup Programme, seeks to correct a tendency for listed South Korean […]