All 23 analysts in Reuters poll expect rate hold at 16 Bank of Russia to announce decision at 1030 GMT Friday Governor Nabiullina to hold media briefing at 1200 GMT Friday This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Feb 12 Reuters Russia will hold […]

JAKARTA, Feb 9 Reuters Adrian graduated from an Indonesian auto mechanic trade school last summer, but since then has only worked a few weeks in one job serving fruit juice at a kiosk in downtown Jakarta. The 19yearold, a first time voter in next week39;s Indonesian election, is seeking work with electric vehicle companies he knows […]

BANGKOK, Feb 8 Reuters The Bank of Thailand BOT is ready to cut rates if consumption falls sharply, a senior official said on Thursday, a day after it kept monetary policy unchanged amid pressure from the government to ease. If we look at the numbers and private consumption falls sharply and there is a clear […]

SYDNEY, Feb 6 Reuters Australia39;s central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday but cautioned that a further increase could not be ruled out given inflation was still too high, a strong signal that it isn39;t in a hurry to start easing policy anytime soon. The relatively hawkish tone of the central bank39;s statement boosted […]

RIGA, Jan 26 Reuters The euro zone should not weaponize its own currency in a global conflict as that could ultimately undermine it, an influential European Central Bank policymaker said on Friday, just as the EU was contemplating seizing Russian state assets. European officials have been debating for months whether to confiscate frozen Russian assets, […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 Reuters Malaysia39;s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the fourth straight meeting on Wednesday, seeking to support economic growth ahead of an expected pickup in inflation following planned subsidy changes. Bank Negara Malaysia BNM maintained its overnight policy rate OPR at 3.00 at its first meeting of the year […]

Majority of economists expect rate cut in JuneJuly Canada39;s Dec inflation rose to 3.4 from 3.1 in Nov Current interest rate at a 22year high of 5 OTTAWA, Jan 22 Reuters The Bank of Canada is expected to leave its key overnight rate unchanged at its meeting on Wednesday, but stubborn inflation has markets delaying […]

Jan 17 Reuters Investor bets for European Central Bank rate cuts are excessive and possibly self defeating because they could actually hold back monetary easing, Dutch central bank chief Klaas Knot told CNBC on Wednesday. Markets are betting on 140 basis points of rate cuts from the ECB this year a drop from 150 basis […]

NEW YORK, Jan 12 Reuters A U.S. presidential race that is about to heat up could add a fresh wrinkle to markets in 2024, as investors gauge the potential for postelection changes in fiscal spending, taxation and other policy areas. For months, the Federal Reserve39;s monetary policy trajectory and the U.S. economy have consumed investors, […]

SEOUL, Jan 11 Reuters South Korea39;s central bank on Thursday hinted it may pivot towards monetary easing along with its global peers, sending bond futures up after a widelyexpected decision to keep its policy interest rate unchanged for an eighth meeting. The Bank of Korea BOK held its benchmark rate at 3.50 at a policy review […]