SINGAPORE, Sept 29 Reuters China39;s international trade council has formally asked the United States to carefully consider rules that ban or restrict U.S. investments in China39;s tech sector, state television reported on Friday. U.S. President Joe Biden signed the executive order last month which prohibits or restricts investments in Chinese entities involved in semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum […]

Key rate hiked by 25 bps to 2.50, a 10year high Says key rate has reached 39;neutral39; level Cuts 2023 GDP growth forecast to 2.8 from 3.6 Raises 2024 GDP growth outlook to 4.4 from 3.8 Sees upside inflation risk from government stimulus policies BANGKOK, Sept 27 Reuters Thailand39;s central bank unexpectedly raised its key […]

MANILA, Sept 21 Reuters The Philippine central bank kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 6.25 for a fourth straight meeting on Thursday to balance the need to support economic growth while trying to curb inflation. The Monetary Board deemed it appropriate to maintain its pause and read the emerging upside risks to the inflation outlook, […]

Policy rate rises to 4.00 from 3.75 Central bank says inflation still too high Says could raise policy rate further Announces FX hedge, increases number of annual meetings STOCKHOLM, Sept 21 Reuters Sweden39;s central bank raised its key policy rate by a quarter percentage point to 4.00, as expected, on Thursday and said it might […]

SHANGHAISINGAPORE, Sept 20 Reuters China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged at a monthly fixing on Wednesday, in line with expectations, as fresh signs of economic stabilisation and a weakening yuan reduced the need for immediate monetary easing. Recent economic data showed the world39;s secondlargest economy was finding its footing after a sharp slowdown, while yuan declines have […]

SHANGHAI, Sept 19 Reuters China is widely expected to leave lending benchmark rates unchanged at a monthly fixing on Wednesday, a Reuters survey showed, as fresh signs of economic stabilisation and a weakening yuan constrained further monetary easing efforts. The loan prime rate LPR normally charged to banks39; best clients is calculated each month after […]

Policy decision expected 02300430GMT, Friday BOJ seen keeping interest rate targets unchanged Board likely to debate factors driving recent rise in yields No consensus within BOJ on timing of rate hike sources Gov Ueda expected to hold briefing 0630GMT TOKYO, Sept 19 Reuters The Bank of Japan will likely keep interest rates ultralow on Friday […]

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 Reuters The U.S. Federal Reserve kicks off a twoday policy meeting on Tuesday with officials widely expected to keep interest rates on hold for now, but also flagging in new economic projections whether they feel rates still need to rise further before the end of the year. A new policy statement and […]

BENGALURU, Sept 19 Reuters The European Central Bank is done hiking interest rates and will stay on hold until at least July next year, according to economists in a Reuters poll, who said there was only a oneinfive chance the central bank hikes again this year. Last week, the ECB raised its key interest rates for a […]

JERUSALEM, Sept 18 Reuters All five members of the Bank of Israel39;s monetary policy committee voted on Sept. 4 to leave the benchmark interest rate at 4.75 but were ready to resume hikes if inflation remained high, minutes of the discussion showed on Monday. The central bank39;s move to hold rates this month was the second […]