BoK to hold base rate at 3.50 at April 11 meeting BENGALURU, April 7 Reuters The Bank of Korea will opt to support a rapidly slowing economy by holding its main interest rate at 3.50 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters poll of economists that showed a slim majority now expect a 25basispoint cut by […]

SYDNEY, April 4 Reuters Australia39;s central bank on Tuesday left its cash rate unchanged at 3.6 to break a run of 10 straight hikes, saying it wanted additional time to assess the impact of past increases as the economy slows and inflation has peaked. Wrapping up its April policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia […]

Move reflects uncertain global outlook, weaker GDP growth Vietnam cut several policy rates on March 14 SBV prioritizing controlling inflation Slump in overseas orders impacting manufacturers HANOI, March 31 Reuters Vietnam39;s central bank said on Friday it will cut its refinance rate by 50 basis points effective April 3, bucking the regional trend as it […]

SYDNEY, Feb 21 Reuters Australia39;s central bank, startled by the risk that inflation could prove stickier than previously thought, abandoned all thought of pausing at its February policy meeting and signalled more rate hikes would be needed in the months ahead. Minutes of the Feb. 7 policy meeting out on Tuesday showed the Reserve Bank […]

VILNIUSPRAGUE, Feb 3 Reuters The European Central Bank is likely to raise interest rates again in May after an already signalled hike in March, two policymakers said on Friday, with one arguing that the peak or terminal rate is at least starting to appear on the horizon. The ECB raised rates by a half a […]

Markets anticipate quarterpercentagepoint rate increase Policy statement due at 2 p.m. EST 1900 GMT Fed39;s Powell to hold news conference WASHINGTON, Feb 1 Reuters The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its target interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, setting aside the rapid hikes used last year to curb a […]

BOT hikes policy rate by 25 bps to 1.50, as expected Says rate hikes to continue in line with growth outlook Sees higher foreign tourist arrivals as China reopens Economists see at least one more rate hike BANGKOK, Jan 25 Reuters Thailand39;s central bank raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points for a […]

TORONTO, Jan 25 Reuters The Bank of Canada is expected to raise interest rates to a 15year high on Wednesday in the face of a tight job market and abovetarget inflation, but economists say the move could be the last in the current tightening cycle. A Reuters poll of economists shows that Canada39;s central bank will hike […]

BOGOTA, Jan 20 Reuters Colombia39;s central bank board will once again raise its benchmark interest rate at its meeting next week on persistent inflation which has endured despite signs of slowing growth, preliminary findings in a Reuters poll showed on Friday. Eight of 15 analysts surveyed said the sevenmember board will increase borrowing costs by […]

TOKYO, Jan 18 Reuters The Bank of Japan on Wednesday amended rules for a fundssupply market operation to make it usable as a tool for preventing longterm interest rates rising too much, in a show of resolve to maintain its yield curve control YCC policy for the time being. Under the amended rules, the central […]