HONG KONG, Sept 19 Reuters The Hong Kong Monetary Authority HKMA on Thursday cut its base rate charged via the overnight discount window by 50 basis points to 5.25, tracking a move by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Hong Kong39;s monetary policy moves in lockstep with the United States as the city39;s currency is pegged to the greenback in […]

Sept 19 Reuters The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday as it awaits signs that inflation risks are quashed, putting the focus instead on a decision about bond sales that could feed into Finance Minister Rachel Reeves39; first budget. British inflation held steady in August but sped up in the […]

Bank Indonesia cuts policy rate by 25 bps to 6.00 BI decision comes hours before anticipated Fed rate cut Rate cut to support growth, governor says JAKARTA, Sept 18 Reuters Indonesia39;s central bank delivered its first rate cut in more than three years on Wednesday, just hours ahead of the widely expected start of the […]

Sept 13 Reuters An interest rate cut from the Bank of England next week looks unlikely but investors will be watching its September meeting for clues about future moves, as well as a decision over the pace of its bond sales a hot political topic. All 65 economists in a Reuters poll said the BoE will likely […]

27strong EU will vote on China EV tariffs in October China deploys divideandconquer approach to win majority vote Spanish Prime Minister unexpectedly urges EU to reconsider curbs China commerce minister to meet EU trade chief soon BEIJING, Sept 13 Reuters Beijing, as a vote on EU duties on Chinamade electric vehicles looms, employed a carrotandstick […]

FRANKFURT, Sept 12 Reuters The European Central Bank cut its interest rates on Thursday, saying lower inflation and economic growth were allowing it to take its foot off the brake slightly. The second rate cut in three months marks a gradual normalisation in the ECB39;s policy after the worst bout of inflation in a generation […]

Japan39;s neutral rate likely to be at least 1, Tamura says Japan making further progress in durably hitting price goal Tamura sees upside inflationary risk rising Remarks follow string of BOJ comments signaling more hikes OKAYAMA, Japan, Sept 12 Reuters The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1 by late next […]

BOJ will hike rates if its forecasts are met, says Nakagawa BOJ must take into account market rout impact on economy Nakagawa warns of upside risks to Japan39;s inflation outlook Economy on track but markets remain unstable, says Nakagawa TOKYOAKITA, Japan, Sept 11 Reuters The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if […]

US central bank expected to cut rates later this month Incoming data will shape size of anticipated rate cut Fed policymakers agree inflation is cooling Sept 3 Reuters As recently as two and a half months ago, most U.S. central bankers didn39;t see an interest rate cut in the cards at their Sept. 1718 meeting. […]

Sept 2 Reuters China has warned of severe economic retaliation against Japan if it further restricts sales and servicing of chipmaking equipment to Chinese firms, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Toyota Motor 7203.T, opens new tab privately told Japanese officials that Beijing could react to the curbs by cutting Japan39;s access […]