SYDNEY, Aug 5 Reuters Australia39;s central bank on Friday warned inflation was heading to threedecade highs requiring further hikes in interest rates that would slow growth sharply, making it tough to keep the economy on an even keel. In its quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy, the Reserve Bank of Australia RBA jacked up its forecasts […]

LONDON, Aug 5 Reuters House prices in Britain fell the first time in more than a year in July in monthly terms and the market is likely to weaken further as interest rates go up and the costofliving squeeze tightens, mortgage lender Halifax said on Friday. Prices, which recently hit record highs,edged down by 0.1 […]

Q2 GDP 5.44 yy, higher than 5.17 in poll Exports up almost 20; impressive, says stats bureau Headwinds seen in second half analyst Govt asks BI not to hurry with interest rate hikes JAKARTA, Aug 5 Reuters Indonesia39;s economic growth accelerated in the AprilJune quarter amid an export boom driven by rising commodity prices, official […]

LONDON, Aug 5 Reuters The Bank of England is trying to maintain flexibility on its options for changing interest rates and investors should not assume it is set to do more big rate hikes, BoE Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday. We39;re trying to ensure there39;s an element of flexibility …. Given the uncertainties […]