Economists expect BoE to raise rates to 2.25 from 1.75 Markets think rise to 2.5 is likely, biggest since 1989 New UK PM39;s energy price caps will limit peak inflation Fiscal stimulus may sustain longerterm price pressure Fed hike pushes sterling to weakest since 1985 vs dollar LONDON, Sept 22 Reuters The Bank of England […]

FRANKFURTHELSINKI, Sept 28 Reuters The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates by another 75 basis points at its October meeting and move again in December to a level that no longer stimulates the economy, policymakers said on Wednesday. The ECB lifted interest rates by a combined 125 basis points at its past […]

SYDNEY, Oct 4 Reuters Australia39;s central bank on Tuesday surprised markets by lifting interest rates by a smallerthanexpected 25 basis points, saying they had already risen substantially, although it added that further tightening would still be needed. Wrapping up its October policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia RBA raised its cash rate to a […]

SYDNEY, Oct 5 Reuters New Zealand39;s central bank on Wednesday lifted interest rates to a sevenyear high and promised more pain to come as it struggles to cool redhot inflation in an overstretched economy. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand39;s RBNZ policy committee raised its official cash rate by 50 basis points to 3.5, the […]

Policy mix between government and BOJ seen in doubt Yen hovers near 32yr lows vs dlr despite intervention Suzuki says in constant touch with U.S. on FX policy Estimates show record spending on yenbuying intervention TOKYO, Oct 25 Reuters Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday there was no policy contradiction between his ministry39;s […]

COPENHAGEN, Oct 27 Reuters Denmark39;s central bank raised its key interest rate by 0.60 percentage points to 1.25 on Thursday to its highest level in thirteen years, following a rate hike earlier in the day by the European Central Bank. Denmark, the first country in the world to impose negative rates in 2012, last month […]

75 bps rate hike almost certain ECB to discuss changing 3year bank loan terms Winding down bond holding also on agenda Decision at 1215 GMT, news conference at 1245 GMT FRANKFURT, Oct 27 Reuters The European Central Bank will raise interest rates again on Thursday and likely reel in a key subsidy to commercial banks, […]

LONDON, Nov 2 Reuters The pace and scale of rate hikes delivered by central banks around the globe in October slowed down dramatically following September39;s historic peak. Central banks overseeing four of the 10 most heavily traded currencies delivered 200 basis points of rate hikes between them last month, while the remaining ones held rates. […]

DUBAI, Nov 2 Reuters Most Gulf states said on Wednesday they would increase their key interest rates after the Federal Reserve raised its key policy rate by threequarters of a percentage point for the fourth straight time. While the U.S. central bank39;s policy decision was motivated by its desire to lower stubbornly high inflation in […]