Australia’s Hot Inflation Suggests Higher-for-Longer Rates

Australia’s inflation came in faster than expected in the first three months of 2024, suggesting price pressures are proving stickier and bolstering the case for the central bank to hold interest ... Read More

Central bank not ruling out further hikes – as it happened

Here’s a wrap of what we learned today: Australian borrowers have been granted some additional breathing space today with the RBA holding interest rates ... The central bank’s decision was ... Read More

Australia's RBA to Hold Rates on March 19, Cut Later in Year: Reuters Poll

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Australia's central bank will hold its key interest rate at 4.35% for a third straight meeting on Tuesday and at least until end-September, according to a Reuters poll of ... Read More

China’s Central Bank Holds Key Policy Rates, Drains Liquidity From Banking Sector

The People’s Bank of China kept key policy rates steady and drained liquidity from the banking sector as economic data shows fresh signs of weakness. Read More

Bets on Rate Cuts This Year Are Fading Away

Stubborn inflation has led traders to forecast far fewer rate cuts by the Federal Reserve than just a few months ago. Read More

European Central Bank Lowers Inflation Outlook But Holds Interest Rates: 2 Stocks, 2 ETFs To Watch

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday held interest rates ... inflation to average 2.3% this year, down from December’s forecast of 2.7%, and sees the rate averaging 2% in 2025, down ... Read More

In the news today: Central bank to hold interest rate steady? PM testifies at inquiry

BoC expected to hold policy rate at 5% today The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision ... helping lower inflation. Canada's inflation rate was 2.8 per cent in February. Read More

Thai central bank holds key rate at 2.50%

Thailand's central bank left its key interest ... rate at 2.50%, the highest in more than a decade. It had raised the rate by 200 basis points since August 2022 to curb inflation. Of 26 economists in ... Read More

Thai central bank holds key rate, defies government calls for cuts

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged ... monetary policy committee voted 5-2 to hold the one-day repurchase rate at 2.50%, the highest in more than ... Read More

Thailand Central Bank Holds Rate Steady Despite Sluggish Economy, Weak Inflation

Thailand’s central bank kept ... going forward. The Bank of Thailand’s policy committee voted five-to-two to maintain its one-day repurchase rate at 2.50%, it said Wednesday. Read More