Economy News Bank Holds Interest Rates And Warns It S Too Early To Cut

Fed Risks a Recession if It Doesn’t Cut Rates Rapidly, a Top Official Warns

Stephen I. Miran, the newest member of the central bank’s Board of Governors, thinks some of his colleagues are too worried about inflation. Read More

RBA holds interest rate as Michele Bullock addresses 'blip' that stunned Australia

All eyes will be on Michele Bullock today with optimism around the cash rate now sparse across the country. Source: Yahoo Australia Hello and welcome to Yahoo Finance's live coverage of the RBA's ... Read More

Bank ‘unlikely’ to cut interest rates but decision a close call, experts say

Bank ‘unlikely’ to cut interest rates but decision a close call, experts say - The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will make its next decision on interest rates on Thursday. Read More

Bullock flags end to rate cut cycle amid high inflation, jobless spike

The RBA’s decision comes after inflation and the jobless rate both exceeded the RBA’s expectations for the September quarter. Read More

Fed Chair Powell says hiring slowdown poses economic risks, hinting at more interest rate cuts

Jerome Powell said the labor market's outlook hasn't changed much since the central bank's September meeting, when it penciled in two more rate cuts this year. Read More

ECB keeps rates unchanged as economy holds up for now

The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at 2% for the third meeting in a row on Thursday and repeated that policy was in a "good place" as economic risks recede and the euro zone shows ... Read More

Federal Reserve meets today for an interest rate decision. Here's what economists predict.

Concerns about a weakening labor market may outweigh worries about rising inflation, tipping the Fed toward another rate cut, economists say. Read More

Fed cuts interest rate by a quarter point as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

Wednesday’s decision brings the Fed’s key rate down to about 3.9%, from about 4.1%. The central bank had cranked its rate to roughly 5.3% in 2023 and 2024 to combat the biggest inflation spike in four ... Read More

ECB Holds Interest Rates Steady Again. Why It’s in a Different Place to the Fed.

Euro zone inflation has been running close to 2% for months now, which is good news for the European Central Bank. Read More

Interest Rates Are Falling. Why Are People Still Buying Money Market Funds?

The Federal Reserve’s rate cut will reduce investor returns, yet money market funds remain a good deal, our columnist says. Read More

With inflation and jobs in ‘tension,’ Powell warns of the Fed’s tightrope on interest rates

The Federal Reserve is doing a difficult balancing act, trying to tamp down inflation while lifting up the job market, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday. “There is no risk-free path for policy as we ... Read More