Sri Lanka cuts rates to stimulate economic recovery
Sri Lanka's central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday in a surprise decision aimed at spurring economic recovery following the country's
July 24, 2024Sri Lanka's central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday in a surprise decision aimed at spurring economic recovery following the country's
July 24, 2024South Korea's economy unexpectedly shrank in the second quarter, clocking the sharpest contraction since 2022 as slumping consumer spending undermined an export boom,
July 24, 2024Consumer prices in Brazil rose more than expected in the month to mid-July on higher transportation costs, official data showed on Thursday, likely sealing the deal for the
July 25, 2024Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated for a third straight month in July but an index gauging demand-driven price growth slowed, data showed on Friday,
July 25, 2024Singapore's central bank on Friday left its monetary policy settings unchanged for the fifth consecutive time, as expected, as growth picks up
July 25, 2024Turkey's central bank is not even considering a rate-cutting cycle at this time because easing too early could reignite inflation and
July 26, 2024Russia's central bank has raised its key lending rate by one percentage point to 13%, a month after imposing an even larger hike
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April 26, 2024Early next month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will take on what has become something of a fraught subject for the central bank: climate change.
July 02, 2024The inflation that has been wearing on European consumers fell sharply to 2.9% in October, its lowest in more than two years as fuel prices fell and rapid interest rate hikes from the European Central Bank took hold
October 31, 2023Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee on Friday said the U.S. central bank will "do what it takes" to bring inflation down to the Fed's 2% goal, but that inflation looks
April 26, 2024Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said on Friday she remained optimistic the U.S. central bank can lower inflation without doing substantial damage
April 26, 2024Turkey’s central bank has delivered another huge interest rate hike as it tries to curb double-digit inflation that has left households struggling to afford food and other basic goods
November 23, 2023By Michael S.
April 26, 2024Turkey’s central bank has hiked its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points as part of its efforts to combat high inflation that has left many households struggling to afford essential items
December 21, 2023Turkey is committed to achieving disinflation, central bank chief Hafize Gaye Erkan told investors on Thursday while anticipating the completion of the monetary policy tightening
April 26, 2024Turkey’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by 5 percentage points, resuming a policy of rate hikes aimed at combating soaring inflation that is causing households severe economic pain
March 21, 2024Brazil released vigorous job market figures on Tuesday, reinforcing views of stronger economic activity at the beginning of this year but keeping the central bank
May 15, 2024Colombia's inflation in April is expected to hit 0.59%, extending its deceleration and taking 12-month consumer price growth to its lowest level in 27 months,
May 15, 2024Norway's central bank will keep its key policy interest rate unchanged this week, according to all 30 economists in a Reuters poll, but it remains on track to cut the cost of
May 15, 2024An outspoken couple weeks for Brazil's central bank chief, including criticism of budget policy and comments scrapping monetary policy guidance, have soured
May 10, 2024The board of Colombia's central bank is forecast to cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points for a second consecutive month at its April meeting, to
May 09, 2024Mexico's consumer prices unexpectedly rose in the first half of April, national statistics agency INEGI said on Wednesday, reinforcing bets that the country's central bank will hold its
May 09, 2024Turkey's central bank will not trim its policy rate from the current 50% until the fourth quarter, a Reuters poll of economists showed.
April 24, 2024Indonesia's central bank delivered a surprise rate hike on Wednesday, stepping up efforts to support the rupiah currency which has fallen to
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