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Global central bankers speak up for beleaguered Fed Chair Powell
Central bankers worldwide are voicing support for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, who they view as facing political criticism unjustly. These monetary policy leaders express solidarity with their American...
Ueda highlights BOJ’s intention to keep raising rate to bankers
BOJ governor Ueda emphasized that Japan's central bank intends to persist with its strategy of raising the interest rate after recent hikes to 0.75%, marking a three-decade high. Observers anticipate ...
Ueda signals further hikes with more confidence over price goal
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has made comments suggesting that additional interest rate hikes may be on the horizon despite already raising borrowing costs to their highest level since 1995 last ...
China sets yuan fixing rate at 15-month high amid offshore gains
The People's Bank of China set the reference rate for the yuan at its strongest level since October 2024 due to recent strengthening trends in the currency, including breaching the important US dollar...
Summary of BOJ’s December meeting hints of further rate hikes
Members of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) indicated that Japan's real interest rates remain very low, hinting towards potential further rate hikes in future meetings....
Russian Central Bank Cuts Key Interest Rate Amid Economic Slowdown
In response to Russia's economic slowdown and the steepest drop in annual inflation this year, reaching 6.6 percent in November, down from 7.7 percent in October, the Russian Central Bank has cut its ...
Ukraine’s December Inflation Rate Falls by 1.3%
According to recent data, inflation in Ukraine has decreased to an 8% rate, leaving only 3 percentage points from the National Bank of Ukraine’s goal of reaching a 5% target....
Bank of Japan's rate hike likely first of many
The Bank of Japan has raised interest rates, indicating that this may be the start of further increases. Although the bank maintains there is some way to go in its monetary tightening efforts, observe...
BOJ rate hike could be both good and bad for households
The Bank of Japan's potential rate hike could adversely affect home owners through increased loan interest rates but may positively impact households with higher bank deposit rates....