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BOJ Prepares to Hike Interest Rates, What Will the Impact Be?

Friday, 19 December 2025 14:45 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to raise interest rates on Friday to a three-decade high, from 0.5% to 0.75%, signaling readiness for further increases beyond next year. This move demonstrates the BOJ's confidence that sustained wage increases will keep inflation around its 2% target, even as...

Trump Eyes Waller for Top Fed Position

Wednesday, 17 December 2025 14:23 WIB | Fiscal

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to interview Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Wednesday. The interview is said to be part of the selection process for the top position at the US central bank, according to sources quoted by the Wall Street Journal. Waller's name joins a list...

Fed Minutes to shed light on Fed rate outlook amid doubts over another cut

Thursday, 20 November 2025 05:46 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Minutes of the United States (US) Federal Reserve’s (Fed) October 28-29 monetary policy meeting will be published on Wednesday at 19:00 GMT. The US central bank decided to cut the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to the range of 3.75%-4% at that meeting, but Fed Governor Stephen Miran...

Fed to cut Federal Funds rate by 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% range on October 29

Wednesday, 22 October 2025 00:59 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

According to a poll by Reuters, 115 of 117 economists have predicted that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will reduce interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 3.75%-4.00% in the monetary policy announcement on October 29. For the entire year, the United States (US) Fed will cut its Funds Rate twice...

US Fiscal Tensions Shake Global Sentiment

Monday, 13 October 2025 23:05 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Global financial markets are moving cautiously following growing concerns about the United States' fiscal policy, which is considered too expansionary. The surge in the budget deficit and rising US government bond yields have led market participants to assess the risks of debt financing as...

Fed’s Williams sees reduced upside inflation risk from tariffs

Friday, 5 September 2025 09:00 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Thursday that he sees lower risks to inflation as tariffs have driven up price pressures less than expected. "I see on the margin...a reduction of some of the upside risks to inflation" from tariffs, Williams told reporters after...

Fed's Powell Unlikely to Give Clear Signal

Friday, 22 August 2025 14:18 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Fed Chair Powell's looming speech at the annual Jackson Hole symposium will be the next catalyst for the U.S. dollar moves, says Joe Capurso, an economist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Still, don't expect Powell to give a clear signal in either direction. He is likely to keep his options...

Fed keeps rates steady as it notes ‘lack of further progress’ on inflation

Thursday, 2 May 2024 08:49 WIB | Root

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its ground on interest rates, again deciding not to cut as it continues a battle with inflation that has grown more difficult lately. In a widely expected move, the U.S. central bank kept its benchmark short-term borrowing rate in a targeted range between...

Powell Says Fed Has Time to Assess Data Before Deciding to Cut

Thursday, 4 April 2024 07:31 WIB | Root

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled policymakers will wait for clearer signs of lower inflation before cutting interest rates, even though a recent bump in prices didn’t alter their broader trajectory. Powell said recent inflation figures — though higher than expected —...

Powell Says Fed Seeking Sustained Period of Good Labor Market

Tuesday, 3 October 2023 06:49 WIB | Root

The Federal Reserve is focused on achieving a good labor market for a sustained period, Chair Jerome Powell said at a roundtable event in York, Pennsylvania. “Lots of good things happen” in addition to real wage increases when a good labor market lasts for a sustained period...

Fed's Powell says progress on bringing down inflation will be slow

Saturday, 20 May 2023 06:04 WIB | Root

Fed chair pushes back on market expectations of rate cuts this year Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday said his colleagues think that it will take some time to bring inflation back to the central bank's 2% target. "The data have continued to support the FOMC's view that bringing...

European Central Bank Raises Rates by 50 Basis Points, Pledges further Hike in March

Friday, 3 February 2023 03:08 WIB | Root

The European Central Bank on Thursday confirmed expectations of a 50 basis point interest rate increase, taking its key rate to 2.5%. In a statement, it pledged to â€œstay the course in raising interest rates significantly at a steady paceâ€ and, in unusually firm language, said it intended to...

Fed Lifts Rates by 0.75% for Fourth Straight Meeting

Thursday, 3 November 2022 07:42 WIB | Root

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point Wednesday for the fourth time in row, pushing monetary policy further into restrictive territory to combat above-trend inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee raised its benchmark rateto a range of 3.75% to 4%...

UK business inflation expectations rise in September â€“ BoE

Thursday, 6 October 2022 22:39 WIB | Root

British businesses' expectations for consumer price inflation in one year's time rose to 9.5% last month, up from 8.4% in August, a Bank of England survey showed on Thursday. The BoE's Decision Maker Panel survey of chief financial officers also showed that businesses expected output prices to...

Fed Menaikkan Suku Bunga sebesar 0,75 Poin, Menandai yang Tertinggi Dari yang Diharapkan

Thursday, 22 September 2022 08:21 WIB | Root

Federal Reserve pada Rabu (21/9) memutuskan untuk menaikkan suku bunga sebesar 0,75 poin persentase dan mengisyaratkan suku bunga mungkin lebih tinggi dari yang diharapkan investor karena bank sentral memerangi inflasi yang tinggi selama beberapa dekade. Kenaikan terakhir membawa suku bunga...

Powell: Ekonomi Menyesuaikan dengan Tuntutan 'Keadaan Yang Baru'

Saturday, 25 September 2021 04:06 WIB | Root

Ketua Federal Reserve Jerome Powell mengatakan ekonomi AS sedang mengalami "perubahan mendasar" ketika orang dan perbisnisan berputar untuk "memenuhi tuntutan keadaaan yang baru." Powell membuat pernyataan pada hari Jumat (24/9) dalam pernyataan pembukaan singkat untuk acara Fed Listens. Dia...

Fed Berencana Tetap Menahan Suku Bunga Utama Hampir Nol Hingga 2023

Thursday, 17 September 2020 08:20 WIB | Root

Federal Reserve pada hari Rabu mengisyaratkan rencananya untuk mempertahankan suku bunga AS mendekati nol setidaknya hingga akhir 2023 guna membantu ekonomi pulih dari virus corona. Seperti yang diharapkan, bank sentral mempertahankan suku bunga acuan fed fund mendekati nol. Perkiraan The Fed...