Thursday, 19 June 2025 07:45 WIB | Fiscal & monetary
The United States (US) Central Bank, the Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its monetary policy unchanged on Wednesday (1/30) after previously cutting interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.25%-4.5% in December.
This is in line with market players' expectations, which continue to focus on cuts this...
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 17:37 WIB | Monetary
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintained its cash rate at 4.1% during its April meeting, holding borrowing costs unchanged after slashing 25 bps in the February meeting, aligning with market consensus. The committee also kept the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances at...
Wednesday, 27 November 2024 10:12 WIB | Fiscal & monetary
Federal Reserve officials conveyed optimism that inflation is subsiding and the labor market remains robust, supporting the possibility of further interest rate cuts, though at a measured pace, minutes from November 6-7 meeting showed.
Officials noted that monetary policy decisions are contingent...
Tuesday, 3 September 2024 21:08 WIB | Root
The annual inflation rate in Switzerland eased to 1.1% in August 2024, down from 1.3% in the previous two months and below market expectations of 1.2%. This marked the lowest level since March, as prices declined for food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.1% vs. 0.1% in July) and transport (-0.7%...
Thursday, 27 June 2024 23:41 WIB | Root
British businesses and households are generally coping well with high interest rates, although some, especially renters, are under pressure, the Bank of England said on Thursday.
However, global asset prices were vulnerable to "a sharp correction" as investors were generally demanding very little...
Thursday, 13 June 2024 07:58 WIB | Root
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but signaled fewer rate cuts for this year than previously expected to ensure that monetary policy remains restrictive enough to keep the pressure on inflation.
The Federal Open Market Committee, the FOMC, kept its benchmark ratein a...
The U.S. Census Bureau will release the country's Retail Sales report on Friday. Market analysts expect headline Retail Sales to grow 0.5% monthly... 
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will measure success at their summit in Alaska very differently, even as both leaders are already... 
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held talks in Alaska on Friday (August 15). The US president's hopes of reaching a ceasefire in Ukraine remain... 
Retail sales in the US increased 0.5% month-over-month in July 2025, in line with market expectations and following an upwardly revised 0.9% rise in...