Stephen Miran, a Federal Reserve governor whose term ends at the end of January, said Thursday that he is looking for 150 basis points of interest-rate cuts this year to boost the U.S. labor market. Miran told Bloomberg Television's Surveillance program that Fed officials had room to further reduce rates given his view that underlying inflation was likely running at 2.3%. "I'm looking for about a point and a half of cuts. A lot of that is driven by my view of inflation," Miran said. "Underlying inflation is running within noise of our target, and that's a good indication of where overall...
Federal reserve memangkas suku bunga acuan mereka sebesar 25 bps setelah mereka menganggap bahwa inflasi telah mendingin dan telah mendekati ke target yang di harapkan sebesar 2%. Langkah pemangkasan juga dilakukan olehThe Fed guna memperluas upaya untuk menjaga ekspansi ekonomi AS pada pijakan yang kokoh, ia juga masih adanya tekanan pada sektor tenaga kerja Amerika walaupun sudah sedikit mereda dan tingkat pengangguran telah menigkat tetapi tetap rendah. Sumber: newsmaker.id
Australia's central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 4.35% for the eighth meeting in a row, in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters. In contrast to other central banks in advanced economies, the Reserve Bank of Australia wrote in its statement that "inflation has fallen substantially since the peak in 2022," but also added that underlying inflation is too high. The bank's forecasts also do not see inflation returning sustainably to the midpoint of its 2%-3% target until 2026. Source : CNBC
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that achieving 2% inflation is getting closer, although real inflation remains low. Ueda emphasized that the BOJ will continue to raise interest rates...
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...