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Australia Keeps Cash Rate As Expected

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...

China Frees Banks to Lend More, Cuts Key Interest Rate

Tuesday, 24 September 2024 15:17 WIB | Root

China’s central bank has announced a sweep of support for the economy, as pressure mounts on authorities to unleash stimulus and hit this year’s growth target of around 5%. China will help banks boost lending to consumers, cut its key short-term interest rate, and lower the mortgage rate for...

BOJ Stands Pat in Sign It Won’t Rush to Hike After July Surprise

Friday, 20 September 2024 17:25 WIB | Root

The Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy steady Friday, signaling it sees no need to hurry with interest rate hikes as it monitors financial markets after its July increase and hawkish views spooked investors. The BOJ maintained its settings for the unsecured overnight call rate at around...

Fed's 'Confidence' In Disinflation Not Bolstered by Recent Data, Minutes Show

Thursday, 11 April 2024 10:12 WIB | Root

Even before U.S. inflation data on Wednesday came in hotter than expected, Federal Reserve officials had begun worrying last month that progress might have stalled and a longer period of tight monetary policy could be needed to tame the pace of price increases. "Some" officials at the Fed's March...

ECB Seen Sending Rates to Higher Peak in Face of Recession Risk

Friday, 21 October 2022 19:23 WIB | Root

The European Central Bank will act much more forcefully than previously anticipated to rein in record inflation, even as the euro zone succumbs to a recession, according to a survey of economists. The ECBâ€™s deposit rate is expected to reach 2.5% by next March, more than the 1.5%...