Morocco keeps interest rate at 2.25%
Morocco’s central bank kept its key rate at 2.25 per cent on Tuesday, citing global and domestic risks despite…
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UK cuts interest rate to 4%
The Bank of England (BoE) decided on Thursday to cut the rate by 0.25 per cent points to 4 per cent, citing…
UAE keeps base rate steady
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) kept its base rate for the Overnight Deposit Facility unchanged at 4.40 per …
Tunisia keeps interest rate steady
Tunisia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 7.5 per cent on Wednesday, following a…
Japan’s c. bank holds key interest rate
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained its benchmark interest rate, keeping the uncollateralised overnight call rate at…
Rate cut eases pressure on Russian budget – Manturov
Lowering Russia’s key interest rate by one percentage point could save the federal budget around 260 billion rubles…
Japan keeps rate, plans gradual bond cut – BOJ
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its benchmark interest rate steady at around 0.5 per cent on Tuesday, while unveiling…
URGENT: ECB cuts interest rates
The European Central Bank (ECB) decided on Thursday to lower its key interest rates by 25 basis points, effective…
Türkiye raises interest rate amid inflation risks
Türkiye’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 350 basis points to 46 per cent on Thursday,…
ECB’s Knot: Europe’s defence spending justified but adds inflation uncertainty
Dutch central bank chief and European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Klaas Knot stated on Thursday…
Pakistan c. bank leaves interest rate unchanged
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decided to maintain the policy rate at 12…
Türkiye cuts rate as inflation cools
Türkiye’s central bank reduced its policy rate by 250 basis points to 42.5 per cent on Thursday, citing a slowdown…
ECB’s Wunsch warns against excessive rate cuts
European Central Bank policymaker Pierre Wunsch cautioned that the eurozone risks "sleepwalking" into excessive…
Pakistan’s c. bank cuts interest rate by 100bps
The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decided on Monday to reduce the policy rate…
Türkiye’s central bank cuts interest rate to 45%
Türkiye's central bank cut its key interest rate by 250 basis points to 45 per cent on Thursday, continuing the…
Pakistan’s c. bank cuts interest rate by 200bps
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) monetary policy committee (MPC) decided on Monday to reduce the policy rate by 200…
Bank of Russia hints at rate hike move in December
The Bank of Russia is studying the possibility of raising key interest rates in December, Governor Elvira…
ECB may lower interest rate below ‘natural’ level – Simkus
The European Central Bank (ECB) is considering reducing its key interest rate to its “natural” level of 2 per cent…
Bank of Israel holds rates steady as inflationary pressures mount
Bank of Israel’s monetary committee decided on Wednesday to keep the interest rate unchanged at 4.5 per cent.
Sterling hits two-year high on Thursday
The pound sterling surged to its highest level in over two years against the dollar on Thursday, reaching $1.33 for…
URGENT: BOE holds interest rate at 5%
The Bank of England (BOE) decided on Thursday to keep interest rate at 5 per cent.
Bank of Russia to tighten policy amid inflation concerns
The Bank of Russia has indicated the need for additional tightening of monetary conditions to curb inflationary…
URGENT: ECB cuts rate by 25 basis points
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday a 25 basis points deposit facility rate cut effective from…
Malaysia’s c. bank expected to keep rate steady – poll
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to leave its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday and maintain it at the…
Bank of Israel keeps interest rate unchanged amidst uncertainty
The Bank of Israel's Monetary Committee decided on Wednesday to hold the interest rate steady at 4.5 per cent.
Central bank of Iceland holds interest rates steady
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to maintain the Bank’s key interest…
Russia’s Sberbank raises mortgage rates to 20%
Russia's largest lender, Sberbank, will increase its market mortgage rates to a minimum of 20 per cent starting…
Euro area GDP grows 0.3% in Q2
The euro area economy exceeded expectations in the second quarter, with GDP growing 0.3 per cent compared to the…
Pakistan c. bank cuts interest rates
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Monday decided to cut the policy rate by 100…
Bank of Canada cuts policy rate by 25 bps
The Bank of Canada (BoC) on Wednesday cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point for a second…
No rush for rate cuts – ECB’s Makhlouf
Rapid interest-rate action is not necessary at this time, Gabriel Makhlouf, a member of the European Central Bank's…
India’s c.bank raises natural rate of interest as economy recovers
India's natural interest rate has increased post-pandemic due to rising potential output,
Indonesia’s c. bank holds rates at 6.25%
Indonesia's central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), kept its key interest rate unchanged at 6.25 per cent on Wednesday,…
Belgium reduces federal debt to € 521.6b
Belgium's federal government debt amounted to EUR 521.609 billion at the end of June 2024, marking a decrease of…
Bitcoin braces for ‘crucial’ 36 hours amid US yield sensitivity
Global markets are bracing for volatility ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and key US…
European stocks rise on tech ahead of ECB meeting
European shares climbed on Thursday, driven by gains in technology stocks, as investors awaited the European…
European shares rise on US jobs data
European shares rose on Wednesday, buoyed by global optimism as soft US labour market data increased expectations…
European shares rise as ECB rate decision looms
European shares opened higher on Monday, tracking gains in Asian equities, while investors braced for a key…
URGENT: Egypt c.bank keeps interest rates steady buoyed by disinflation faith
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), as widely expected, left has its key interest rates unchanged on Thursday as…
Turkish c. bank holds rates at 50%
The Turkish central bank opted to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 50 per cent for the second consecutive…