Australia Delivers Long-Awaited Rate Cut and Potential Soft Landing
Australia’s central bank delivered its first interest rate cut. But Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock warned ...
Higher Rents Are Coming If Interest Rates Don’t Budge
Coming into 2025, hopes for an increase in housing construction were pinned on lower borrowing costs. But with longer-term ...
Trump Calls for Lower Interest Rates as Powell Heads to Hill
President Donald Trump called for lower interest rates, seeking to raise pressure on the Federal Reserve as he moves to ...
Opinion
A Central Bank Hawk Relaxes Her Guard. Not Before Time
A long-awaited rate cut heralds a new era for the Australian economy, however much the RBA may want to downplay it.
Lower Inflation Wouldn’t Assure Rate Cuts, Fed’s Logan Says
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan urged policymakers to remain cautious in the coming months, reiterating ...
Powell Says Fed Isn’t Rushing to Change Rates
In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee today, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to last month’s message, ...
Trump’s Tariffs Obscure a Much Bigger Challenge for the World
The global economy is utterly dependent on the US. Growth elsewhere doesn’t look promising.
Romania to Extend Rate Pause as Risks Grow: Decision Guide
Romania’s central bank is likely to hold interest rates for a fourth meeting as risks to its inflation forecast pile up from ...
Powell Tells Congress Fed Still in No Rush to Lower Rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank doesn’t need to rush to adjust interest rates, again signaling that ...
Brazil, Ukraine and Then Chile? EM Traders Bet on Next Rate Hike
After Brazil and Ukraine embarked on interest-rate hiking campaigns last year, investors are betting that the next developing economy to follow suit will be Chile.
ECB’s Panetta Says There’s No Need to Hold Back on Rate Cuts
There’s no need to hold back on European Central Bank interest rate cuts as the 2% price target is in sight and inflation ...
Peru Halts Key Rate Cuts on Strong Growth and Global Risks
Peru left interest rates unchanged Thursday as accelerating economic growth and uncertainty over US trade policy limit the space for a more expansionary monetary stance.