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13 Jan 23
The news agenda moves fast. Stay on top of some of the key stories which we share here.
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20 Dec 22
North America’s two major economies will experience low growth and tight financing conditions as interest rates get pushed further upwards, analysts have said as they looked towards next year.
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16 Dec 22
Major central banks have continued to raise interest rates in a bid to tame high inflation, but predicted the pace of additional hikes will slow in the new year.
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29 Nov 22
Interest rates at the European Central Bank will keep going up, according to its president Christine Lagarde, but a leading economist has questioned whether advanced economies should loosen their...
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21 Nov 22
Recessions in major economies and increasing borrowing costs are likely to hurt the global economy, particularly in developing countries, in the new year, analysts have warned.
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28 Oct 22
The possibility of recession was not enough to keep the European Central Bank from doubling its deposit rate in an attempt to get inflation down.
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3 Oct 22
Developing country central banks making losses amid rising interest rates and falling asset values risk harming their governments’ public finances, ratings agency Fitch has warned.
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23 Sep 22
The US central bank has put interest rates up by another big jump, continuing its recent fast pace of increases as inflation continues to be far above its target level.
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16 Sep 22
Central banks raising interest rates to slow inflation risk “devastating” the lives of people in poorer countries if their actions push those countries into recessions, World Bank president David...
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18 Aug 22
Ghana’s central bank has hiked interest rates by the largest jump in 20 years barely one month after the International Monetary Fund said the country needs to “ensure credibility” in its monetary...
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12 Aug 22
The Central Bank of Argentina has implemented another sharp interest rate hike, to help reduce inflation that is rising at its fastest rate in decades.
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28 Jul 22
The US Federal Reserve has said interest rates could go up more slowly from now on, having just approved two 0.75 percentage point hikes in as many meetings in response to rampant inflation.
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26 Jul 22
The Russian central bank has slashed interest rates by 1.5 percentage points because subdued customer demand has led to reduced inflation.
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22 Jul 22
The European Central Bank has ended eight years of negative interest rates, increasing its deposit rate for the first time since 2011 in response to high inflation.
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21 Jul 22
The Australian government has launched a review to probe the mandate and objectives of the Reserve Bank of Australia following recent criticisms.
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15 Jul 22
A US Federal Reserve governor has stated his support for raising interest rates by 0.75 percentage points later this month, but did not rule out pushing for an even larger increase.
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16 Jun 22
The US Federal Reserve is set to hike lending rates by 0.75 percentage points to help tame runaway inflation, the largest single increase since the 1990s.
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10 Jun 22
Rising interest rates aimed at combating runaway global inflation are putting some governments, including in middle-income countries, at risk of debt distress, the World Bank has warned.
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8 Jun 22
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its highest interest rate rise in more than two decades in an attempt to rein in rampant inflation.
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24 May 22
The European Central Bank is set to bring lending rates out of negative territory by September in a bid to cool soaring inflation.
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13 May 22
Canada’s prime minister has defended the independence of the country’s central bank after the leadership frontrunner for the main opposition party promised to fire the bank’s governor if elected.
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6 May 22
Tightening monetary policy poses risks to Japan’s debt dynamics when the government already has the largest debt of any investment-grade country, rating agency Fitch has warned.
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29 Apr 22
The Swedish central bank has raised interest rates to 0.25% alongside plans to reduce its balance sheet, in response to inflationary risks.
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29 Apr 22
The European Central Bank has blamed soaring energy prices for its misjudgement of inflation, after its projections for the beginning of 2022 turned out to be the least accurate it has ever made.
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14 Apr 22
The Bank of Canada has announced its highest interest rate increase in more than 20 years, as the nation grapples with soaring inflation.
13 Jan 23The news agenda moves fast. Stay on top of some of the key stories which we share here.
20 Dec 22North America’s two major economies will experience low growth and tight financing conditions as interest rates get pushed further upwards, analysts have said as they looked towards next year.
16 Dec 22Major central banks have continued to raise interest rates in a bid to tame high inflation, but predicted the pace of additional hikes will slow in the new year.
29 Nov 22Interest rates at the European Central Bank will keep going up, according to its president Christine Lagarde, but a leading economist has questioned whether advanced economies should loosen their...
21 Nov 22Recessions in major economies and increasing borrowing costs are likely to hurt the global economy, particularly in developing countries, in the new year, analysts have warned.
16 Sep 22Central banks raising interest rates to slow inflation risk “devastating” the lives of people in poorer countries if their actions push those countries into recessions, World Bank president David...
18 Aug 22Ghana’s central bank has hiked interest rates by the largest jump in 20 years barely one month after the International Monetary Fund said the country needs to “ensure credibility” in its monetary...
12 Aug 22The Central Bank of Argentina has implemented another sharp interest rate hike, to help reduce inflation that is rising at its fastest rate in decades.
26 Jul 22The Russian central bank has slashed interest rates by 1.5 percentage points because subdued customer demand has led to reduced inflation.
21 Jul 22The Australian government has launched a review to probe the mandate and objectives of the Reserve Bank of Australia following recent criticisms.
10 Jun 22Rising interest rates aimed at combating runaway global inflation are putting some governments, including in middle-income countries, at risk of debt distress, the World Bank has warned.
8 Jun 22The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its highest interest rate rise in more than two decades in an attempt to rein in rampant inflation.
13 May 22Canada’s prime minister has defended the independence of the country’s central bank after the leadership frontrunner for the main opposition party promised to fire the bank’s governor if elected.
6 May 22Tightening monetary policy poses risks to Japan’s debt dynamics when the government already has the largest debt of any investment-grade country, rating agency Fitch has warned.
29 Apr 22The Swedish central bank has raised interest rates to 0.25% alongside plans to reduce its balance sheet, in response to inflationary risks.
29 Apr 22The European Central Bank has blamed soaring energy prices for its misjudgement of inflation, after its projections for the beginning of 2022 turned out to be the least accurate it has ever made.
14 Apr 22The Bank of Canada has announced its highest interest rate increase in more than 20 years, as the nation grapples with soaring inflation.
