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30 Nov 22
Weakened demand from key trading partners and higher interest rates will hinder Latin American economies next year, following stronger-than-expected growth in 2022, S&P Global has said.
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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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4 Nov 22
Spain’s proposed windfall tax on commercial banks could end up doing more harm than good to the nation’s economy, the European Central Bank has 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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5 Oct 22
High inflation combined with increased debt servicing costs has increased the likelihood of a debt default and led to Moody’s downgrading Ghana’s credit rating.
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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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27 Sep 22
Central banks raising interest rates to slow inflation will pile more financial pressure on poorer economies and could restrict spending on healthcare, economists at the World Bank have 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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9 Sep 22
The European Central Bank is set to raise interest rates by a record 0.75 percentage points in a bid to rein in rampant inflation.
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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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2 Aug 22
The dual impacts of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine will leave public finances more exposed and could negatively impact future credit outlooks, a ratings agency has said.
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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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1 Jul 22
Australia’s wealthy and resilient economy will continue to grow as the nation recovers from Covid-19, which ratings agency Moody’s has said is the key factor behind the country’s Aaa rating.
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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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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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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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26 Apr 22
Government ministers must adapt to the ending of cheap debt or face difficult funding decisions in the future, according to Finnish finance minister Annika Saarikko.
30 Nov 22Weakened demand from key trading partners and higher interest rates will hinder Latin American economies next year, following stronger-than-expected growth in 2022, S&P Global has said.
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.
4 Nov 22Spain’s proposed windfall tax on commercial banks could end up doing more harm than good to the nation’s economy, the European Central Bank has warned.
5 Oct 22High inflation combined with increased debt servicing costs has increased the likelihood of a debt default and led to Moody’s downgrading Ghana’s credit rating.
27 Sep 22Central banks raising interest rates to slow inflation will pile more financial pressure on poorer economies and could restrict spending on healthcare, economists at the World Bank have warned.
23 Sep 22The 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.
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...
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.
2 Aug 22The dual impacts of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine will leave public finances more exposed and could negatively impact future credit outlooks, a ratings agency has said.
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.
1 Jul 22Australia’s wealthy and resilient economy will continue to grow as the nation recovers from Covid-19, which ratings agency Moody’s has said is the key factor behind the country’s Aaa rating.
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.
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.
26 Apr 22Government ministers must adapt to the ending of cheap debt or face difficult funding decisions in the future, according to Finnish finance minister Annika Saarikko.
