India’s central bank holds benchmark policy rates as Iran war raises inflation risks
Signage for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai, India, on Friday, April 5, 2024. Dhiraj Singh…
Income tax changes FY27 smart money moves April financial planning tips
Fast-forward a few months, and March often turns into a scramble—last-minute tax-saving, hurried investment decisions, and a feeling…
Powell sees inflation outlook in check, no need to hike rates because of oil shock
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a wide-ranging talk at Harvard University, said Monday that he sees inflation…
Is Europe sleepwalking into its worst gas crisis since 2022?
In a matter of weeks, the Iran conflict has rewritten Europe’s energy calculus. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The benchmark Dutch…
Interest Rates on Hold, but South African Consumers Remain Under Pressure
Following today’s decision by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the latest data from TransUnion…
Why market bets for interest rate hikes in Canada are so high
The future path of interest rates in Canada is up for debate, with most economists coming down on…
Inflation cooled slightly in February before energy price rise caused by Iran war
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.7 per cent in February, down 0.1 per cent from the previous…
Pensioners could be up to £900 better off each year as US-Iran war rattles markets
Rising tensions in the Middle East could deliver an unexpected boost to retirement incomes, with some pensioners potentially…
Shockwave of War Is Rippling Through the Global Economy
Photographer: Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The global economy’s first collective health check since war broke out in the…
Interest-Rate Hikes May Be Coming
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Barclays Research (Bloomberg) — Monetary policymakers from the US to Europe to Japan all…
Dollar heads for weekly drop as central banks turn hawkish
The dollar slid Friday as soaring energy prices rattled global rate expectations, with the Fed the lone major…
Banks eye three ECB rate hikes this year
The Euro Sculpture at Willy-Brandt-Platz in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on March 6, 2025. Bloomberg |…