Interest rate hikes increasingly likely in 2026 but a major event would produce the opposite result
An interest rate hike on Tuesday is a practical impossibility. But if a growing number of forecasters are…
BOJ likely to raise rates in December, government to tolerate move, sources say
TOKYO, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates in December with…
Silver Nears Record as US Payrolls Reinforce Fed Rate-Cut Bets
(Bloomberg) — Silver traded near a record high after US payroll data reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve…
World Bank warns developing world ‘not out of danger’ as debt costs hit record
By Libby George LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The gap between developing nations’ debt servicing costs and new…
What the latest GDP numbers mean for interest rates and the economy
On a couple of occasions, former treasurer and prime minister Paul Keating described favourable gross domestic product figures…
South Korea headline inflation at 2.4% y/y, bolstering case for rate pause
Stalls at the Gwangjang traditional market in Seoul, South Korea. Eric Lafforgue/art In All Of Us | Corbis…
Dollar on the defensive as PMI data boosts case for rate cut
The U.S. dollar remained under pressure on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected manufacturing activity data heaped pressure on the Fed…
China PMI RatingDog data, Fed rate cut
Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district on October 5, 2020…
Are employers doing enough? US Fed’s Beige Book says firms are avoiding mass layoffs — Here’s what we know
The United States Federal Reserve (US Fed), in its November 2025 Beige Book, said that several companies in…
Why the banking regulator is targeting property investors
More a shot across the bows than a direct hit to the engine room. John Lonsdale, the banking…
South Korea signals end to rate cuts as FX, price risks grow
South Korea’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged for a fourth straight meeting on Thursday as a tumbling…
Dollar slips as investors bet on U.S. rate cuts; kiwi jumps after RBNZ decision
The dollar eased on Wednesday after benign U.S. economic data reinforced expectations of a December rate cut, and…