Central banking

Bank of Japan is expected to hike rates this week, CNBC survey shows

Bank of Japan is expected to hike rates this week, CNBC survey shows

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen banknotes at the ...

Traders add to Bank of England rate cut bets after data shocks

Traders add to Bank of England rate cut bets after data shocks

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Piccadilly Circus is seen at dusk, on 7th January 2025, in London, England.  Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty ...

Trump tariffs pose a greater threat to South Korea’s economy than domestic political chaos

Bank of Korea keeps rates unchanged at 3%

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The Bank of Korea (BOK) in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2024. Kim Jae-Hwan | Lightrocket | Getty Images South Korea’s ...

UK homeowners brace for higher mortgages as borrowing costs spike

UK homeowners brace for higher mortgages as borrowing costs spike

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Sunlight illuminates the front of a row of Victorian-era houses in a terraced street in Bristol, England.  Matt Cardy | ...

India's inflation slows to lower-than-expected 5.22% in December

India’s inflation slows to lower-than-expected 5.22% in December

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People buy vegetables at a vegetable market in Siliguri, India, on December 28, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images ...

Why China's central bank has stopped bond purchases

Why China’s central bank has stopped bond purchases

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BEIJING — The Chinese central bank halted its government bond purchases Friday in an attempt to slow a one-way bonds ...

Fed’s inflation worries didn’t bother markets

Fed’s inflation worries didn’t bother markets

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Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, at a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in ...

Asia's central banks face a formidable challenge: An ascendant U.S. dollar

Asia’s central banks face a formidable challenge: An ascendant U.S. dollar

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A man looks in the window of a money changer showing the rate of various currencies against the Japanese yen, ...

Trump tariffs pose a greater threat to South Korea’s economy than domestic political chaos

Trump tariffs pose a greater threat to South Korea’s economy than domestic political chaos

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The Bank of Korea (BOK) in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2024. Kim Jae-Hwan | Lightrocket | Getty Images Risks posed ...

Russian central bank hikes rates by 200 basis points

Russian central bank surprises markets by holding key rate at 21%

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MOSCOW, Russia: The Russian central bank has cut its key interest rate by 300 basis points for a third time ...

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