Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could mean higher inflation and economic disruption
New trade penalties against Canada, Mexico and China that President Donald Trump plans to impose represent an aggressive ...
Fed leaves rate unchanged, points to stubborn inflation
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a ...
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as inflation remains above 2%
The Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged in its first policy meeting since President Trump's ...
Monetary policy is a sideshow now
Fiscal policy and monetary policy are always vying for top spot on the market’s list of concerns. For now, there is little to ...
Rice price rise pushes Japan to tap strategic reserves
Teikoku Databank, a research company that tracks historic changes in the cost of assembling a plate of Japan’s beloved curry ...
Market talk
The US labour market is also in focus next week with an update on hires and fires over December on Tuesday. Payroll data for January also arrives on Friday with 170,000 non-farm jobs expected to have ...
ECB delivers quarter-point cut and little change in tone
ECB cuts the deposit rate by a quarter point to 2.75 per cent as expected and offers little shift in tone from December as it continues to move policy away from restrictive territory ...
Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 0.5% and signals further increases
In a well-trailed move, the Bank of Japan on Friday raised the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, taking it to 0.5 per ...
Bank of Japan expected to raise rates on Friday with inflation and wages ‘on path’
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise rates at its January 24 meeting following recent supportive comments from BoJ governor Kazuo Ueda and deputy Ryozo Himino.
How low will UK interest rates go?
Bond markets in the UK may be more sensitive to fiscal credibility following the turbulence after the 2022 Liz Truss budget. But fiscal sustainability in the UK does not significantly differ from some ...