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Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5%
The Bank of England has announced an interest rate cut to 4.5%. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on what that means.CBS News - 9h -
Bank of England expects to cut borrowing costs further after rate cut today – business live
UK central bank cuts interest rates, and warns growth will be half as fast as expected this year, sending pound sliding. Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% but halves UK growth ...The Guardian - 10h -
Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects youFinancial Times - 3d -
Bank of England expected to cut rates again as UK economy stagnates
Quarter-point reduction forecast even as short-term inflation pressures are set to increaseFinancial Times - 3d -
Australia news live: Antoinette Lattouf gives evidence in case against ABC; NAB becomes first of big four banks to cut fixed-interest mortgage rates
Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor names sites of more study hubs for regional uni students . The federal government has announced ...The Guardian - 3d -
Top Fed officials comments highlight split on central bank about next interest-rate cuts
Bowman, Goolsbee differ on outlook for inflationMarketWatch - 5d -
Key Fed measure shows core inflation at 2.8%, in line with expectations
The personal consumption expenditures price index for December was expected to show a 2.6% increase on an annual basisCNBC - 6d -
European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates as Economic Growth Stagnates
The European Central Bank’s reduction, the fifth consecutive cut since last summer, came a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates.The New York Times - 6d -
Why the Fed may be done cutting interest rates, once and for all
Some economists were saying Wednesday that the rate-cutting cycle is over, while others think the Federal Reserve won’t ease rates again until 2026.MarketWatch - Jan. 30 -
European Central Bank cuts interest rates to support growth as eurozone economy stagnates - as it happened
Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as ECB cuts main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points in effort to support European economies. It was a flash reading on the Eurozone ...The Guardian - Jan. 30 -
European Central bank cuts benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to boost stagnant economy
The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to chart a ...ABC News - Jan. 30 -
US central bankers resist Trump’s pressure to cut interest rates
Also in today’s newsletter, the White House’s U-turn on freezing federal fundingFinancial Times - Jan. 30 -
Central bank decisions — as they happened: Powell says no rush to adjust Fed policy stance; Canada cuts rates for sixth consecutive meeting
US central bank holds rates steady as it resists Donald Trump’s calls to cut borrowing costsFinancial Times - Jan. 30 -
Trump bashes Fed after bank doesn't cut rates
President Trump ripped the Federal Reserve and the man he appointed to lead it Wednesday after the central bank kept interest rates steady. In a post on Truth Social, the president accused the Fed ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Fed 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 inauguration.CBS News - Jan. 29 -
No interest rate cut by Federal Reserve as inflation remains above target
The Federal Reserve did not apply a cut to its benchmark rate as inflation remains stubborn. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has more.CBS News - Jan. 29 -
Higher Interest Rates Make Federal Debt More Expensive
The Fed’s key rate has a bearing on the sustainability of public borrowing, which is heading to striking levels.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
The Fed is expected to hold rates steady. That will help banks, Moody’s says.
An expected decision this week by the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates steady will help bottom lines in the banking sector, at least in the short term, Moody’s Ratings analysts said.MarketWatch - Jan. 29 -
Fed expected to leave interest rates unchanged in first rate decision of 2nd Trump presidency
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will make its first interest rate decision of the second Trump administration with economists predicting rates will remain unchanged. CBS News business analyst Jill ...CBS News - Jan. 29 -
European Central Bank to cut rates again with Trump threat and U.S. divergence in focus
"The Fed will likely be on a more hawkish path, so significant divergence from the ECB could risk flight of capital towards the Dollar."CNBC - Jan. 29 -
Czech central bank head wants it to buy billions of euros in bitcoin
Governor tells FT ‘I like profitability’ and predicts others could follow his exampleFinancial Times - Jan. 29 -
Here's the financial impact of the Fed's expected pause on rate cuts
The Fed is expected to hold off on another rate cut at its Jan. 29 meeting. Here's what it means for your finances.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
UK Budget fallout adds to Bank of England dilemma on interest rates
Employers are cutting jobs and raising prices to offset tax increases, with wages still growing too fast for policymakers’ comfortFinancial Times - Jan. 27 -
Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
Trump piles pressure on Fed chair Jay Powell to cut interest rates
US central bank widely expected to hold borrowing costs steady at meeting next weekFinancial Times - Jan. 23 -
Turkey's central bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 45%
Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45%ABC News - Jan. 23 -
Bank of Japan is expected to hike rates this week, CNBC survey shows
Out of 19 economists, 18 agreed on prospects of a rate hike, with most pointing to a recent change in tone of the BOJ leadership as driving their expectations.CNBC - Jan. 21 -
Interest rates won't fall as fast as expected if tariffs stoke inflation, UBS CEO says
"Inflation is much more sticky than we have been saying," UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said Tuesday.CNBC - Jan. 21 -
Trump’s policies risk stoking inflation and preventing rate cuts, IMF warns
Taking drive for deregulation too far could push the US on to a ‘dangerous boom-bust path’, fund cautionsFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
Fed Governor Waller sees potential for multiple interest rate cuts in 2025
In a CNBC interview, the policymaker said he expects the first cut could come in the first half of the year.CNBC - Jan. 16 -
Bank of America tops estimates on better-than-expected investment banking, interest income
The company said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled to $6.67 billion, or 82 cents per share, from a year earlier.CNBC - Jan. 16 -
Core inflation rate slows to 3.2% in December, less than expected
The consumer price index was expected to rise 0.3% in December and show an annual inflation rate of 2.9%.CNBC - Jan. 15 -
Surprise fall in inflation boosts interest rate cut hopes
Inflation falls for the first time in three months, sparking expectations rates may be cut to 4.5% in February.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
Inflation Rose in December, Putting Rate Cuts Into Question
The consumer price index rose 2.9 percent in the last month of the year, the Labor Department reports.Inc. - Jan. 15 -
Stocks fall back to pre-Election Day levels amid renewed inflation and interest-rate concerns
The post-Election Day rally in stock prices is fading amid forecasts that the Federal Reserve will not lower interest rates as much as expected.NBC News - Jan. 13 -
India's inflation slows to lower-than-expected 5.22% in December, boosting case for rate cuts
The full year inflation forecast for the RBI's 2024 fiscal year ending June 2025 is projected at 4.8%.CNBC - Jan. 13 -
ECB’s chief economist warns of too-low inflation if rates stay high
Philip Lane points to dangers of borrowing costs that remain ‘too high for too long’Financial Times - Jan. 13 -
Consumer expectations for higher inflation soar in early January
Americans’ expectations for overall inflation over the next year jumped to 3.3% in January from 2.8% in the prior month, according to the University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer sentiment.MarketWatch - Jan. 10 -
Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Thursday she supported the recent interest rate cuts but doesn’t see the need to go any further.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last
Bowman said Thursday she supported the recent interest rate cuts but doesn't see the need to go any further.CNBC - Jan. 9