Bank of Japan holds rates as fears deepen over growth prospects

• Bank of Japan holds rates at 0.25%, yen weakens to over four-month low

  The decision comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points, bringing the federal funds rate to 4.25%-4.5%.
  
  CNBC - 35m

• Trump’s tariff threat adds to fears over China growth

  Exports have buoyed economy but are expected to slow sharply if US imposes further levies in 2025
  
  Financial Times - 8h
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  Japan's largest bank apologizes over theft of millions of dollars from safe deposit boxes

  Japan’s biggest bank has apologized after an employee allegedly stole more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers' safe deposit boxes
  
  ABC News - 2d

• Bank of Japan expected to keep rates on hold this week — CNBC survey

  The central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold this week, awaiting clarity on domestic trends and U.S. policy under Trump, a CNBC survey finds.
  
  CNBC - 3d

• Bank of Canada warns Trump’s tariffs will ‘dramatically’ hit growth

  Central bank has slashed borrowing costs five times this year in an effort to combat unemployment and boost growth
  
  Financial Times - Dec. 11
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  India's new central bank governor takes over as economic growth slows and inflation rises

  Sanjay Malhotra, a career civil servant, has become India’s new central bank governor at a time when the country’s economic growth is slowing and inflation is surging
  
  ABC News - Dec. 11

• India central bank cuts growth forecast

  RBI holds rates and says economy has bottomed out
  
  Financial Times - Dec. 6

• India's central bank revises down economic growth forecast for 2025, keeps interest rate steady

  The Reserve Bank of India has held interest rate steady since February last year, while a sharper-than-anticipated slowdown in India's growth has made RBI's task tougher.
  
  CNBC - Dec. 6
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  Toronto-Dominion Bank Suspends Growth Targets as It Reviews Business

  Toronto-Dominion Bank said it suspended financial-growth targets as it reviews its business options, weeks after settling U.S. charges it failed to properly monitor money laundering.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5

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