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Swedish central bank set to keep rates steady on Feb. 12, and through 2021: Reuters Poll

Sweden's central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate at zero at a policy meeting next week and is not expected to alter its stance for the foreseeable future, a Reuters poll showed on Friday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 7th, 2020

Dollar up vs euro as ECB holds rates steady, launches review

The dollar rose against the euro on Thursday after the European Central Bank held interest rates steady and launched a broad review of its policy that was likely to see new President Christine Lagarde redefine the ECB's main goal and how to achieve it......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 23rd, 2020

Fed holds interest rates steady, signals no hikes through 2020

Economists widely expected the U.S. central bank to make no changes to its interest rate policy......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsDec 11th, 2019

Fed"s Harker says he opposed last rate cut, thinks rates should stay put

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker said on Tuesday he did not support the Fed's last rate cut in October and that the central bank should keep policy steady......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 12th, 2019

ECB leaves monetary policy unchanged

The European Central Bank, as expected, made no changes Thursday to interest rates or other monetary policy measures. The ECB left its main lending rate at 0%.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 10th, 2019

Argentina Central Bank Boosts Main Rate to 40%, in Third Rise in Eight Days

Argentina’s central bank Friday boosted its policy interest rate by almost 7 percentage points as it struggles to control a rapidly depreciating currency and high inflation......»»

Category: topSource: wsjMay 4th, 2018

Fed raises rates, sees at least three more years of economic growth

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday, as expected, and forecast three more years of economic growth as the U.S. central bank left its policy for steady rate rises in place......»»

Category: topSource: reutersSep 26th, 2018

Fed hikes rates, sees 3 more years of economic growth

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday, as expected, and forecast three more years of economic growth as the U.S. central bank left its policy for steady rate rises in place......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralSep 26th, 2018

Fed hikes rates, sees 3 more years of economic growth

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday, as expected, and forecast three more years of economic growth as the U.S. central bank left its policy for steady rate rises in place......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralSep 26th, 2018

BOJ keeps policy steady, cuts inflation forecast

The central bank maintained its short-term interest rate target at minus 0.1 percent......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsOct 31st, 2018

Fed minutes: Some members were against December interest-rate hike

Some Federal Reserve officials wanted the central bank to hold policy steady in December amid the rise in financial market volatility, according to the minutes o.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 9th, 2019

Emerging Markets Report: Turkey’s unexpectedly large interest rate hike a bid to boost credibility: analysts

Turkey's central bank on Thursday delivered a much larger-than-expected rate increase, in a bid to further restore its credibility on monetary policy......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 18th, 2021

Less than zero? Fed"s Powell shows no love for negative rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a clear message to interest rate futures traders on Wednesday: Bets the U.S. central bank is headed toward a negative interest-rate policy are off-base......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 13th, 2020

Peso lower as Banco de Mexico delivers surprise rate cut and rolls out billions in stimulus in latest reaction to coronavirus

Mexico's central bank, the Banco de Mexico, cut its key interest rate by half-a-percentage point on Tuesday to 6%. Policy makers in Mexico also rolled out a more than $30 billion stimulus package to "foster an orderly behavior of financial marke.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 21st, 2020

Philippines says it still has monetary space after easing steps

The Philippines still has ample monetary space after recently cutting its key interest rate and approving a policy that effectively reduced the reserve requirement ratio for banks, central bank Governor Benjamin Diokno said......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 19th, 2020

Philippine Central Bank chief ready to cut key rate to below 3%

The Philippine central bank is ready to cut its policy rate to below 3% to support an economy reeling from a “once in a lifetime crisis,” according to Governor Benjamin Diokno......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 12th, 2020

The Stimulus Toolbox to Help Virus-Stricken Economies

When economic downturns loom, the usual way governments try to head off the worst is through monetary policy, normally in the form of an interest rate cut by their central bank. But the turmoil brought by the coronavirus pandemic has brought wi.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 17th, 2020

Bank of Canada delivers half-point emergency rate cut

The Bank of Canada on Friday delivered an emergency rate cut, slashing its main rate by half a percentage point to 0.75%. The move follows a half-point cut at the bank's regular policy meeting on March 4. "It is clear that the spread of the coronavirus is.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 13th, 2020

"Shock and awe strategy": Here"s what analysts are saying about the Bank of England"s emergency rate cut

Associated Press In an emergency move, the Bank of England cut interest rates by 0.5% in response to the coronavirus outbreak.  The central bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) voted unanimously to slash rates from 0.75% to 0.25%. Ana.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 11th, 2020

Traders bet Fed will make another, bigger rate cut in mid-March

Traders of futures contracts tied to the Federal Reserve's policy rate were betting Friday on another, even bigger reduction to borrowing costs at the U.S. central bank's mid-March meeting......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 6th, 2020