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By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank will raise interest rates by 25 basis points in May to 5.50% following a surprise half-point move on Wednesday and …

By Federico Maccioni CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) – The outlook for the Italian economy is improving but higher interest rates designed to curb inflation could pose a threat to growth, Italy’s …

By Anushka Trivedi MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian foreign exchange traders are betting on a rise in dollar/rupee forward premiums as U.S. interest rates are expected to ease later this year, …

SALISBURY, MD – Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two vehicles of interest connected to a 2022 homicide in Wicomico County. The vehicles, a light-colored …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Central banks in the U.S. and Australia are close to pausing rate increases as they strike a balance between financial stability and inflation fighting, HSBC Australia Chief …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said on Monday the government needs to convince the country’s central bank that its high interest rate “makes no sense at …

Fed Raises Interest Rates To Highest Levels Since 2007 Jason Cohen on March 22, 2023 The Federal Reserve hiked its target federal-funds interest rate by a quarter of a percentage …

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates by a further quarter of a percentage point on Thursday and said …

(Reuters) – Traders of futures tied to the Federal Reserve’s policy rate have stuck to their bets of a quarter percentage point interest rate hike next week as relative calm …

(Reuters) – Becoming “further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia” is not a vital U.S. national interest, said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is eying running for …

Majority Of Voters Think Biden Has A Conflict Of Interest With China: POLL Bronson Winslow on March 10, 2023 A majority of voters believe President Joe Biden has a conflict …

By Isla Binnie and David French NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Corporations and investors have been pouring money into renewable energy projects, seeing an opportunity to grasp the Holy Grail of …

Jerome Powell Says Fed Is Ready To Hike Interest Rates Quicker Than Anticipated Jason Cohen on March 7, 2023 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said during testimony to the Senate …

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank cannot rule out that it will have to raise interest rates again to bring inflation under control, Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Tuesday. …

(Reuters) – Aluminium futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit record average daily volumes in February, a four-fold jump compared to a year ago, and open interest also reached historic …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday that the country’s high interest rate is the primary obstacle to economic growth, adding that recent government measures such …

(Reuters) – The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan remained last week at its highest level since November as stronger-than-expected readings on inflation, job gains and …

(Reuters) – Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said on Friday that she was keeping to her previous forecast made at the end of last year for the U.S. central …

(Reuters) – The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan rose last week to its highest since November as bond markets took fright that the Federal Reserve …

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Expected damage to New Zealand’s economy from severe weather over the past three weeks has prompted financial markets to downgrade the outlook for interest …

By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – European firms are selling debt that can be converted into their own shares at an unrelenting pace, as they seek …

By Nick Carey and Christina Amann LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – Interest in using hydrogen fuel cells to power trucks and vans is getting a boost from fleet operators looking for a …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian consumer sentiment took a dark turn last week after the country’s central bank raised interest rates to a decade high and warned yet more pain lay …

By Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc may see more net interest margin (NIM) pressure than the other four big U.S. banks this year due to its high deposit betas, …