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FRANKFURT -The European Central Bank is preparing for a sequence of rate hikes that will put its benchmark rate in positive territory, but the path it takes is more important …

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, May 5 – The Bank of England raised interest rates to their highest since 2009 at 1% on Thursday to counter inflation now …

By Victoria Klesty and Gwladys Fouche OSLO – Norway’s central bank kept interest rates on hold on Thursday as widely expected and restated its plan to raise the cost of …

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – A jump in U.S. real yields back into positive territory is a sign that a hawkish Federal Reserve is succeeding in tightening some financial …

FRANKFURT -The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates as soon as July to stop “extremely high” inflation from getting entrenched, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel told German …

(Reuters) – Russia’s inflation this year could be lower than previously expected thanks to a recovery in the rouble, which should give the central bank room to cut interest rates …

OSLO – Norwegian interest rates are set to rise amid strong domestic growth and a buildup of pressure in the economy, but the the war in Ukraine also raises uncertainty …

OSLO – Norway’s central bank will keep its benchmark interest rate on hold next week at 0.75% while confirming plans for a hike in June, a Reuters poll showed on …

NEW YORK – The prospect of tighter financial conditions due to the war in Europe and a more hawkish Federal Reserve, alongside concern over a deceleration in China’s growth, are …

By Kannaki Deka and Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) – U.S. homebuilders will likely find it harder to raise home prices in the coming months as rising mortgage rates and inflation cut …

By Joseph White and Paul Lienert DETROIT – General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co will report first-quarter results this week in an environment that has become more hostile than …

TOKYO – Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it would be “clearly wrong” for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to curb further declines in the yen, …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO – The Bank of Japan is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates on Thursday and hold off from major tweaks to its dovish policy guidance, as …

SHANGHAI – Some Chinese state banks, such as Bank of China and Bank of Communications, will cut deposit rate ceilings on Monday, joining smaller lenders, sources told Reuters. The planned …

By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) – Child vaccination rates in the United States fell during the COVID-19 pandemic as many children skipped doctors appointments and states eased vaccine requirements during remote …

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve should proceed sensibly in raising interest rates as it waits to see if special factors pushing up inflation begin to recede, Chicago Federal Reserve …

(Reuters) – The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan climbed to a 12 year high last week and fewer homebuyers sought properties in a sign that …

SHANGHAI – Benchmark lending rates for China’s commercial banks are likely to be lowered at a monthly fixing on Wednesday, a Reuters survey showed, as Beijing cautiously eases monetary conditions …

(Reuters) – U.S. inflation is “far too high,” St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said on Monday as he repeated his case for increasing interest rates to 3.5% …

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON – Confidence among U.S. single-family homebuilders fell to a seven-month low in April as surging mortgage rates and snarled supply chains boosted housing costs, shutting out …

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK – Wells Fargo & Co and JPMorgan Chase & Co reported a rise in net interest income in the first quarter, as the U.S. …

WELLINGTON – Tighter lending criteria and rising interest rates, coupled with inflation, continue to weigh on house prices and sales activity in New Zealand, the Real Estate Institute of New …

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve should quickly get interest rates up to a level where borrowing costs will no longer be stimulating the economy, and should raise them further …

By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU – The Bank of Korea is likely to stand pat at its meeting this week as its committee awaits the appointment of a new governor, but …

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK – An aggressive Federal Reserve, soaring inflation and geopolitical uncertainty from the war in Ukraine are muddying the outlook for the upcoming U.S. earnings season, …