BOJ will end negative interest rates in 2024, most economists say: Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will end its negative interest rate policy next year, the majority of economists said in …
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Colombia finance minister to insist central bank start cutting rates
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla, who is also a director of the country’s central bank, said on Wednesday he will ask the …
Bad moment to hike rates as Russia’s growth stimuli sputter – economists
By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – Double-digit interest rates and the possibility of more hikes down the road have come at a bad …
UK pay deals lose more steam as Bank of England meets on rates
LONDON (Reuters) – Pay deals awarded by British employers lost more of their inflationary heat, according to data published on Wednesday, a day before the …
Marketmind: China rates eyed, oil hits new high
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. China is expected to keep …
Fed to hold rates steady, but signal policy path in meeting this week
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve kicks off a two-day policy meeting on Tuesday with officials widely expected to keep interest …
Nearly half UK small firms feeling hit from higher rates – survey
LONDON (Reuters) – The higher cost of borrowing is hurting almost half of small firms in Britain, according to a survey published on Monday, ahead …
Fed unlikely to raise rates in November, says Goldman Sachs
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates at its Oct. 31-Nov. 1 meeting, Goldman Sachs strategists wrote on Saturday, while also …
ECB raises rates to record high, signals end to hikes
LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate to a record peak on Thursday and signalled this will likely be its final …
ECB raises rates but signals end of policy tightening
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the 10th meeting in a row on Thursday to counter stubborn inflation but signalled …
UK house price gauge hits 14-year low as interest rates weigh – RICS
LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices showed the most widespread falls in 14 years in August as demand weakened against the backdrop of elevated mortgage …
‘Higher for longer’ rates remain a threat to U.S. stocks after inflation data
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – The latest U.S. inflation data is unlikely to ease worries over persistently high Treasury yields that have gnawed …
JPMorgan strategists say US stock valuations at risk from high interest rates
NEW YORK (Reuters) – After big gains for the U.S. stock market this year, equity valuations could come under pressure from high interest rates, based …
Brazil government expects rates to fall by at least 50 bps -minister
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government expects cuts of at least 50 basis points in the central bank’s benchmark interest rate over the remaining three …
Marketmind: Risk and rates moving in tandem
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Both long-term borrowing rates and riskier growth stocks of the Big …
Crisis-ridden Pakistan likely to raise rates, hike of at least 150 bps seen : Reuters poll
By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s central bank is expected to hike rates when it meets to decide on policy on Thursday as it …
HSBC to raise mortgage rates in Hong Kong; property stocks fall
By Xie Yu and Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) -HSBC Holdings will raise its mortgage rates in Hong Kong by a maximum of 50 basis …
BOJ head Ueda signals chance of ending negative rates – Yomiuri
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank could end its negative interest rate policy when achievement of …
Fed policymakers to sit tight on rates, debate if more is needed
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Ahead of their policy-setting meeting this month, Federal Reserve policymakers have been pretty clear about two things: They are not …
Malaysia central bank keeps rates on hold as inflation, growth cool
By Rozanna Latiff and Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank on Thursday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the second straight …
We’re still in a low rates, yields world: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -If you think this time is different, and the post-2008 world of low interest rates and bond yields is …
ECB should raise rates next week, then pause, Kazimir says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should raise interest rates next week, perhaps for the last time, Slovak policymaker Peter Kazimir said on Wednesday, …
Asset managers look to sell Hong Kong buildings as higher rates bite
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asset managers are increasingly looking to dispose of their commercial buildings in Hong Kong as rising interest rates …
Malaysia central bank to hold rates at 3.0% through end-2024: Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will hold its key policy rate at 3.00% on Thursday, adopting the same no-change stance …
Bank of Israel holds interest rates, eyes turn to possible end of governor’s tenure
By Steven Scheer and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Bank of Israel left interest rates unchanged on Monday citing signs inflation is easing, but its …
Belgium raises record 22 billion euros from savers in ‘clear signal’ for higher bank rates
By Yoruk Bahceli BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium has raised a record 21.9 billion euros ($23.65 bln) from savers in a bond sale designed to compete …
Russia to keep double-digit rates well into 2024 as inflation quickens – Reuters poll
By Alexander Marrow and Elena Fabrichnaya (Reuters) – Accelerating inflation will force Russia to maintain double-digit interest rates deep into next year, a Reuters poll …
IMF sees interest rates remaining high for ‘quite some time’ – Gopinath
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Emerging markets face a more volatile and uncertain future, and must rebuild fiscal buffers, boost revenues, diversify trade and …
UK factory orders tumble in the face of higher rates – PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – British factories in August suffered their weakest month since early in the COVID-19 crisis, with orders shrinking dramatically due to the rise …
Polish central banker says there are reasons to cut interest rates
WARSAW (Reuters) – If the downward trend in inflation continues and other macroeconomic factors do not change radically, there are reasons to discuss lowering interest …
Fed expected to hold interest rates steady next month
(Reuters) – Traders kept bets the Federal Reserve will leave its benchmark interest rate in its current range of 5.25%-5.5% next month after data Thursday …
Marketmind: Rates dice, AI arms race and G20 snub
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan World markets are ending a bumpy August in better sharp that …
Fed’s Bostic says U.S. interest rates are high enough
(Reuters) – Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic laid out a case on Thursday against any further U.S. interest rate hikes, saying monetary policy …
Fed can stop hiking rates if economy slows at current pace, Rosengren says
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve can end its interest rate hiking cycle if the labor market and economic growth continue to …
‘Stunned’: Suicide Rates Among Post-9/11 Veterans Soared Tenfold In 15 Years, Study Finds
‘Stunned’: Suicide Rates Among Post-9/11 Veterans Soared Tenfold In 15 Years, Study Finds Micaela Burrow on August 28, 2023 Suicide rates among veterans of the …
J.P.Morgan now expects ECB to pause, not raise, rates in September
(Reuters) – J.P.Morgan said on Wednesday it now expects the European Central Bank to pause its tightening cycle in September as euro zone business activity …
Japan’s Mizuho holds off on JGBs given potential end to negative rates -senior executive
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group is holding off on buying government bonds as a sustained economic recovery …
Bank of Korea seen on hold for rest of year, to cut rates early in 2024 : Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of Korea will leave its key policy rate unchanged at 3.50% for a fifth consecutive meeting on …
Mortgage Rates Reach A 20-Year High Following Interest Rate Hikes
Mortgage Rates Reach A 20-Year High Following Interest Rate Hikes Will Kessler on August 17, 2023 The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit a 20-year high …
Philippines central bank keeps rates steady, but ready to resume hikes if needed
By Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippine central bank left its benchmark interest rate steady at 6.25% for a third …
Kashkari: not ready to say Fed is done raising rates
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Tuesday said that while the U.S. central bank has made some progress in its …
Hedge funds land bonuses despite returns below bank savings rates -Goldman
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Most investors still award bonuses to hedge funds even if their investments do not earn as much as a …
Instant view: Russia’s central bank hikes rates to 12% at extraordinary meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank jacked up its key interest rate by 350 basis points to 12% on Tuesday, an emergency rate move to …
Philippine central bank to hold rates at 6.25%, cut in Q1 2024: Reuters poll
By Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will leave its key interest rate unchanged at 6.25% for a third consecutive …
American Students Are Now Absent At Record Rates After Missing Months Of Classroom Instruction During The Pandemic
American Students Are Now Absent At Record Rates After Missing Months Of Classroom Instruction During The Pandemic Reagan Reese on August 11, 2023 American students …
US mortgage delinquency rates fall to all-time low
By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – U.S. mortgage delinquency rates fell to a record low in the second quarter due to a strong job market and …
Daly: Premature to say if Fed has done enough on rates
(Reuters) – San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Thursday said that while recent inflation data is moving in the right direction, more …
UK RICS house price gauge falls to lowest since 2009 as interest rates rise
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices saw the most widespread falls since 2009 last month as interest rates hit a 15-year high, …
U.S. mortgage rates spike to highest since November, approach 22-year high
By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – The average U.S. 30-year mortgage rate jumped to a nine-month peak on Wednesday and hit the second-highest rate since 2001, …
NatWest cuts forecast peak for BoE rates to 5.5% from 6%
LONDON (Reuters) – NatWest Markets cut its forecast for the peak in Bank of England interest rates to 5.5% after the BoE’s announcement of a …