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President Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new rule on Monday cracking down on prosecutors’ ability to obtain abortion records. The rule strengthens a 1996 …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has criticised the tightening of U.S. rules on semiconductor exports, saying they have created more hurdles to trade and more uncertainty in the chip industry. The …

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Some board members of Taiwan’s central bank noted “persistent” concerns about higher inflation and said more monetary policy tightening could not be ruled out if inflation continued …

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – A potential ending to the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet reduction measures this year bolsters the case for Treasuries to extend their 2023 rally, …

SEOUL (Reuters) – Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong said on Monday recent market concerns over a financially troubled builder are a “warning sign” over the financial risks of prolonged …

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. interest rate futures on Wednesday increased the chances of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve starting next March, with a 77%probability after …

(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Tuesday repeated her view that the U.S. central bank will likely need to raise short-term interest rates again, though for now she …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The staff of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday recommended Australia’s central bank further tighten monetary policy in order to bring inflation back to target and keep …

(Reuters) – Richmond Federal Reserve Bank chief Thomas Barkin on Tuesday said that higher long-term borrowing costs are putting downward pressure on demand but it’s unclear how that will affect …

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno believes the central bank has “done enough” policy tightening to tame inflation, but reiterated future interest rate moves would remain data dependent. …

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone governments will try to bolster their public finances next year by withdrawing expensive energy price subsidies but slower economic growth and fear …

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Further Federal Reserve interest rate increases are “not off the table” with inflation still not clearly contained, Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the 10th meeting in a row on Thursday to counter stubborn inflation but signalled that it is likely done …

TORONTO (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key overnight interest rate at 5%, noting the economy had entered a period of weaker growth, but said it …

LONDON (Reuters) – Major central banks are tentatively eyeing the end of aggressive interest rate hikes as price pressures finally show signs of abating. Inflation remains high across the globe, …

By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of Thailand (BOT) will deliver a final 25-basis-point interest rate increase on August 2 and then hold rates steady until 2025 as …

By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan must continue its monetary tightening cycle, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a staff report on Tuesday, a week after the …

By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank will leave its key interest rate unchanged at 3.00% on Thursday and keep it there for the rest of the year, …

By Orhan Coskun, Ezgi Erkoyun and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will continue its monetary policy U-turn, which began with a sharp post-election rate hike last month, until the …

(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve is seen slightly less locked in to a July interest rate hike, traders bet on Friday, after a government report showed price pressures eased slightly …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s policy interest rate remains low and further tightening will be gradual to curb inflation risks as the economy continues to recover, a deputy central bank governor …

MADRID (Reuters) – The European Central Bank still needs to raise its interest rates further and then leave them in restrictive territory for a while to bring inflation down to …