European Central Bank gives strong signal that cuts are on the way despite Fed uncertainty
The European Central Bank on Thursday held interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting and gave its clearest signal…
‘Lose-lose situation’: New Swiss bank laws could derail UBS’ challenge to Wall Street giants
Switzerland’s tough new banking regulations create a “lose-lose situation” for UBS and may limit its potential to challenge Wall Street…
Fed wants more confidence that inflation is moving toward 2% target, meeting minutes indicate
Federal Reserve officials at their March meeting expressed concern that inflation wasn’t moving lower quickly enough, though they still expected…
Economist El-Erian says the Fed has turned into a play-by-play commentator
The U.S. Federal Reserve has become too data dependent and has lost sight of its overall strategy, Mohamed El-Erian, chief…
Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live at Stanford policy conference economic forum
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Turkey’s inflation climbs to 68.5% despite continued rate hikes
Turkey’s annual inflation rose to 68.5% for the month of March, an increase on February’s 67.1% inflation read, according to…
Nigeria’s central bank hikes interest rate to 24.75% as it battles sky-high inflation, currency crisis
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday hiked its key interest rate by 200 basis points, as Africa’s largest economy…
Switzerland becomes first major economy to cut interest rates in surprise move
The Swiss National Bank on Thursday surprised the market with a decision to lower its main policy rate by 0.25…
Fed holds rates steady and maintains three cuts coming sometime this year
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady as expected and signaled it still plans multiple cuts before the…
Bank of England set to hold rates, but falling inflation brings cuts into view
LONDON — The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25% on Thursday, but economists…
