The path for the Bank of England to cut interest rate cuts looks increasingly uncertain, particularly as the US Federal Reserve looks set to wait a while longer before loosening policy.
Inflation and hiring have been firmer than expected this year, weakening
State Street chief investment officer Lori Heinel believes a rate cut in June is "likely."
A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) announced on Monday it will keep its one-year loan prime rate (LPR) unchanged at 3.45%. Additionally, the bank's five-year loan prime rate remained at 3.95%,
It's a tough case to sell that higher interest rates today are having a substantially negative impact on the course of the economy.
Federal Reserve policymakers have been obsessed with when they may safely lower interest rates to avoid a recession without impeding the path to 2% inflation.
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday as the world’s most powerful central banker had a change of heart on US rate cuts this year, pushing Treasury yields to new five-month highs and the dollar towering against other currencies. The beleaguered yen is plumbing fresh 34-year lows on an almost daily basis. It was last steady […]
Mortgage interest rates have fallen across a range of products in recent weeks
CNBC's Jim Cramer referred to these factors as "brown shoots" that are disrupting U.S. economic growth.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president Austan Goolsbee on Friday said "more sniffing" is needed before the Fed can cut interest rates. Here's what to know.
Asian stocks fell and the dollar climbed to more than five-month highs on Tuesday as stronger-than-expected US retail sales for March further reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to be in a rush to cut interest rates this year. Rising geopolitical tensions kept risk sentiment in check, lifting prices of gold and oil, […]