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ECB's Centeno hopes key interest rate will drop to 2% sooner, not later
The European Central bank may need to cut interest rates below a neutral level to stimulate economic growth as inflation is at risk of falling below the bank's 2% target, ECB polic...
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Kenya central bank cuts key rate again to support lending
Kenya's central bank cut its main interest rate for the fourth meeting in a row on Wednesday, saying it wanted to do more to support lending and boost economic growth.
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ECB's chief economist makes case for measured policy easing
The European Central Bank should ease policy at a measured pace to balance the risk of needlessly depressing growth and fuelling excessive inflation, ECB chief economist Philip Lan...
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BOJ keeps up rate-hike signal as wages rise
The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation accelerates toward its 2% target as projected, a senior central bank official said on Wednesday.
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Bank of Korea board members open to near-term rate cut, see headwinds from US policies -minutes
A voting board member, Shin Sung-hwan, who dissented in the Bank of Korea's decision to keep policy rates unchanged in January, said the economy faces bigger risks due to domestic ...
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India's central bank seen cutting rates for first time since May 2020
India's central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates for the first time in nearly five years in Governor Sanjay Malhotra's first monetary policy review on Friday, aiming t...
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CEE ECONOMY Central Europe's manufacturing decline eases but tariff risk looms
A slump in most of Central Europe's manufacturing sector eased in January and firms' expressed optimism about the outlook, surveys showed on Monday, but analysts said the possibili...
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India will not undertake direct debt switch with RBI, top ministry official says
The Reserve Bank of India's holding of sovereign bonds due to mature next financial year will likely be treated at par with the market by the government rather than swapped for lon...
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ECB's Simkus sees cut in March and a couple more
European Central Bank policymaker Gediminas Simkus said on Monday he expected an interest rate cut in March and "a couple more" in the following months.
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Investors add to bets on BoE rate cuts after Trump tariff move
Investors added to their bets on interest rate cuts by the Bank of England on Monday and two-year bond gilt hit a 3-month low as global markets reeled in response to U.S. President...
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Thai finance ministry wants to see rates cut this year
Thailand's finance ministry wants to see a cut in interest rates this year to be align with economic fundamentals and will discuss monetary policy easing with the central bank, a d...
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BOJ board discussed at January meeting likelihood of more rate hikes, summary shows
Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the likelihood of raising interest rates further with some warning of upside inflation risks and the damage a weak yen could inflict on the eco...
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Ghana president picks Asiamah as next central bank governor
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has chosen Johnson Asiamah as the West African country's next central bank governor, pending approval by the Council of State, the presidency ...
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ECB should use bond buys more sparingly in future, Knot says
The European Central Bank should use bond purchases more sparingly in the future given costly side effects, Dutch central bank chief Klaas Knot said on Friday just as the ECB is st...
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Trump is getting the lower interest rates he demanded from everyone but the Fed
U.S. President Donald Trump is getting his wish that interest rates drop across the world, just not at home where a strong economy and uncertainty over his own policies have set th...
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BOJ must maintain monetary support, says governor Ueda
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underlying inflation gradually accelerates toward its 2% target.
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Colombia central bank seen slowing rate cuts in first meeting of the year
Board members of Colombia's central bank are expected to opt for a smaller rate cut when they meet on Friday on uncertainty around inflation, the nation's fiscal situation and poli...
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Higher yields drive record demand for euro zone government debt sales
Euro zone governments saw record demand for bond sales in January, showing that investors are ready to cover unprecedented funding needs if paid the right price.
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