News articles with the interest rates tag

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Fed Cuts Interest Rate by Half-Point: Is the Inflation Fight Finally Over?

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more...

Business

US Fed Cuts Rates: What Does It Mean for Australia?

The world’s most important central bank, the US Federal Reserve, has cut its key interest rate by half a percentage...

Business

Mortgage Rates Plunge to Two-Year Low, Sparking Refinance Boom

The mortgage rate landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation now that inflation is cooling. For starters, there has been a...

Business

Global Markets Mixed as Investors Await Fed Rate Decision: Tech Stocks Take a Hit

The markets were mixed on Monday as investors turned to the US central bank’s interest rate decision on Wednesday, and...

Business

Fed Rate Hike: Will It Be 50 or 25? The Odds Are In, and the Market Is About to Explode

The Federal Reserve is poised to make a decision on interest rates this week, and the market is holding its...

World

Fed Rate Cut Incoming: What It Means for Your Wallet

The Federal Reserve is widely expected Wednesday to announce its first interest rate cut in years, a move that will...

Business

Fed Rate Cut Incoming: Will It Be 25 or 50 Basis Points?

The US Federal Reserve is set to announce its monetary policy decision today at 11:30 PM, September 18. Markets are...

Business

Fed Rate Hike: Is It 50 or 25? The Market Is Holding Its Breath!

The Federal Reserve's decision on the interest rate hike is a topic that has the market buzzing. Will it be...

World

Fed's Biggest Interest Rate Decision in Years: Will It Be a 0.25% Cut or a 0.5% Shock?

For all the hype that goes into them, Federal Reserve meetings are usually pretty predictable affairs. Policymakers telegraph their intentions...

Business

Canada's Inflation Rate Hits Target, Fueling Hopes for Larger Interest Rate Cuts

Inflation finally hit the Bank of Canada's two per cent target in August after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price...

Business

Fed To Cut Interest Rates This Week: But How Much Will It Be?

The Federal Reserve is about to start cutting interest rates for the first time since 2020, but a big question...

World

Canada's Inflation Rate Hits Bank of Canada's Target: Is A 50-Basis Point Rate Cut Looming?

Canada's inflation rate fell to two per cent last month, finally hitting the Bank of Canada's target after a tumultuous...

World

Canadian CPI & US Retail Sales: Key Economic Releases To Watch This Week

The timing of the Fed’s first interest rate cut of the cycle has been the dominant market theme all year,...

World

Czech Inflation Stays at 2.2% y/y in August: CNB Rate Cut Looms?

Czech consumer prices increased by 2.2% year-on-year in August, which is the same level of growth Czech statisticians reported for...

World

Dollar Plunges to 1-Year Low Against Yen as Fed Rate Cut Bets Surge

The U.S. dollar fell to a more than one-year low versus the yen on Monday, as expectations increased that the...

Business

US Job Market Cooling: Why Employers Are Putting Hiring on Hold

A "Now Hiring" sign advertising job openings is viewed in the window of a cafe on July 8 in Boston....

Business

Fed Rate Cut: Will It Be Enough to Avoid a Hard Landing?

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates at their September meeting, but by how much? This is the...

World

ECB Cuts Interest Rates for the Second Time This Year: What Does it Mean for the Eurozone?

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday delivered a quarter-point interest rate cut, marking its second reduction to the deposit...

Business

Bond Market Rally: Why Experts Are Betting on US Treasuries in 2024

2019 was the last year investors saw what could be called a “normal” easing cycle driven by macroeconomic growth concerns...

World

Hungary's Inflation Slows to Three-Year Low, Fueling Rate Cut Hopes

Inflationary pressures in Hungary eased in August, bringing a glimmer of hope for a potential rate cut by the central...

Business

Hungary's Inflation Slows Sharply, Giving Central Bank More Room to Cut Rates

Hungary's inflation eased more than expected in August, bolstering the case for the central bank to resume interest-rate cuts. Consumer...

World

ASX 200 Snaps Winning Streak as US Market Volatility Shakes Global Markets

US equity markets witnessed a decline this week, mirroring the volatile nature of September. The mixed economic data released this...

Business

Peso Surges Past P55:$1 as US Job Data Weakens Dollar, What's Next for the Philippine Currency?

The Philippine peso bounced back to P55:$1 level on Friday as weak employment data from the United States reduced the...

Business

Russia's Central Bank to Hike Interest Rates Again: What it Means for the Economy

Russia's central bank is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 19% at its Sept....

Business

US Job Growth Stumbles: August Report Raises Recession Fears as Fed Prepares Rate Cut

Job growth in the US was weaker than expected last month, raising concern that the world's largest economy is starting...

Business

Canada's Unemployment Rate Surges to 7-Year High: Is a Recession Looming?

Canada's unemployment rate edged up to 6.6 per cent in August, scaling a peak last seen more than seven years...

World

RBA Governor Warns of Home Sales Amidst Stagnant Economy and High Inflation

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor, Michele Bullock, has delivered a sobering message to Australians grappling with high inflation...

World

Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rates Again: What This Means for Canadians

The Bank of Canada announced Wednesday that it is cutting its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage...

World

Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rates for the Third Time in a Row: What Does It Mean for You?

The Bank of Canada announced on Wednesday that it is cutting its key interest rate for the third consecutive time,...

World

Interest Rate Cuts: Will They Finally Tame the Sky-High Housing Prices?

The global housing market is on the cusp of change. As central banks across the globe prepare to reduce interest...

World Briefings

Fed Cuts Interest Rate by Half-Point: Is the Inflation Fight Finally Over?

US Fed Cuts Rates: What Does It Mean for Australia?

Mortgage Rates Plunge to Two-Year Low, Sparking Refinance Boom

Global Markets Mixed as Investors Await Fed Rate Decision: Tech Stocks Take a Hit

Fed Rate Hike: Will It Be 50 or 25? The Odds Are In, and the Market Is About to Explode

Fed Rate Cut Incoming: What It Means for Your Wallet

Fed Rate Cut Incoming: Will It Be 25 or 50 Basis Points?

Fed Rate Hike: Is It 50 or 25? The Market Is Holding Its Breath!

Fed's Biggest Interest Rate Decision in Years: Will It Be a 0.25% Cut or a 0.5% Shock?

Canada's Inflation Rate Hits Target, Fueling Hopes for Larger Interest Rate Cuts

Fed To Cut Interest Rates This Week: But How Much Will It Be?

Canada's Inflation Rate Hits Bank of Canada's Target: Is A 50-Basis Point Rate Cut Looming?

Canadian CPI & US Retail Sales: Key Economic Releases To Watch This Week

Czech Inflation Stays at 2.2% y/y in August: CNB Rate Cut Looms?

Dollar Plunges to 1-Year Low Against Yen as Fed Rate Cut Bets Surge

US Job Market Cooling: Why Employers Are Putting Hiring on Hold

Fed Rate Cut: Will It Be Enough to Avoid a Hard Landing?

ECB Cuts Interest Rates for the Second Time This Year: What Does it Mean for the Eurozone?

Bond Market Rally: Why Experts Are Betting on US Treasuries in 2024

Hungary's Inflation Slows to Three-Year Low, Fueling Rate Cut Hopes

Hungary's Inflation Slows Sharply, Giving Central Bank More Room to Cut Rates

ASX 200 Snaps Winning Streak as US Market Volatility Shakes Global Markets

Peso Surges Past P55:$1 as US Job Data Weakens Dollar, What's Next for the Philippine Currency?

Russia's Central Bank to Hike Interest Rates Again: What it Means for the Economy

US Job Growth Stumbles: August Report Raises Recession Fears as Fed Prepares Rate Cut

Canada's Unemployment Rate Surges to 7-Year High: Is a Recession Looming?

RBA Governor Warns of Home Sales Amidst Stagnant Economy and High Inflation

Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rates Again: What This Means for Canadians

Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rates for the Third Time in a Row: What Does It Mean for You?

Interest Rate Cuts: Will They Finally Tame the Sky-High Housing Prices?

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