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Interest rates: the ugly dilemma facing Europe’s central banks – and why it’s a mistake to cut too...
EconoTimes· 1 day agoCentral banks in Europe are discovering an old dilemma: when they lower interest rates because inflation is slowing down, it’s likely to weaken their currencies. The Swedish ...
Diego Maradona offers central bankers enduring lessons
The Economist· 8 hours agoSpeaking in 2005, Mervyn King, then governor of the Bank of England, outlined his “Maradona theory of interest rates”. The great Argentine footballer’s ...
Philippines to Stand Pat on Rate as Weak Peso Limits Options
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 17 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- The Philippine central bank is set to maintain its benchmark interest rate at a...
China’s Central Bank Holds Key Policy Rates Steady
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoWhile continued weak spots like in the property sector are tempering optimism toward the world’s second-largest economy, other indicators due Friday are...
Stocks waver after hitting record highs
AFP via Yahoo Finance· 1 hour agoStock markets wavered Thursday following record-breaking rallies that were fuelled by cooling US inflation, though Wall Street pushed ahead with the Dow...
Traders bet on faster interest rate cuts as US inflation falls
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoWall Street stock markets hit record highs as traders increased bets on faster interest rate cuts in...
China's central bank leaves key policy rate unchanged
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoThe steady MLF rate shows the central bank's focus on keeping currency stability, analysts say, even...
Could the US economy be doing too well?
BBC via Yahoo Finance· 2 hours agoChancellor Jeremy Hunt has made clear he isn't interested, nor can the UK afford to copy Mr Biden’s approach in some "distortive global subsidy race",...
Women Will Call the Shots on Interest Rates at the Bank of England
Barrons.com· 2 days agoThe Bank of England is about to become the first major central bank in which a majority of the...
Billionaires Jamie Dimon and Ray Dalio sound the alarm on soaring US government debt
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 3 hours agoDebt servicing costs have also soared, on the back of higher official interest rates, leaving less...