Central banks face ‘difficult balancing act’: IMF chief
Washington (AFP) - Central banks face a "difficult balancing act" as they start lowering interest rates around the world in ...
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Bank of Japan leaves key interest rate unchanged
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged on Friday, but governor Kazuo Ueda said further hikes ...
Japan inflation firms to 2.8% ahead of BoJ rate decision
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2. 8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, ...
US Fed rate cut is ‘very positive sign’ for economy: Yellen
Washington (AFP) - The US central bank's decision to slash interest rates this week is a "very positive sign" for ...
Bank of England freezes rate after jumbo US cut
London (AFP) - The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at 5. 0 percent, deciding against ...
Stock markets rally after jumbo US rate cut
New York (AFP) - Global stock markets rallied Thursday, with major US indices surging to all-time highs after the Federal ...
Some Cubans depend on sugar water as food shortages bite
Havana (AFP) - Subsidized food, without which most Cubans would not eat at all, is becoming ever more scarce and ...
US Fed makes aggressive rate cut, weeks before election
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first ...
US Fed makes larger half-point cut in first reduction since 2020
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first ...
US retail sales see slight rise, beating expectations
Washington (AFP) - US consumer spending rose only slightly in August, government data showed Tuesday, with consumers appearing to shift ...
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