Russia holds key rate at two-decade high despite slowdown fears
Moscow (AFP) - Russia's central bank kept borrowing costs at a two-decade high of 21 percent on Friday to combat ...
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US Treasury chief raised ‘important issues’ in IMF criticism: Georgieva
Washington (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's criticism of the International Monetary Fund raised "a number of important issues" ...
ECB’s Lagarde hopes Trump won’t fire US Fed chief Powell
Washington (AFP) - European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that she hoped US President Donald Trump would not ...
ECB’s Lagarde hopes Trump won’t fire US Fed chief Powell
Washington (AFP) - European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that she hoped US President Donald Trump would not ...
Trump goes to war with the Fed
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's simmering discontent with the US Federal Reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening ...
Trump goes to war with the Fed
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's simmering discontent with the US Federal Reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening ...
Turkish central bank raises interest rate to 46 percent
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's central bank hiked its key interest rate to 46 percent on Thursday after a month of ...
Canada central bank holds interest rate steady amid tariffs chaos
Ottawa (AFP) - The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key lending rate at 2. 75 percent, pausing a ...
Trump tariff rollercoaster complicates ECB rate call
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's on-and-off tariffs have clouded the picture for European Central Bank policymakers meeting ...
Trump tariffs could push up inflation: senior Fed official
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's tariff plans could increase inflation by as much as 1. 2 percentage points ...
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