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Some Bank of Japan (BBOJ) policymakers called for keeping interest rates steady for the time being due to uncertainty over the impact of US tariffs on Japan’s economy, a summary of…
The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their commitments to help boost funding for developing countries’ response to global…
Taiwan’s central bank governor warned on Saturday (Jun 21) that rapidly rising US debt could be “unfavourable” to the outlook for US Treasuries and that US President Donald Trump’s trade…
Hiking interest rates only gradually as raw material costs rise could heighten the risk of an upward spiral in wages and consumer prices, the Bank of Japan said in a research paper…
Three groups led by Charoen Pokmhand Group, Gulf Development and SCB X have clinched Thailand’s new virtual bank licences to boost competition in the nation’s banking industry, according…
The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.25 per cent as expected on Thursday (Jun 19) but said it was focused on risks from a weaker labour market and higher energy prices as conflict…
Indonesia’s central bank intervened in the foreign exchange market in a measured way on Thursday (Jun 19), an official said, after the rupiah had fallen to a one-month low against…
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut its interest rate to zero, seeking to deter investors from pushing up the franc. The quarter-point reduction on Thursday (Jun 19) is the sixth consecutive…
The Bank of Japan is likely to hold off raising interest rates this year unless a dramatic, positive turn of events in US tariffs allows it to overhaul gloomy projections made in May, its…
On his first day as chief executive officer, Stefan Bollinger told staff at Julius Baer Group that they should not be afraid to speak up and reach out to him if there was anything that…
Science-focused production company HHMI Tangled Bank Studios has announced that Emmy Award-winning producer, writer, director, and showrunner Chad Cohen has been tapped as executive…
India’s central bank plans to use the cash reserve ratio (CRR) more frequently to manage liquidity and aid policy transmission, rather than deploying it only during extreme cash swings, a…
Former New Zealand central bank governor Adrian Orr’s surprise resignation in March was due to his disagreements with the treasury over proposed cuts to the bank’s operating…
Trump’s trade war won’t just cripple domestic markets—it will slow global gross domestic product growth to its lowest point in 17 years. The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report…
This year has not been kind to retailers in terms of store closures. But brick-and-mortar shops are not the only retail category that has experienced a decline in 2025. Banks are closing…
France’s Societe Generale said on Tuesday (Jun 10) it plans to launch a publicly tradable, dollar-backed stablecoin through its digital asset subsidiary, making it the first major bank to…
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Tuesday stressed anew the central bank’s readiness to keep raising interest rates if underlying inflation approaches its 2 per cent target.…
Barclays is preparing to cut more than 200 jobs in its investment bank in the coming days as part of chief executive officer CS Venkatakrishnan’s plan to boost the profitability of the…
Bank of England (BOE) rate-setters risk underestimating the strength of the UK economy by placing too much faith in downbeat business surveys over official growth data. Governor Andrew…
Most economists expect the central bank to delay further rate hikes, with a majority anticipating no change in coming months Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter of the…
Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter, a revised estimate confirmed on Monday (Jun 9), weakness that supports the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) cautious stance and keeps political…
As a four-time qualifier for the career-changing ladder match, there are few women on WWE‘s roster more qualified (or overdue) to win Money in the Bank than Naomi. An uber-athletic,…
The Bank of Japan should continue to proceed with monetary tightening, which would support a “normalisation of the yen’s weakness” and rebalancing of bilateral trade, the US Treasury…
HSBC Holdings’ high-profile chairman Mark Tucker will return to the insurance sector as chair of Hong Kong-based AIA Group, after having presided over top management changes and navigated…
