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Bank of Canada holds rates, says changes will be small if forecasts hold true

Wednesday, April 29 by SRN News

By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren OTTAWA, April 29 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday as expected and said any changes in the rate could be small if its projections for the economy held true. But Governor Tiff... Read More.

Fed likely to hold rates steady at what may be last meeting of Powell era

Wednesday, April 29 by SRN News

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday as officials debate whether to flag risks of rising inflation in a policy statement issued after what may be Jerome Powell's final meeting as head... Read More.

Fed likely to leave rates unchanged at what may be Powell’s last meeting, as Warsh to advance

Tuesday, April 28 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wednesday will likely be a momentous day for the future of the Federal Reserve as Chair Jerome Powell could signal he will stay with the Fed even as a Senate panel is expected to confirm his replacement. Powell will preside over... Read More.

Stocks steady, yen firms after BOJ holds rates

Tuesday, April 28 by SRN News

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, April 28 (Reuters) - Stocks held their ground on Tuesday as investors weighed the geopolitical tumult in the Middle East, while the yen firmed after the Bank of Japan held rates steady but the split voting underscored worries over inflation because... Read More.

Bank of Japan set to keep rates steady as Iran war clouds outlook

Monday, April 27 by SRN News

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is widely expected to hold off raising interest rates on Tuesday, but drop hawkish signals to leave itself scope to push up borrowing costs in coming months to counter inflationary pressure from the... Read More.

Fed likely to hold rates steady as Powell prepares for possible swan song

Monday, April 27 by SRN News

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers will gather in Washington this week in what may be Jerome Powell's last meeting as head of the U.S. central bank, with energy prices still elevated and the Iran war at a standstill and... Read More.

Trump says he would be disappointed if Warsh didn’t cut rates quickly

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that he would be disappointed if Kevin Warsh, his nominee for Fed chair, did not cut interest rates right away once he took office after being approved by the Senate. Trump also... Read More.

BoE to hold interest rates through 2026 despite inflation threat: Reuters poll

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

By Devayani Sathyan April 21 (Reuters) - The Bank of England will hold interest rates steady next week and likely through the rest of the year, according to a Reuters poll of economists, who broadly stuck to the same steady policy views as last month... Read More.

Wells Fargo CEO says reducing interest rates before seeing end to Iran conflict would be a mistake

Monday, April 20 by SRN News

NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said on Monday that lowering interest rates now, before there is clarity about a potential end to the Iran conflict, would be "the wrong thing to do." "Until it's clear what the end is... Read More.

China expected to keep benchmark lending rates steady after strong GDP data

Friday, April 17 by SRN News

SHANGHAI, April 17 (Reuters) - China is expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged for an 11th consecutive month in April, a Reuters survey showed, as robust first-quarter growth and a pick-up in inflation have weakened the case for additional monetary stimulus. This week, China's... Read More.

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Bank of Canada holds rates, says changes will be small if forecasts hold true

Fed likely to hold rates steady at what may be last meeting of Powell era

Fed likely to leave rates unchanged at what may be Powell’s last meeting, as Warsh to advance

Stocks steady, yen firms after BOJ holds rates

Bank of Japan set to keep rates steady as Iran war clouds outlook

Fed likely to hold rates steady as Powell prepares for possible swan song

Trump says he would be disappointed if Warsh didn’t cut rates quickly

BoE to hold interest rates through 2026 despite inflation threat: Reuters poll

Wells Fargo CEO says reducing interest rates before seeing end to Iran conflict would be a mistake

China expected to keep benchmark lending rates steady after strong GDP data

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