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Inflation

Banking & Finance

Australia’s central bank lifts rates to 18-year high of 4.85%

2026-11-03T04:08:06.000Z
South Korea’s consumer prices rose 2.8 per cent year-on-year in October.
International

South Korea’s October headline inflation moderates ahead of expected rate hike

2026-11-03T02:09:03.000Z
The Philippine economy has expanded by only 2.3% in Q2, its fourth consecutive quarter of deceleration.
Asean Business

Higher rates, weaker spending: Is the Philippines entering stagflation?

2026-11-02T05:47:24.000Z
Governor Andrew Bailey has said the BoE cannot wait for conclusive proof of second-round effects of inflation as it will be too late.
Banking & Finance

Bank of England poised to raise rates but may push back on bets for more

2026-11-02T00:33:07.000Z
Declaring victory on the 2% inflation target marks a turning point for the BOJ, which has spent most of its history battling low or negative price growth.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan declares victory in hitting price target, signals near-term hikes

2026-10-30T14:11:18.000Z
US Fed chair Kevin Warsh (right) with IMF's Kristalina Georgieva. Even if the Fed doesn’t hike rates, the former will have to address the central bank’s inflation-fighting plans.
Global Enterprise
NEWS ANALYSIS

Hike or hold: Fed chief Warsh faces another tough choice on rate decision

2026-10-27T07:39:05.000Z
Japan’s core CPI jumped 3.2 per cent in September from a year earlier. 
International

Japan’s trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike

2026-10-27T07:25:41.000Z
Joblessness among those aged 16 to 24 rose above 16 per cent earlier this year, its highest level in more than a decade.
International

UK set to raise pay floor 4% as Burnham seeks cost of living fix

2026-10-27T06:58:32.000Z
The Philippine peso gained after the central bank delivered an outsized interest rate hike but later gave up those gains.
Asean Business

Philippine central bank delivers larger-than-expected 50 bps hike to combat inflation 

2026-10-22T09:21:31.000Z
BI governor Destry Damayanti says the hold “is consistent with the strategy to stabilise the rupiah amid persistent external pressures”, to promote economic growth and to achieve an inflation target of 1.5% to 3.5%.
Asean Business

Indonesia’s central bank keeps main rate unchanged but hikes deposit facility rate, to cut RRR

2026-10-21T09:59:27.000Z
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