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ANALYSIS

Investors eye holiday season turbulence amid AI and rate cut doubts

Many market players expect the BOJ to raise rates either next month or at a subsequent meeting in January.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan drops fresh hints of near-term rate hike as yen slides

The Fed is, after a long government shutdown, finally receiving new official data, but so far it has not done much to resolve the division among policymakers.
International

US Fed fractures deepen as Barr signals inflation concern

The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was kept at 3.0 per cent, while the five-year LPR was unchanged at 3.5 per cent.
Global Enterprise

China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for the sixth straight month

According to the Fed minutes released on Wednesday, “participants expressed strongly differing views about what policy decision would most likely be appropriate” in December.
Banking & Finance

Many US Fed members were inclined against December interest rate cut: minutes

The loan prime rate is calculated each month after 20 designated commercial banks submit propose rates to the People’s Bank of China.
Banking & Finance

China expected to keep rates steady for sixth month as PBOC turns less dovish

BI, like other central banks, including the US Federal Reserve, is under pressure to support government efforts to accelerate economic growth.
Banking & Finance

Bank Indonesia policy juggle makes rate moves harder to predict

Michelle Bowman's comments came after the release of a memo that called on supervisory staff to prioritise attention on a firm’s “material financial risks,” rather than focusing too much on processes and documentation that do not pose significant risks to a firm’s safety and soundness.
Banking & Finance

US Fed official defends easing of bank oversight as concerns mount

Eli Remolona, Chairman of the Monetary Board and Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (central bank of the Philippines), speaks during a press conference with Queen Maxima of the Netherlands (not pictured), who is the UN Secretary General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), in Manila on May 23, 2024. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
International

Philippine central bank says rate cut possible in December

No doubt, AI is important. Yet it’s unlikely to dramatically change the nation’s long-term economic outlook.
Opinion & Features

Will AI be an economic net positive? Probably not

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