Australia’s central bank holds rates as expected, waters down tightening bias
AUSTRALIA’S central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday and watered down its tightening bias, signalling greater confidence that inflation is moving...
BOJ ends massive easing programme with first rate hike since 2007
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) pulled the curtain on the most aggressive monetary easing programme in modern history by ending the world’s...
Bank of Japan expected to end negative rates
THE Bank of Japan is widely expected to scrap its maverick negative interest rate policy on Tuesday and hike borrowing costs for...
Pakistan’s central bank keeps interest rate on hold at 22%
PAKISTAN’S central bank on Monday (Mar 18) held its key interest rate at 22 per cent as expected for a sixth straight...
Tokyo: Stocks close sharply higher amid potential BOJ rate hike
TOKYO shares closed sharply higher Monday (Mar 18), with investors’ eyes on a possible upcoming interest rate hike from the Bank of...
BOJ rate hike on Tuesday is now widely expected after wages jump
BANK of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda and his board have one more day to decide if it is time for the...
Indonesia central bank expected to hold benchmark rate steady at upcoming meeting
[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central bank will likely leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting, as the stability of the...
Australia set to extend rate pause as economy enters slow lane
AUSTRALIA’S central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates at a 12-year high on Tuesday (Mar 19) as the economy shows...
Japan on cusp of ending its negative interest rates experiment
THE Bank of Japan is close to ending eight years of negative interest rate policy, with expected historical wage hikes heightening the...
China central bank leaves key policy rate unchanged, as expected
CHINA’S’ central bank on Friday left a key policy rate unchanged as expected when rolling over maturing medium-term loans.