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Monetary Policy

Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan seen keeping rates on hold, yen pressure looms

Blackrock chief investment officer Rick Rieder is one of five candidates on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s shortlist of potential successors to Fed chair Jerome Powell when his term ends mid-May.
Banking & Finance

US Fed chair candidate Rieder says Powell was more hawkish than expected

The RBNZ slashed its benchmark rate by 50 basis points this month.
Banking & Finance

New Zealand central bank says rate-cut impacts on domestic economy are as expected

The bank said it would strengthen the monitoring of systemic financial risks and support efforts to resolve risks in local government financing vehicles and the real estate market.
Banking & Finance

China’s central bank pledges flexible monetary policy to support growth

Gold’s current bull market, which dates back to 2022, has defied the usual cyclical headwinds that hold back its price.
Opinion & Features

Gold’s dip a mere blip in glittering rally hinting at global monetary shift

The central bank has cut its key rate four times over the past year to support the Thai economy, which is grappling with US tariffs, high household debt, and a strong baht.
Banking & Finance

Thailand monetary policy should remain accommodative, central bank minutes show

In a speech earlier this month, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the global and US economic outlook, as well as the fallout from US tariffs on Japan‘s economy, will be key factors the BOJ will look at in deciding how soon to raise interest rates.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan chief signals need for more data in deciding October move

By the end of the transition, the KLIBOR will cease to exist effective from Jan 1, 2029, Bank Negara Malaysia said in a statement.
ASEAN Business

Malaysia central bank says it will transition to transaction-based benchmark market rates

MAS' decision on Tuesday came after the central bank similarly kept settings unchanged in July.
Singapore

MAS holds policy steady in October, expected to continue doing so in 2026

The latest move comes after the central bank kept policy settings unchanged in July.
Economy & Policy

Singapore keeps monetary policy settings unchanged in October, for second straight quarter

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