News
What If Both Sides in the Birth Rate Debate Are Wrong?
One hundred years ago, European fascists responded to population panic by constraining choices for women—in Mussolini’s Italy, Hitler’s…
Tag
Rate
Culture
Oil hovers near two-week highs on expected US interest rate cut, geopolitical risk
Oil prices hovered at two-week highs on Monday (Dec 8) as investors expect a likely US Federal Reserve interest rate cut this week to lift…
Culture
BOJ likely to hike rate this month
Bank of Japan officials are ready to raise interest rates at a policy meeting later this month, provided there’s no major shock to the…
Culture
India central bank cuts repo rate by 25 basis points, boosts liquidity
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its key repo rate by 25 basis points on Friday (Dec 5), in line with a consensus view, as record low…
Culture
India central bank cuts key rate, boosts liquidity to support ‘Goldilocks’ economy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its key repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) on Friday (Dec 5) and left the door open for further…
Culture
Asian markets mixed ahead of US data, expected Fed rate cut
Focus is now on the release later Friday of the personal consumption expenditures index Asian markets struggled into the weekend on Friday…
Culture
Oil settles up on expectations of Fed rate cut, Ukraine peace talks stalling
US crude futures briefly rose more than US$1 a barrel earlier in the session as global shares rose Oil prices settled up on Thursday (Dec…
Culture
Wall Street opens higher as investors mull Fed rate cuts
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Thursday (Dec 4) as investors parsed a fresh batch of labour market data to gauge the…
Culture
How banks handle interest rate swings may soon be clearer to investors
Newly proposed rules by International Accounting Standards Board centre on new Risk Mitigation Accounting model The International…
Culture
Philippines' slow growth raises chance of December rate cut, says central bank chief
Data last month showed annual growth slowed to a four-year low of 4.0% in the third quarter A slower growth outlook for the Philippines…
Culture
Bank of Japan to weigh ‘pros and cons’ of rate hike in December, governor Ueda says
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will consider the “pros and cons” of raising interest rates at its next policy meeting, governor Kazuo Ueda said…
Culture
Bank Indonesia seeks rate cuts while balancing stability, growth
Tariff worries have made the rupiah South-east Asia’s worst-performing currency this year Bank Indonesia (BI) will strike a balance…
Culture
European shares clock monthly gains on Fed rate cut hopes
Next week, investors expect some focus on Russia-Ukraine peace talks. European shares ended higher on Friday (Nov 28), capping a strong…
Business
Germany's inflation rate stuck at 2.3%
Inflation in Germany remains stubbornly above the 2% mark, according to official figures released on Friday. In November, consumer prices…
Business
German unemployment rate ticks down to 6.1% in November
Germany's unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.1% in November, official figures showed on Friday. The rate dropped by 0.1 percentage point…
Culture
Australia may weigh early rate hike as economy nears speed limit
The RBA is facing a more complex outlook than peers as its economy is entering an upswing with elevated capacity utilisation Australia’s…
Culture
Asian stocks track latest Wall Street rally as rate bets rise
ASIAN markets rose again on Thursday to extend the week’s global rally as traders ramp up bets on a third successive US interest rate cut…
Culture
US: Wall Street extends rally on growing bets for December Fed rate cut
Wall Street gained ground on Wednesday as revived tech strength and the growing probability of a December interest rate cut from the US…
Culture
Gold drifts higher on US rate cut expectations
Markets are pricing in an 84% chance of a Fed rate cut next month, compared to 50% last week, according to CME Group data Gold prices…
Culture
US: Wall Street ends higher as Federal Reserve rate cut bets gather momentum
Wall Street extended its rally on Tuesday as a spate of economic data appeared to support the case for the US Federal Reserve to implement…
Culture
Rate hikes drive Japan regional banks towards mergers to survive
The lenders are facing increased competition for deposits as an inexpensive funding source with interest rates rising, and new rivals such…
Culture
Investors eye holiday season turbulence amid AI and rate cut doubts
A crucial uncertainty set to dog markets in coming days is whether the Fed will cut rates at its Dec 9 to Dec 10 meeting Stock market…
Culture
Thai central bank sees room for rate cut, wants a weaker baht
THAILAND’S newly-appointed central bank governor says the baht should be weaker to reflect economic fundamentals, and there is room to…
Culture
US stocks jump on Fed rate cut bets but lose ground on the week
Wall Street stocks closed sharply higher on Friday (Nov 21) as rising expectations of a December interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve…