The owner of rice shop Tadao Koike carries a bag of rice at his shop in Tokyo on February 14, 2025. Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s core inflation beat expectations and came in at 3% in February, government data showed on Friday, bolstering the case for further interest rate hikes. The core…
Bank of England, the Royal Exchange and the statue of the Duke of Wellington in the City of London on 19th February 2025 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged Thursday as the U.K. economy contends with uncertainty around global trade and…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” at Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Craig Hudson | Reuters Federal Reserve officials at this week’s meeting are expected to hold interest rates steady but adjust…
TOPSHOT – Customers enter an electronics shop in the Akihabara district of Tokyo on January 12, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s economic growth slowed to 2.2% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter, complicating the central bank’s case for a further interest rate hike in the near term. The…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the 2025 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum on March 7, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for February was weaker than expected, but the silver lining is that the number of jobs added for the month…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 12, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters What you need to know today Signs of deflation in ChinaChina’s national consumer price index fell by 0.7%…
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building in Beijing, China, on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s sovereign bond prices fell Monday, pushing yields to their highest levels this year, as investors trimmed holdings on bets that additional fiscal spending will boost growth and push back interest rate cuts. Yields on China’s…
The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates for the second time this year at its Thursday meeting, but disagreement among policymakers may be set to increase amid tariff uncertainty and a potential ramp-up in regional defense spending. Markets had on Wednesday fully priced in a quarter-point rate cut for the March meeting,…
Buildings in Singapore, on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s inflation climbed by its lowest rate since February 2021, increasing 1.2% year on year in January, down from a revised 1.5% in December. This is the first key piece of economic data since Singapore unveiled its 2025 budget on Feb….
Cartons of eggs are displayed at a grocery store with a warning that limits will be placed on purchases as bird flu continues to affect the egg industry on Feb. 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images A Federal Reserve interest rate cut won’t be coming until at least September, if…
