Tag: interest rates
MAS likely to keep policy unchanged in July
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is likely to keep policy settings unchanged this month, leaving the estimated slope and width of its SGD...
NZ annual inflation quickens but below economists’ forecast
WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s annual consumer inflation accelerated in the second quarter but was below economists’ forecasts, leading markets to narrow the odds on...
Consumer spending to surge in 2025 from 2024 — think tank
BMI research sees acceleration powered by benign inflation, lower interest rates
Consumer spending in the Philippines will rise faster in 2025 than last year, powered...
BOJ discussed chance of more rate hikes, minutes show
TOKYO- Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the pace of raising interest rates further after deciding to hike short-term interest rates to the highest in...
Australia’s central bank cuts rates, cautious on further easing
SYDNEY- Australia’s central bank cut interest rates on Tuesday for the first time since the depths of the 2020 pandemic, saying progress had been...
