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Maximize Business Savings: How to Get the Best Interest Rates on Deposits
As a business owner, you’re always looking for ways to grow your revenue, but what about optimizing the money you’ve already earned? While…
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US dollar benefits from selling exhaustion, ECB cuts rates
THE US dollar rallied on Thursday (Apr 17) after its recent weakness across peer currencies appeared exhausted for the time being, while…
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ECB cuts rates again to help economy weather erratic US trade policy
The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday (Apr 17), looking to prop up an already…
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ECB to cut rates again to help economy overcome trade turmoil
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday (Apr 17), looking to prop up…
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Barclays cuts rates on some mortgages to below 4%
Barclays has become the biggest UK lender so far to cut mortgage rates as the continued uncertainty caused by US tariff policy raises…
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RBI cuts rates, changes stance to 'accommodative' as US tariffs add to growth risks
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lowered its key repo rate on Wednesday (Apr 9) for a second consecutive time and changed its monetary…
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Malaysia central bank to look beyond interest rates amid tariff challenges
Malaysia’s central bank is looking beyond monetary policy to weather the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s duties, arguing that the…
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Mortgage rates set to drop after tariff turmoil
Lenders are set to cut rates on mortgages after turmoil from US President Donald Trump's tariff policy raised expectations that UK…
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Australia’s central bank holds rates steady, warning of ‘pronounced’ global risks
Australia’s central bank on Tuesday left its cash rate steady as widely expected, saying it was still cautious about the outlook, although…
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Australia’s central bank holds rates as it frets over trade war risk
Australia’s central bank on Tuesday (Apr 1) left its cash rate steady as widely expected but took a small step towards further easing in a…
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Forecast for boxship freight rates draws mixed views from industry watchers
Meanwhile, containership capacity is projected to rise by 6% a year, or 10-15% should the Red Sea become safe for sailing through Would…
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BOJ to raise rates if price outlooks to be achieved, deputy governor says
The Bank of Japan would continue raising interest rates if the central bank’s outlooks on the economy and prices are likely to be…
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Bank of Japan says to raise rates if price target to be achieved, despite losses on JGBs
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday (Mar 24) that the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if its…
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Europe: Shares slip after global central banks flag economic uncertainty; Switzerland cuts rates
EUROPEAN shares closed lower on Thursday, after four sessions of gains, as investors booked some profits and assessed interest rate…
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Dollar higher as Fed signals no rush to cut rates, BOE holds rates steady
The dollar rose on Thursday (Mar 20) after the Federal Reserve indicated it was in no rush to cut rates further this year due to…
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Bank of England keeps rates on hold
The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.5 per cent and warned against assumptions that they would be cut over its next few meetings…
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Bank of England expected to hold interest rates at 4.5%
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold when policymakers announce their…
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China holds benchmark lending rates steady as expected
China held benchmark lending rates steady for the fifth straight month in March on Thursday (Mar 20), matching market expectations. Early…
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US Fed holds rates again, flags increased economic uncertainty
The US Federal Reserve paused interest rate cuts again on Wednesday (Mar 19) and noted an increase in economic uncertainty, as it…
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US homebuilders near S&P 500 bottom on high rates and tariff fears
INVESTORS are ditching US homebuilder stocks at a record pace as elevated borrowing costs bruise the industry’s prospects and signal that…
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Aussie “Big Four” banks cut rates, mirroring central bank
AUSTRALIAN “Big Four” lenders cut their interest rates by 25 basis points on Tuesday (Feb 18), in tandem with the central bank cutting its…
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Australian central bank cuts rates for first time since November 2020
Inflation has dropped from a peak of 7.8 per cent in December 2022 and now sits at 2.4 per cent, according to the RBA AUSTRALIA’S central…
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ECB watchers are now forecasting even lower rates for 2026
Economists expect 0.9 per cent expansion in the euro area this year, down from 1 per cent in the previous poll EURO-ZONE forecasters are…
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Santander and Barclays cut mortgage rates below 4% as market picks up.
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Two major lenders launched mortgage deals on Thursday with interest rates of less than 4%, as…