economy ECB to end stimulus programme later this year ECB President Mario Draghi admitted the eurozone recovery has slowed and kept record low interest rates unchanged 14/06/2018
Turkey Central Bank steps in as Turkish lira tumbles Lira rallies at the end of the day after falling five percent 23/05/2018
economy Will UK interest rates rise as inflation outstrips wage growth? Consumer price inflation in Britain is now three percent which is close to its highest level for six years. 13/02/2018
economy Plans for UK interest rate hike The Bank of England has revised its forecasts for the UK, saying that it now hoped that interest rates could rise faster than previously predicted 08/02/2018
economy Eurozone inflation falls again in December Missed inflation target means ECB unlikely to change cheap money policy soon. 05/01/2018
economy Bank of England keeps interests rates on hold The Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold as real wages fall and consumers suffer biggest loss of spending power in 40 years. 14/12/2017
economy The Bank of England raises its interest rate to 0.5 pct from 0.25 pct, the first hike in 10 years Bank of England raises interest rate to 0.5 per cent in the first hike in a decade 02/11/2017
economy ECB to cut its massive bond-buying programme ECB to cut its massive bond-buying programme 26/10/2017
economy Brexit weighs on UK economy Interest rates in the UK have again been kept at their record low level of 0.25 percent 03/08/2017
economy ECB leaves refinancing rate unchanged The European Central Bank has left its benchmark refinancing rate unchanged at 0 percent. 20/07/2017
economy UK: Bank of England orders banks to build billions in reserves The Bank of England has ordered British banks to build up billions in cash reserves. It says capital buffers will need to be raised by nearly 13 27/06/2017
economy Federal Reserve meets ahead of expected interest rate rise Global markets are watching closely as the US Federal Reserve meets on Tuesday and Wednesday, amid widespread speculation that it’s to raise its 13/06/2017
economy US job growth rebound makes interest rate hike more likely There was a sharp rebound in job growth in the United States in April as employers hired 211,000 new workers.The unemployment rate slid to 4.4%. 05/05/2017
economy Federal Reserve set to wait on interest rate hike Economists do not expect the Federal Reserve to raise the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday at the end of its two-day policy meeting. 02/05/2017
economy America's economy roars with fastest job creation in over two years More positive news for the US economy with March proving to be a bumper month for jobs. 05/04/2017
economy Russian central bank confounds forecasts with interest rate cut Russian interest rates have fallen to 9.5% on the back of better inflation data. 24/03/2017
markets Financial markets braced for US interest rate hike Federal Reserve policymakers have started a two-day meeting which is almost certain to produce an increase in the cost of borrowing in the US. 14/03/2017
economy Fed's Yellen warns against delaying interest rate hikes, speaks of 'uncertainty' over US fiscal policy The US central bank is previewing interest rate rises, with Fed Chair Janet Yellen warning it is "unwise" to wait too long. 14/02/2017
Business Line It's not easy running a central bank in these strange political times Business Line reviews some of 2016's main economic changes and the responses of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and Bank of England. 21/12/2016
economy US Q3 GDP growth beats estimates Better than expected GDP and Income data from US suggest Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December. 29/11/2016
economy German economy is Trump resistant...for the moment German consumption in rude health 24/11/2016
economy Dollar muscles ahead, strongest since 2003 against basket of currencies The US dollar has been boosted by Donald Trump's election victory and spending plans, and political and economic worries in Europe, Britain and Japan. 18/11/2016
economy Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen hints at US interest rate hike in December Fed Chair Janet Yellen says Donald Trump's election has done nothing to change the Federal Reserve's plans for a rate increase "relatively soon". 17/11/2016
economy Bank of England drops planned UK interest rate cut The Bank of England has scrapped plans to cut UK interest rates and took a neutral stance as it raised its forecasts for growth and inflation in 2017. 03/11/2016
economy Federal Reserve keeps borrowing costs unchanged As expected, the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged and reinforced expectations for higher borrowing costs in December. 02/11/2016
economy Nothing new from European Central Bank despite weak growth forecasts The European Central Bank has decided it does not need to do anything more right now to stimulate the eurozone economy despite continued weak growth forecasts. 08/09/2016
