Europe News EU and US central banks signal 'not just yet' to interest rate hikes ECB President Christine Lagarde said an increase to policy rates next year is 'very unlikely'. 04/11/2021
Green News Why going green is the best way to get a cheap mortgage What is a green mortgage and why should you be investing in an energy efficient home? 02/06/2020
Business COVID-19 spread prompts Federal Reserve to slash rates The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a half-percentage point in an effort to boost the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus. 03/03/2020
USA US Federal Reserve cuts interest rate, citing weak global growth The US Federal Reserve lowered its interest rate on Wednesday due to weak global growth and trade uncertainty. Could the cut affect Europeans? 01/08/2019
Turkey Erdoğan has dismissed the governor of Turkey's central bank President Erdoğan has dismissed the governor of Turkey's central bank in a move that has prompted concerns about the bank's independence 06/07/2019
world news Is it unfair for the ECB to use interest rates to compete with the US? A war of words has erupted between Donald Trump and Mario Draghi over Europe's efforts to boost its economy. Who's right? 19/06/2019
Business US Federal Reserve hikes interest rate The US Federal Reserve hikes interest rate, predicts three more years of economic growth. 26/09/2018
Business 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
Business 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
World 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
World Eurozone inflation falls again in December Missed inflation target means ECB unlikely to change cheap money policy soon. 05/01/2018
Business 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
Business 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
Business ECB to cut its massive bond-buying programme ECB to cut its massive bond-buying programme 26/10/2017
Business 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
Business ECB leaves refinancing rate unchanged The European Central Bank has left its benchmark refinancing rate unchanged at 0 percent. 20/07/2017
Business 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
Business 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
Business 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
Business 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
Business 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
Business 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
World 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
Business 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
