The RBA didn't want to start cutting rates too late, governor Bullock says
The RBA was too slow to lift rates, and it didn't want to make the same mistake when cutting them, the central bank's ...
Standard Chartered’s pre-tax profits fall 30% in fourth quarter
Standard Chartered’s pre-tax profits fell 30 per cent in the final three months of last year as the era of rising interest rates came to an end. The bank reported statutory pre-tax profits of $800mn ...
Bullock concedes RBA too slow to raise rates against inflation
The Reserve Bank governor said one of the reasons the board cut the cash rate this week was because it did not want to be too ...
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Fed officials flag inflation risks but still see room for rate cuts in time
Federal Reserve officials are taking note of what they see as rising inflation risks and the uncertain impact of President ...
BOK expected to cut interest rate next week.: poll
The South Korean central bank is widely expected to lower its policy rate by 0.25 percentage point next week in an effort to ...
Australia's central bank cautious on rate cuts, all depends on data
Australia's central bank is cautious about cutting rates further given cost pressures in a hot labour market, but it will ...
The drip-drip of energy affordability
As the deadline for introducing new bills approaches, lawmakers have one eye on affordability but both on wildfires.
RBA rates call will fuel inflation and prolong cost-of-living crisis
The board has broken the sacred rule of modern central banking: do not pump prime the economy before an election, ...
Bank of Korea to cut rates by 25 bps on February 25 amid growth worries: Reuters poll
The Bank of Korea (BOK) will cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Tuesday, offering support to an economy which ...
Why did profit-hungry banks act so quickly to cut interest rates?
Three of the big four banks cut interest rates within minutes of the RBA decision on Tuesday. Here’s why they reacted so fast ...
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Gov. Kotek, state housing agency launch zero-interest loan program to boost workforce housing projects, cut costs
Governor Tina Kotek and Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Thursday the launch of Oregon’s Moderate Income ...
Cheap mortgage deals warning issued by experts
The shock rise in inflation has sent swap rates soaring - and experts are warning the sub-4% mortgage deals that have been ...