Political news

The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% in a surprisingly close 5-4 split vote, with Governor Andrew Bailey and external...

Australia's central bank was forced to reverse course and raise interest rates on Tuesday as it struggles to bring inflation under control in a...

The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its policy rate ‌at 2.25%, as widely expected, and Governor Tiff Macklem said a high level of trade...

The Bank of Japan considered mounting inflationary pressures stemming from a weak yen and labour shortages, among other factors, as key influences...

The Bank of Canada is widely expected to keep its policy interest rate ​on hold at 2.25% on Wednesday but economists and money markets are divided...

The unusual rate check by the New York Federal Reserve that triggered a spike in the stubbornly weak yen has lowered the threshold for...

The European Commission said on Friday it would propose suspending for another six months an ​EU package of retaliatory trade measures against the...

The Bank of Japan retained its hawkish inflation forecasts on Friday after keeping policy steady, signalling its conviction that a moderate...

Indonesia's central bank held its key policy rates steady on Wednesday, as expected, saying the level was supportive of economic expansion...

London's FTSE 100 edged lower on Thursday, pressured by weakness in oil stocks, even as defence shares surged to a record high on rising...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if economic and price developments move in...

Bank of Japan policymakers debated the need to continue raising interest rates to levels deemed neutral to the economy with some arguing doing so...

A liquefied natural gas tanker has loaded a cargo from Russia's Portovaya LNG plant that is under Western sanctions over Moscow's war in...

China is expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged for a seventh consecutive month in December, a Reuters survey showed, despite a...

The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday and raised some of its growth and inflation projections, likely...

The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday after a narrow vote by policymakers, but it signalled that the already gradual pace of...

The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday after a narrow vote by policymakers but it signalled that the already gradual pace of lowering...

The U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday announced the implementation of tariff-related elements in a trade agreement framework reached with...

Indonesia's central bank held its policy rates unchanged for a third straight meeting on Wednesday, maintaining its focus on supporting the...

Indonesia expects to complete tariff talks with the United States by the end of the year, its chief negotiator said on Friday, with a delegation...

Hong Kong's de-facto central bank lowered on Thursday its base interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.0%, in line with a cut by the...

South Korea plans to relax rules on the separation of banking and commerce in a bid to spur investment, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on...

The Bank of Canada held its key policy rate steady at 2.25% on Wednesday as widely expected, and Governor Tiff Macklem said the economy was proving...

U.S. trade with China needs to be balanced and probably needs to be smaller, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Thursday, adding that...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he was proud of last week's budget, defending not only what he described as the...

South Africa's central bank cut its main lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.75% on Thursday at the first meeting since its inflation target...

China will strengthen oversight of used-car exports and strictly control the export of new cars under the guise of used vehicles, according to a...

The Bank of England on Monday proposed that issuers of widely used stablecoins be allowed to invest up to 60% of the assets backing them in...

The Czech National Bank (CNB) left interest rates steady on Thursday, as widely expected, keeping policy on hold for a fourth meeting in a row as...

Australia's central bank on Tuesday left its cash rate steady as expected at 3.60%, saying it was cautious about easing further given higher...

The Bank of Japan's cautious governor has dropped unusually hawkish hints of an interest rate hike in December or January next year, with the...

The Bank of Canada is almost certain to reduce its key policy rate to 2.25% on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump's latest threats of...

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng is set to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer from Friday, as the...

Indonesia's central bank unexpectedly kept key interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, pausing after three successive cuts, as policymakers...

Senior South Korean officials will visit Washington on Wednesday for urgent discussions aimed at finalising a tariff deal that has been on hold...

Vessels owned or operated by U.S. firms and individuals - or those built in the United States or that fly the U.S. flag - will be charged...

Brazil's central bank monetary policy director Nilton David said on Thursday that the decision by policymakers to interrupt the monetary...

BANGKOK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank left its key interest rate steady on Wednesday, surprising markets which had expected...