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Thailand's central bank unexpectedly raised its key interest rate for an eighth straight meeting on Wednesday, saying economic growth and...

Sweden's central bank raised its key policy rate by a quarter percentage point to 4.00%, as expected, on Thursday and said it might need to do...

The Philippine central bank kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 6.25% for a fourth straight meeting on Thursday to balance the need to...

China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged at a monthly fixing on Wednesday, in line with expectations, as fresh signs of economic stabilisation...

The U.S. Federal Reserve kicks off a two-day policy meeting on Tuesday with officials widely expected to keep interest rates on hold for now, but...

The European Central Bank is done hiking interest rates and will stay on hold until at least July next year, according to economists in a Reuters...

China is widely expected to leave lending benchmark rates unchanged at a monthly fixing on Wednesday, a Reuters survey showed, as fresh signs of...

The Bank of Japan will likely keep interest rates ultra-low on Friday and reassure markets that monetary stimulus will stay, at least for now, as...

All five members of the Bank of Israel's monetary policy committee voted on Sept. 4 to leave the benchmark interest rate at 4.75% but were...

Peru's central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.5% after holding the rate steady for eight straight...

Poland's minimum wage will rise by almost 18% in January, the prime minister said on Thursday, ahead of Oct. 15 elections in which the cost of...

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday criticised the Italian government's proposed tax on windfall bank profits, saying it did not...

A "national conversation" is needed to assuage public fears that a digital version of the pound would allow the government to spy on...

European Union lawmakers gave their final approval on Tuesday to legally binding targets to expand renewable energy faster this decade, a central...

Leaders of the world's 20 big economies ended a summit in the Indian capital on Sunday overcoming deep divisions over the war in...

G20 countries have almost finalised a declaration for the weekend summit of its leaders, host India said on Friday, suggesting that negotiators had...

Bank of Japan policymaker Hajime Takata on Wednesday ruled out an early exit from negative interest rates, while also saying that he saw signs the...

South Korea should maintain current, restrictive monetary and fiscal policies as it needs to take steps to return to sustainable finances and...

Central banks across major developed and emerging economies took a breather in August with the pace and scale of interest rate hikes shifting...

Australia's central bank on Tuesday kept interest rates steady for a third month at the last meeting chaired by Governor Philip Lowe,...

After a decade of massive monetary stimulus, Japan's inflation is "clearly in sight" of the central bank's target, its board...

The United States and China have agreed to launch an export control enforcement information dialogue and a new formal working group on commercial...

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Amanda Cooper. One of the overarching market themes this year - aside from the hype...

Turkey's central bank hiked its key interest rate by a larger-than-expected 750 basis points to 25% on Thursday, sparking a rare lira rally and...

Indonesia's central bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday, as expected, saying current levels are sufficient to keep inflation in...

China cut its one-year benchmark lending rate on Monday as authorities seek to ramp up efforts to stimulate credit demand, but surprised markets by...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is preparing to send a letter to Italy raising objections about the government's windfall tax on...

China's central bank said on Thursday it would keep liquidity reasonably ample and keep its policy "precise and forceful" to support...

Norway's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.0% on Thursday to try to curb inflation, as widely forecast,...

Russia's central bank will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to discuss the level of its key interest rate, it said on Monday, as the...

China's central bank is expected to keep rates on its medium-term policy loans unchanged on Tuesday, a Reuters survey showed, despite fresh...

China has lifted pandemic-era restrictions on group tours for more countries, including key markets such as the United States, Japan, South Korea...

Turkey's new-look economic team met for the first time with international investors on Friday, with questions over how far it will hike...

Australia's central bank on Tuesday held interest rates at 4.1% for a second straight month, saying past increases were working to cool demand,...

The Turkish Central Bank said on Tuesday it had set the monthly growth limit for lira commercial loans at 2.5%, down from a previous 3%, excluding...

Russia's central bank hiked its key interest rate by a greater-than-expected 100 basis points to 8.5% on Friday, raising the cost of borrowing...

Thailand's election-winning Move Forward party on Friday made way for runner-up and alliance partner Pheu Thai to try to form the next...

Turkey's central bank hiked its policy rate by 250 basis points to 17.5% on Thursday, continuing to reverse President Tayyip Erdogan's...

U.S. chip company executives met with top Biden administration officials on Monday to discuss China policy, the State Department and sources said,...

Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a number of memorandums of understanding in many fields including energy, direct investments and defence, Saudi...

Australia's central bank decided to keep interest rates steady this month as policy was clearly restrictive and there was a risk a squeeze on...

New Zealand's central bank held the cash rate steady at 5.5% on Wednesday, hitting pause as expected and flagging rates would be on hold for...