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Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Within a broad agreement at the European Central Bank on the need to raise interest rates further are enduring preferences among some officials for another big hike. Author of the article:…

A top Federal Reserve official has said he is “open to any outcome” regarding the central bank’s conundrum over whether to revert to half-point interest rate rises in the face of unexpectedly strong economic data.Speaking with the…

Article content (Bloomberg) — The European Central Bank should continue with half-point interest-rate increases at the next two meetings and the time to slow the pace of hikes is “still far away,” according to Governing Council member…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Sep 01, 2022  •  27 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content BENGALURU — Australia’s central bank will…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Bloomberg News Jana Randow and Harumi Ichikura Article content (Bloomberg) — Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed that the central bank is likely to raise interest rates by a half percentage point at each of its next two meetings, while leaving open the possibility it could do more. In a interview with…

Another strong inflation reading in April is likely to keep pressure on the Federal Reserve to continue raising rates in increments of at least a half percentage point at the central bank’s coming policy meetings.Wednesday’s report on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point Wednesday — its most aggressive move since…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a…

The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark policy rate by half a percentage point for the first time since 2000 and unveiled plans to shrink its $9tn balance sheet as it embraced a more aggressive approach to tackling high…