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NatWest sees revenue dropping with rate cuts on horizon
NATWEST Group said revenue is likely to drop this year as the firm’s businesses face pressure from falling interest rates. The firm now expects total income for the year...
Gold heads for second weekly dip as traders reassess US rate bets
GOLD prices were set for their second straight weekly drop on Friday (Feb 16) after surprisingly hot United States consumer prices led traders to reassess their rate-cut hopes, although...
China set to bide time on rate cut until yuan, data stabilise
CHINA’S central bank is poised to keep cash conditions and monetary policy broadly stable as policymakers focus on a weakening currency. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will leave...
Philippine central bank keeps benchmark rate unchanged at 6.50%
THE Philippine central bank kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 6.50 per cent for a third straight meeting on Thursday (Feb 15), as price pressures have further eased....
Wall St opens higher after selloff as traders reassess rate bets
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Feb 14), recovering from a selloff in the previous session after a hot inflation report clouded the timing for the Federal...
Ueda mulls rate hike in rare case of BOJ facing scant opposition
GOVERNOR Kazuo Ueda is in a rare sweet spot for Japanese monetary officials as he weighs a historic policy move with virtually no political opposition, in sharp contrast to...
German investor morale improves, rate cut hopes have ‘doping effect’
GERMAN investor morale improved more than expected in February on hopes of interest-rate cuts, despite a dire assessment of current conditions, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday...
Ueda says BOJ to keep policy easy in post-negative rate era
FINANCIAL conditions in Japan will remain easy for the time being even after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) puts an end to the world’s last negative rate regime, governor...
