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Europe: Shares slip as investors assess earnings, await Fed rate decision
EUROPEAN shares ended lower on Wednesday, pausing after weeks of strong gains, while investors monitored a raft of corporate earnings ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s rate decision later...
US Fed holds back on rate cut, citing rising risk of higher inflation; economy is solid but faces tariff threat
[WASHINGTON] The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but said the risks of higher inflation and unemployment had risen, further clouding the economic outlook as the US central...
Hong Kong dollar interest rate falls most since 2008 after intervention
[NEW YORK] The Hong Kong dollar’s funding costs plunged the most since 2008, as the monetary authority’s intervention to defend the currency peg helped boost liquidity in the financial...
Bank of Japan sees window for rate hikes narrowing but not closed yet
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan’s rate-hike cycle is facing its biggest test since Governor Kazuo Ueda took the helm two years ago, with US President Donald Trump’s tariffs rapidly...
Indonesia seen to cut rate twice this year amid US tariff talks
[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central bank is expected to resume monetary easing after holding its rate unchanged for three consecutive meetings, moving to bolster economic growth against the backdrop of rising...
Thailand’s central bank cuts key rate again, lowers growth forecasts as tariffs loom
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to support an underperforming...
Thailand’s central bank cuts rate again, could face recession as US tariffs loom
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to support an underperforming...
Thailand’s central bank cuts rate again; economy could face recession as US tariffs loom
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to support an underperforming...
