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Malaysia central bank to look beyond interest rates amid tariffs
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s central bank is looking beyond monetary policy to weather the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s duties, arguing that the country is entering the tariff disputes...
Malaysia central bank to look beyond interest rates amid tariff challenges
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s central bank is looking beyond monetary policy to weather the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s duties, arguing that the country is entering the tariff disputes...
Australia’s central bank holds rates as it frets over trade war risk
[SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank on Tuesday (Apr 1) left its cash rate steady as widely expected but took a small step towards further easing in a policy meeting dominated...
LBC rates up average 0.1% to 3% for commercial, residential, industrial and hotel use groups
THE government has raised land betterment charge (LBC) rates on average by 0.1 per cent to nearly 3 per cent for commercial, residential, industrial and hotel use groups for...
US homebuilders near S&P 500 bottom on high rates and tariff fears
INVESTORS are ditching US homebuilder stocks at a record pace as elevated borrowing costs bruise the industry’s prospects and signal that the shares may have further to fall.
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Aussie “Big Four” banks cut rates, mirroring central bank
AUSTRALIAN “Big Four” lenders cut their interest rates by 25 basis points on Tuesday (Feb 18), in tandem with the central bank cutting its rates for the first time...
Australian central bank cuts rates for first time since November 2020
Inflation has dropped from a peak of 7.8 per cent in December 2022 and now sits at 2.4 per cent, according to the RBAAUSTRALIA’S central bank cut its key...
ECB watchers are now forecasting even lower rates for 2026
Economists expect 0.9 per cent expansion in the euro area this year, down from 1 per cent in the previous pollEURO-ZONE forecasters are increasingly predicting that the European Central...
