Tag: interest rate

• Monday, July 22nd 2024 - 11:37 UTC

  European Central Bank leaves rate unchanged, waiting for September data

  

  The European Central Bank (ECB) left its main interest rate unchanged at 3.75%, but president Christine Lagarde indicated that an interest rate cut is possible at its next meeting in September. However in her media conference following last Thursday announcement warned that risks to growth persist.

• Thursday, November 2nd 2023 - 09:39 UTC

  Brazil cuts basic interest rate to 12.25% per year

  

  Brazil's Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) unanimously decided Wednesday to reduce the economy's basic interest rate (known as the Selic rate) by 0.5 percentage points to 12.25% per year, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Wednesday, August 16th 2023 - 11:33 UTC

  Russia/Ukraine conflict, ruble collapses and Moscow forced to hike interest rate

  

  Russia's 's central bank hiked its key interest rate to 12% on Tuesday. The 3.5 percentage point rise represents a bid to fight high inflation and the sharp depreciation of the country's currency against the US dollar.

• Tuesday, July 25th 2023 - 11:40 UTC

  Lula expects the Central Bank to lower the benchmark interest rate next week

  

  Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his economic team in their ongoing battle with the independent Central Bank, have anticipated they expect a cut in the benchmark interest rate, of at least 25 points, pressuring bank policymakers to lower borrowing costs given a dramatic fall in inflation.

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  Mortgage rates in UK on the rise, first time since 2014

  

  Mortgage rates in the UK have been going up for months, but recorded a sharp increase in response to the fall-out from the mini-budget nearly two weeks ago. First-time buyers and those looking to remortgage are affected.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Brazil raises benchmark interest rate to 13,75%, and possibly more to come

  

  Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate 50 basis points to a record 13,75%, (the highest since January 2017), anticipating that the tightening cycle, may not be over given the stubborn high domestic inflation and “adverse and volatile” global situation.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Uruguay central bank increases rate, anticipates a 'contractive monetary policy' to combat inflation

  

  Uruguay's central bank on Tuesday announced an increase of 75 basis points to 9,25%, in its monetary policy reference rate, meaning also the bank has entered the contractive phase, as so many other Latin American central banks, in an effort to rein in inflation.

• Friday, May 6th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Chile's base rate increased 125 points to 8,25%, highest since September 2008

  

  Private estimates fell short in Chile on Thursday when the Central Bank monetary policy desk announced an increase in the base rate of 125 points, to 8,25%, the highest since September 2008 in an effort to contain the strong sustained inflation. According to the bank's chair, Rosanna Costa the monetary policy desk decision was unanimous.

• Friday, May 6th 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  Brazil hikes interest rate to its highest in five years, 12,75%, to fight double digit inflation

  

  As anticipated Brazil's central bank, in a unanimous decision, raised interest rates by 1% to 12,75%, the highest in five years, to contain double digit inflation. However policymakers suggested their tenth straight rate increase would not be the last in what has been one of the world’s most aggressive ongoing rate hike cycles.

• Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Fed raises interest rate, first time since 2018, and anticipates six/seven more increases this year

  

  The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it raised its target for short-term interest rates a quarter-percentage point to 0,50% and anticipated six/seven more rate increase for the rest of 2022, as the US faces the highest inflation in four decades.