The Bank of Canada announced it is holding its overnight rate at 2.25%, with the Bank Rate remaining at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.20%, respectively. “Financial conditions have been volatile, reflecting daily developments in the Middle East and shifting market...
At a time when other central banks are cutting interest rates, the Reserve Bank of Australia enacted its first rate hike in three years. The central bank increased its cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85%, noting that Australia’s inflation “picked up...
After three consecutive rate cuts, the Federal Reserve hit the pause button to keep the federal funds rate at 3.5% to 3.75%. The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee had two dissenters on the rate decision, with Fed Govs. Stephen I. Miran and Christopher J....
The Federal Reserve ignored President Trump’s exhortations to cut rates and opted to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25% to 4.5%. “Although swings in net exports have affected the data, recent indicators suggest that economic activity has...
The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut three of its interest rate categories by 25 basis points. In a press statement, the ECB’s Governing Council announcing the reduction of the interest rates on the deposit facility, the main refinancing operations and the marginal...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
