Tag: interest rates
South African rand regains some ground against the dollar
South Africa's rand firmed on Monday, recovering from an all-time low hit against the dollar last week as investors were spooked by...
Dollar on firmer ground after recent losses
The dollar inched higher on Monday, stabilising after recent losses ahead of a week containing a closely-watched Bank of Japan meeting and...
Markets exhale after OPEC+ shock; RBA hits pause
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland
Asian investors continued to weigh...
South African rand flat as markets weigh Fed’s rate stance
South Africa's rand was listless against a steady dollar on Friday, as investors assessed the prospects that the U.S. Federal Reserve might...
Silicon Valley Bank left a void that won’t easily be filled
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that Silicon Valley Bank had over the startup world and the ripple effect its collapse this month had...
India Rupee declines as Fed’s Powell stokes fears of large rate...
The Indian rupee weakened on Wednesday, as a hawkish tone by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell stoked concerns about interest rates being...
S.Korea’s slowest inflation in 10 months bolsters views for no more...
South Korea's consumer inflation for February hit its slowest pace in 10 months, bolstering views that the central bank is done with...
Malaysia’s November CPI rises 4% year-on-year, in line with forecast
alaysia's consumer price index (CPI) in November remained at a 4% growth from a year ago, in line with expectations, according to...
Bank of Canada increases rates by 50 bps, says hikes may...
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday hiked its benchmark overnight interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.25%, the highest level in...
Bitcoin leaps over $20,000 as U.S. dollar sags
Bitcoin surged past the $20,000 barrier and was eyeing its best day in six weeks on Friday as the U.S. dollar fell...