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Negative interest rates back on the table The SNB, which currently holds its policy rate at 0.25%, meets on 19 June, and economists are expecting another rate cut of 25 basis points.
South African central bank chief Lesetja Kganyago flagged that dollar depreciation because of US tariffs and deflation in China are clouding the outlook for inflation locally ahead of a rate-setting ...
But the ECB’s governing council left its interest rate benchmark unchanged at a record low of 0.25 percent at its meeting Thursday. Some analysts had thought it might cut the rate to 0.1 percent.
Switzerland Nears Deflation as SNB Mulls Rate Cuts The Swiss franc’s recent appreciation against the dollar has also put pressure on the central bank By Ed Frankl Share ...
China's hardened rhetoric against price wars among producers is raising expectations Beijing may be about to kick off ...
The deflation rate in Seychelles slowed to 1.1 percent in September from 1.5 percent a month earlier, the 10th straight month the consumer price index has fallen from a year earlier, official data ...
While China’s economic growth in June beat economists’ estimates of 5.1%, it represented a deceleration from the 5.4% growth ...
BEIJING] A distortion in China’s money market has vanished after persisting throughout this year, a nascent sign that ...
Deflation is a ticklish issue for China's leaders, who began cutting interest rates and required mortgage down-payments last fall.