Bank of Japan holds rates steady for second straight meeting as Trump tariffs threaten exports
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Getty...
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German fiscal boost won’t outweigh tariff drag for euro zone, IMF’s Europe head says
Higher German infrastructure spending will boost Europe’s economic growth in the coming years — but not enough to outweigh the expected drag from U.S. tariffs,...
Inflation job nearly done but tariff risks loom — What European Central Bank members said this week
Guests and attendeess mingle and walk through the atrium during the IMF/World Bank Group Spring Meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, on April...
European Central Bank’s Holzmann says rate cuts must wait for more tariff certainty
Austrian central bank chief Robert Holzmann on Thursday said euro zone interest rates should be held until more clarity emerges on the path of U.S....
Bank of England chief focused on tariff ‘growth shock’ but downplays UK recession risk
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), during the Monetary Policy Report news conference at the bank’s headquarters in the City of London,...
Indonesia plans to import more from the U.S. to ‘narrow’ trade surplus, finance minister says
The Semanggi overpass in Jakarta, Indonesia. Fadil Aziz | The Image Bank | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have pushed countries to look...
Trade tensions are ‘bad for everybody,’ says Bank of Korea governor
Tensions from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are not only a headwind for South Korea but “bad for everybody,” said Bank of Korea Governor Rhee...
European Central Bank should only cut interest rates once more this year, IMF Europe head says
This photo taken on Jan. 30, 2025 shows the European Central Bank ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Zhang Fan/Xinhua via Getty Images The European Central...
European Central Bank’s Lagarde says she hopes Trump doesn’t fire Fed’s Powell
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), comments on the central bank’s latest interest rate decision to journalists. Photo by Andreas Arnold/picture alliance...
CNBC Daily Open: Investors grow wary of U.S. assets as Trump intensifies attacks on Powell
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in...