Big central banks start 2025 heading in different directions
The first central bank meetings of 2025 suggest it will be a year in which policymakers go their own way as economic paths ...
European Central Bank to cut rates again with Trump threat and U.S. divergence in focus
The Fed will likely be on a more hawkish path, so significant divergence from the ECB could risk flight of capital towards ...
The Fed sent stocks spiraling after its last meeting, and now the central bank left interest rates untouched
The Fed signaled as much at its last meeting in December, when the central bank delivered an interest cut, but hinted that it ...
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World Bank in Central Asia
The World Bank Group recently marked the 20th anniversary of its engagement in Central Asia. Over this period, the Bank has supported the efforts of the countries to improve the living standards of ...
EU vessel sanctions weigh on Russian grain exports, central bank says
The European Union's sanctions on vessels transporting Russian grain, along with Turkey's wheat import ban, impacted Russian ...
ECB president warns over loss of central bank independence
Central bank independence is being questioned in parts of the world and greater political influence over policy could ...
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Central bank buying likely to remain key to gold’s 2025 performance
GOING STRONG: The value of gold demand jumped 35% year-on-year to exceed $100-billion for the first time World Gold Council chief market ... an upside could come from stronger than expected central ...
Bank of Japan raises rates to highest in 17 years
Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years after consumer price rises ...
As elite Davos event ends, some hail ‘constructive optimism’ despite divisions, suffering in world
The World Economic Forum's annual gathering of elites in Davos has ended with many business leaders, world-class academics, ...
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World Bank, IMF advocate for coordinated inflation control in Nigeria
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to remain ...