Governor Andrew Bailey played down the vote split as a communication tool in February after Catherine Mann’s shock switch from being an ultra-hawk to backing a bumper 50 basis-point reduction. However ...

The Bank rate heavily influences the cost of borrowing for households, businesses and the government, as well as returns for ...

As the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) gears up for its meeting on Thursday, 20 March 2025, market watchers expect a potential 25 basis point rate cut amid stabilised ...

BREAKING NEWS! *** *** The Federal Reserve just opted to hold interest rates steady as officials reckon with fearful markets ...

After a two-day meeting of its monetary policy committee in Washington, D.C., the Fed announced it would hold its rate target at 4.25% to 4.50%.

U.S. stocks rallied as Powell spoke to reporters following the conclusion of the Fed's two-day policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA ended with a gain of 383.32 points, or 0.9%, while ...

Jerome Powell-led FOMC unveiled the second policy verdict of 2025 and voted to keep the policy rate steady at 4.25-4.50 per ...

South African consumer inflation remains muted, but lower-income households are still forking out significantly more for a key portion of their caloric intake. And the prospect of another interest ...

A platter of surprise was unlikely to be on the menu at the March FOMC meeting. There was a clear consensus among observers ...

Disappointing macroeconomic data releases from the US, combined with US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, ...

The U.S. economy remains relatively sound at the moment. The unemployment rate in February was 4.1%, 10 basis points higher ...

Despite some signs that the economy may be heading for a slowdown, the Federal Reserve is holding rates steady.