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as of Apr 29, 05:53 PMLive global feedFocus: Monetary Policy · Rates · InflationSpread: 15 countries · Top: CA, GB, USFreshness: Very fresh · 100% in last 72hSources: Major financial media + Official
Bank of Canada set to keep interest rate unchanged as oil prices push inflation higher - The News International
2h ago · Asia-PacificThe Bank of Canada held its key interest rate and is warning of higher inflation. Here’s what you need to know. - BNN Bloomberg
2h ago · North America‘Hawkish’ Bank of Canada has some economists warning rate hikes could come sooner than expected
1h ago · North America
Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment
8h ago · Europe
Kevin Warsh one step closer to becoming Fed chair after Senate committee approval
CNA Asia · 2h ago
Kenya inflation rises to 5.6pc in April on fuel, transport costs
Capital FM Business · 3h ago
Here’s what Tiff Macklem and Kevin Warsh get wrong about productivity and interest rates, says Desjardins
Financial Post · 1d ago
Inflation could get in the way of Warsh's desire to cut interest rates, CNBC survey finds
CNBC · 1d ago
BoC holds rate at 2.25%, but warns of energy and trade risks
Globe and Mail · 3h ago
Bank of Canada to hold rates on Wednesday, but economists differ on whether cuts or hikes loom
Financial Post · 2d ago
Another RBA rate rise won’t fix inflation – it will just smash households already hit by soaring fuel costs
2h ago · Asia-Pacific
Inflation jumps to 4.6% in Australia as Iran war fuel shock begins to bite
15h ago · Europe
'Numbskull, moron and too stupid': Trump and Powell's biggest clashes
1h ago · North America
China’s zero‑tariff push wins backing from South Africa and Kenya
1h ago · AfricaCanada’s labour market outpaces U.S. as wages rise faster than inflation: report - hcamag.com
Google News NorthAm Macro · 3h agoFord Motor is set to report earnings after the bell. Here's what Wall Street expects
CNBC · 1h agoBank of Canada keeps benchmark rate at 2.25% amid Iran war oil price spike - Castanet
Google News mena rates · 3h ago
UK urged to deploy EU-style ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs
The Guardian · 2d agoWhen parents co‑sign a mortgage to help their adult children buy their first home
Sparks at Bank (BoC) · 3h ago
G7 central banks poised to hold borrowing costs amid concerns over prolonged Iran war
The Guardian · 2d agoMarkets
Macro Focus by Region
Live global feedFocus: Growth · Trade · MarketsSpread: 25 countries · Top: GB, US, CAFreshness: Very fresh · 100% in last 72hSources: Major financial media + Official
Iran war is fueling a bond selloff ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s final press conference
The oil shock and elevated inflation are top worries for investors in the bond market as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prepares to deliver the final…
Kevin Warsh one step closer to becoming Fed chair after Senate committee approval
Kevin Warsh, US President Donald Trump's pick for the role, faces questions about his independence from the White House.
'Numbskull, moron and too stupid': Trump and Powell's biggest clashes
How the US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell came to blows.
China’s zero‑tariff push wins backing from South Africa and Kenya
Officials and business leaders in South Africa and Kenya are welcoming China’s new zero‑tariff policy for 53 African nations, saying it will open fresh trade…
Another RBA rate rise won’t fix inflation – it will just smash households already hit by soaring fuel costs
The latest ABS consumer price index figures show just how pointless hiking interest rates would be at dealing with inflation. But raising rates is baked into…
U.S. Fed nominee Kevin Warsh clears key confirmation hurdle in Senate
Senate Banking Committee voted along party lines to advance nomination of Trump’s pick to lead central bank
With war, trade woes and a shrinking population, the Bank of Canada was right to hold rates
The central bank’s mandate is to keep inflation stable and predictable; its primary tool is adjusting the policy interest rate
Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment
Bank expects its base case for GDP growth to be 0.5% this year, lower than IMF’s 0.8% prediction for Britain
Inflation could get in the way of Warsh's desire to cut interest rates, CNBC survey finds
Respondents on average are not fully pricing a single rate cut this year.
BoC holds rate at 2.25%, but warns of energy and trade risks
Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank decided to ‘look through’ energy price shock in the near term
Bank of Canada to hold rates on Wednesday, but economists differ on whether cuts or hikes loom
The central bank is trying to balance inflation expectations, driven largely by skyrocketing oil prices, with ensuring the economy doesn’t slow down too much
Ray Dalio says Kevin Warsh shouldn't cut interest rates in a ‘stagflation’ era
Dalio said that if Kevin Warsh were to cut rates, it would risk damaging confidence in the central bank at a critical moment.
Inflation jumps to 4.6% in Australia as Iran war fuel shock begins to bite
Financial markets are betting the Reserve Bank will hike interest rates for a third straight meeting next Tuesday
What is expected to happen to UK interest rates?
The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.