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as of Apr 29, 04:43 PMLive global feedFocus: Inflation · Geopolitics · RatesSpread: 11 countries · Top: GB, CA, USFreshness: Very fresh · 100% in last 72hSources: Major financial media
Inflation could get in the way of Warsh's desire to cut interest rates, CNBC survey finds
1d ago · North America
Bank of Canada to hold rates on Wednesday, but economists differ on whether cuts or hikes loom
2d ago · North America
Another RBA rate rise won’t fix inflation – it will just smash households already hit by soaring fuel costs
1h ago · Asia-Pacific
Inflation jumps to 4.6% in Australia as Iran war fuel shock begins to bite
14h ago · Europe
G7 central banks poised to hold borrowing costs amid concerns over prolonged Iran war
The Guardian · 2d ago
Bank of Japan keeps policy rate steady while raising inflation forecast on Iran war worries
CNBC · 1d ago
Posthaste: Deficits are climbing across Canada, but this province is awash in red ink
Financial Post · 2d ago
India’s heat wave creates new inflation risks after oil surge
Bloomberg · 1d ago
CNBC Daily Open: Hawkish hold from BOJ sets central bank stage
CNBC · 1d ago
News of the day: Collapsing rental market, Shell buys ARC, sovereign wealth fund, Bank of Canada preview, government spending and more
Financial Post · 1d ago
CNBC Daily Open: Investors look past warning signs to send stock markets soaring
1d ago · North America
When will Strait of Hormuz be ‘safe’ for commercial shipping again?
1d ago · Middle East
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Live global feedFocus: Inflation · Geopolitics · RatesSpread: 11 countries · Top: GB, CA, USFreshness: Very fresh · 100% in last 72hSources: Major financial media
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…
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 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
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.
Here’s what Tiff Macklem and Kevin Warsh get wrong about productivity and interest rates, says Desjardins
Bank of Canada's Tiff Macklem and U.S. Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh are getting the effect of productivity wrong, says Desjardins. Read on
India’s heat wave creates new inflation risks after oil surge
India faces inflation risks as heat waves and erratic monsoon threaten food prices amid soaring energy costs.
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.
G7 central banks poised to hold borrowing costs amid concerns over prolonged Iran war
Critical week for global economy as banks expected to issue warnings over conflict driving up prices
Bank of Japan keeps policy rate steady while raising inflation forecast on Iran war worries
The decision to keep rates steady came in a split 6-3 vote, and was in line with Reuters-polled analysts' estimates.
Posthaste: Deficits are climbing across Canada, but this province is awash in red ink
All of the provinces, except Quebec, posted higher deficits, with the combined shortfall expected to grow to as much as 1.4% of GDP. Read on
CNBC Daily Open: Hawkish hold from BOJ sets central bank stage
Geopolitics takes a back seat for now, as the Bank of Japan kicks off the week's central bank action and earnings season ramps up.
News of the day: Collapsing rental market, Shell buys ARC, sovereign wealth fund, Bank of Canada preview, government spending and more
It’s Monday, April 27. Here are the top stories we’re following today.
Treasury yields little changed ahead of Fed policy week
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — was largely flat at 4.314%.