Central bank interest rates articles
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Bank of Canada governor says limit to how much interest rates can diverge in Canada and U.S.
OTTAWA - Canadian interest rates don't have to match U.S. or global rates, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says, but they need to stay within a certain ballpark. Macklem made the comments while testifying before the House of Commons finance committee alongside senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers on Thursday. “Our interest rates in Canada don't need to be the same as the U.S. rate or global rates. But there is a limit to how far they can diverge,” Macklem said. “We're not close to...
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India's 8.5% growth rate has some 'fluff,' former central bank chief Raghuram Rajan says
India's 8.5% economic growth rate has some "fluff' in it, according to former Reserve Bank of Governor Raghuram Rajan.
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Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid inflation rate higher than 2% target
May 1 (UPI) — The Federal Reserve Wednesday voted to keep interest rates unchanged, in line with expectations as inflation remains above the central bank’s 2% threshold. The Federal reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement that the central bank left interest rates for overnight bank borrowing within a range of 5.25%-5.5%. With CPI inflation at 3.5%, the […] The post Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid inflation rate higher than 2% target first appeared on Gephardt Daily.