Tag: inflation
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Bank of Korea board members consider more rate hikes, minutes show
SEOUL, Aug 4 : Board members of South Korea’s central bank said they would carefully determine the timing and pace of any further policy tightening, with some suggesting preemptive action, when they raised interest rates at their last meeting on July 16 to control inflation, the minutes showed on Tuesday. Th
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Takaichi’s fiscal push could lift growth — and Japan’s already-rising interest bill
Japan is giving up revenue now in the hope that stronger consumption and a 370 trillion yen public-private investment will deliver faster growth later.
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Japan’s economy minister offers sanguine view on inflation
TOKYO, Aug 4 : Japan has seen only moderate rises in consumer prices so far with the pass-through of higher costs from the Middle East conflict remaining limited, Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on Tuesday, offering a sanguine view on inflationary risks.The assessment contrasts with that of the Bank of Ja
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South Korea inflation cools, but back-to-back rate hike not ruled out
SEOUL, Aug 4 : South Korea’s consumer inflation softened to a three-month low in July, coming in below market expectations on a fall in oil prices, though policymakers remained wary of upward pressures and markets did not rule out a possible back-to-back rate hike this month.The consumer price index (CPI) ros
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South Korea inflation cools to three-month low, but risks remain
SEOUL, Aug 4 : South Korea’s consumer inflation softened to a three-month low in July, coming in below market expectations on a fall in oil prices, though policymakers remained wary of upward price pressures.The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.8 per cent in July from a year earlier, after rising 3.2 per cen
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Manufacturing survey shows inflation worries ‘worse than pandemic era,’ adding to Fed pressure
The commentary pointed to a highly volatile environment in which purchasing managers were struggling to stay ahead
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Analysis: Markets heard a dovish Kevin Warsh. The Fed chairman’s own words suggest a rate hike
Investors saw Warsh’s press conference as dovish, but a closer reading of the Fed chair’s prepared remarks suggests he may be close to raising interest rates.
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As Warsh’s Fed faces pressure to act on inflation, these indicators show it’s at its lowest in years
Trimmed mean measures are painting a different picture than the headline numbers.
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BOJ Governor Ueda’s comments at news conference
July 31 : The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday but signaled its resolve to continue pushing up borrowing costs, in the wake of the government’s yen-buying intervention overnight that failed to give the sagging currency lasting support.Board member Hajime Takata was the sole dissenter to the
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Investors react to BOJ’s decision to hold rates
July 31 : The Bank of Japan kept its interest rates steady on Friday, while reiterating its willingness to raise borrowing costs further if inflation risks increase. At the end of its two-day policy meeting, the central bank voted 8-1 to keep its short-term policy rate at 1 per cent. Board member Hajime Takat
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