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Bank of England rate-setter: High inflation could persist into 2024

Monetary Policy Committee member Catherine L Mann added that the longer inflation persists, the harder it will be to fight

Evening Standard

Fed’s Williams says 2% inflation goal key to taming prices

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said it’s critical the U.S. central bank remain committed to its 2% inflation goal, and emphasized monetary policy must bring supply and demand into better balance to lower inflation.

Tribune News Service

Global uncertainty complicates fight against inflation: MPC minutes

MUMBAI: The continuing global uncertainty has complicated the fight against inflation, opined Reserve Bank deputy governor Michael Debabrata Patra during the Monetary Policy Committee meeting held on February 8.

The Times of India

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Investors lose Rs 6.97 lakh crore in 4 days as stock markets fall

NEW DELHI: Domestic equity indices extended their fall for the fourth session in a row, wiping off Rs 6.97 lakh crore of investor's money.

The Times of India

How tech layoffs are causing havoc for Indian workers in US

NEW DELHI: With persistent fears of global recession, constant monetary policy tightening and weak consumer demand have forced many companies in the United States to layoff workers as a cost cutting measure.

The Times of India

China’s Debt Levels Will Limit Impact of Monetary Policy, Ex-PBOC Official Says

Local governments, businesses and households all have holes in their finances that will discourage them from borrowing

Caixin Global

Fumio Kishida bids farewell to Abenomics by appointing Kazuo Ueda as Bank of Japan boss

Investors say Kazuo Ueda's appointment as the Bank of Japan's new chief may indicate how soon it will shift away from extremely low interest rates — a transition that could have huge ramifications for global financial markets.

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Zimbabwe’s budget plans open door for growth. But only if high interest rates don't derail them

When Zimbabwe’s finance minister Mthuli Ncube presented the national budget for 2023 to Parliament in November 2022, he placed high emphasis on a raft of initiatives designed to spur strong economic growth and unleash economic transformation. These included financing of infrastructure projects, education, health, value chains and other public investments.

The Conversation

Brexit cost UK economy £29bn as investment ‘plateaued’, Bank policymaker says

Jonathan Haskel, an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, said a wave of investment was ‘stopped in its tracks’ in 2016.

The Independent UK

The RBA’s latest inflation and wage predictions help explain why Australia’s interest rate nightmare isn’t over

The main worry is workers might demand more pay, employers will pass that on to prices, and a wage-price spiral will take off

The Guardian - AU

Inflation and recession: Can the world defeat both in 2023?

No, it must accept one, per conventional wisdom. But Europe’s showing another way, though it won’t be painless either.

Al Jazeera

Analysis-Brazil central bank autonomy becomes political punching bag for Lula

Brazil's central bank newfound independence that was designed to shield it from politics has turned it into a convenient punching bag for the new government that can use it to fire up its leftist base and blame it for economic woes.

Reuters

RBI MPC Raises Repo Rate By 25 BPS To 6.5 pc

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India decided to raise the key benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sensex, Nifty decline for 2nd day on selling in FMCG, steel stocks

MUMBAI: Benchmark equity indices sensex and Nifty closed lower for a second straight day on Tuesday due to selling in FMCG, metal and auto shares ahead of the RBI monetary policy.

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Bangkok Post

Eastspring warns of volatility ahead

The investment outlook remains volatile in 2023 due to monetary policy tightening and geopolitical risks, but China and the rest of Asia will likely benefit from the reopening of borders, says Eastspring Asset Management (Thailand).

The Times of India

RBI's Monetary Policy Committee meeting starts amid expectations of lower rate hike

MUMBAI: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das-headed Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) started its three-day meeting on Monday amid expectations of a smaller 25 basis points rate increase or a pause on the rate hiking spree that started in May last year to check inflation.

Miami Herald

The Week Ahead: Why interest rates and reputation are on the lunch menu for the Fed chairman and investors

Last week it was the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee shaping monetary policy and investor expectations. In the week ahead, it will be the Fed’s open mouth practices at work.

The Independent UK

Bank of England hikes interest rates to 4% but expects shallower recession

Decision makers on the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) opted to hike the base rate from 3.5% to 4%.

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Birmingham Post

Interest rates rise to 4% as Bank of England prepares for 'shallow' recession

Monetary Policy Committee says inflation may have peaked in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Weaker economy, higher inflation: Bank of England’s dilemma

Differing experts have urged the Monetary Policy Committee to both cut interest rates and to raise them

The Times of India

Bitcoin jumps to highest since August in post-Fed crypto rally

Bitcoin hit the highest since August as investors interpreted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments about progress on inflation as a sign that a less harsh monetary policy backdrop lies ahead.

Bangkok Post

Bitcoin jumps to highest since August in post-fed crypto rally

France 24

US Federal Reserve hikes interest rate to highest level since 2007

The US Federal Reserve has hiked its key interest rate by 0.25 percent to the highest level since 2007. America's central bank has slowed the pace of rate rises as inflation cools. But Fed Chair Jerome Powell said changes to monetary policy would be "ongoing" as "appropriate". Also in the…

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: The RBA is fighting for its purpose … and its life

Let’s have a sort of “upper-level extension” to the RBA in the fight against inflation, writes Alan Kohler.

Evening Standard

Homeowners and housing market on watch for signs of peak rates into Bank of England hike

Monetary Policy Committee set to lift base rates at high noon on Thursday

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