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Fed Holds Rates, Lifts Inflation Outlook as Iran War Fuels Oil Spike

Powell warns higher energy costs are lifting near-term inflation, leaving the broader economic fallout unclear.

Japan Nominates Reflationists to BOJ Board as Ueda Keeps Near-Term Hike Option Open

Bank of Korea Expected to Hold 2.50% Rate Through 2026, Reuters Poll Finds

Peru’s Central Bank Holds Benchmark Rate at 4.25% for Fifth Straight Meeting

RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25%, Keeps Neutral Stance, Upgrades Growth to 7.4%

ECB Holds Rates After Unanimous Vote as Lagarde Signals Readiness to Act

Crackdowns and Probes Intensify: Tequila Mayor Arrested, Spain’s Rail Disaster Under Scrutiny, Catamarca Faces Intervention Call

ECB Holds Rates for Fifth Straight Meeting as Inflation Stays Below Target

Congressional Bloc Stalls Banco Master Inquiries as Vorcaro Hearing Slips to Feb. 26

RBA Lifts Cash Rate to 3.85% in First Hike Since 2023, Points to More Increases

BOJ Flags Yen-Driven Inflation Risks as Takaichi Walks Back Weak-Yen Remarks Before Snap Election

Bank of England Set to Keep Rate at 3.75% After December Inflation Uptick

Fed Pauses Easing, Holds Rates at 3.50%–3.75% as Inflation Stays Elevated

Japan Bonds Rebound as BOJ Meets and Election Tax Pledge Tests Fiscal Nerves

Rupiah Rebounds From Record Low as Bank Indonesia Holds Rates and Vows FX Defense

Fed Poised to Hold Rates as Bowman Flags Job-Market Risks; ECB Steady, BOJ Hints at Earlier Tightening

Bipartisan Backlash Builds as DOJ Opens Criminal Probe Into Fed Chair Powell

Bank of Korea Seen Holding at 2.50% This Week as Next Cut Slips to 2027

BOJ’s Ueda Says Inflation Near Target, Keeps Door Open to More Rate Hikes

Yen Firms After Tokyo Signals It Has a Free Hand to Intervene