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SARB Hikes Repo Rate to 7% After Oil-Driven Inflation Jump

Rising oil costs from the Middle East conflict have raised inflation risks that could force further rate increases.

BOJ Flags Possible June Rate Rise as Investors Reprice and Yields Surge

RBA Lifts Cash Rate to 4.35% on Oil Shock Inflation Risk

Energy Shock Pushes ECB and BOJ Toward April Holds

Iran Conflict Pushes UK Fuel Costs to Record Monthly Jump as Summer Bill Hikes Loom

Fed Holds Rates, Lifts 2026 Inflation Outlook as Oil Shock Darkens Path to Cuts

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

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

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

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

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

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

BOJ Lifts Rate to 0.75% as Yen Slips and Risk Assets Rally on Softer U.S. Inflation

Bank of England Cuts Interest Rate to 3.75% After Inflation Cools

BOJ Poised to Lift Policy Rate to 0.75% Next Week, Signaling Step-By-Step Tightening

Fed Cuts Rates for Third Straight Meeting, Signals Likely Pause

Fed Poised to Cut Rates by 25 Basis Points as Divisions Deepen Ahead of 2026 Outlook