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BOJ Signals Willingness To Speed Rate Hikes After Raising Policy Rate to 1.25%

Government officials have asked the Bank for clearer explanations about the cumulative impact of recent moves.

Japan Data Pushes Markets to Price BOJ Hike as Yen Surges and Oil Nears $100

RBA Says Rate Hikes Are Working but Flags AI Investment and Equity Risks

Japan’s Rate Rise and Fiscal Blueprint Roil Markets as Yields and Yen Hit Multi‑Decade Extremes

Japan’s Draft Growth Blueprint Presses BOJ to Back Demand as Bank Signals More Rate Rises

Central Banks Take Different Paths as Fed Holds and BOJ Steps Up Tightening

U.S. Payrolls Surprise With 172,000 Gain and Large Upward Revisions

Fed Officials See Inflation Shock From Iran War, Push Cuts Further Out

Fed Holds Rates as Iran Shock Lifts Inflation Risk, Rare Dissents Expose Split

UK Inflation Climbs to 3.3% as Fuel Costs Surge After Hormuz Disruption

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

Bank of Korea Holds at 2.5% as Won Stays Under Pressure, Draws Rare U.S. Support

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

Fed Rift Deepens as Miran Urges 50‑bp December Cut While Economists Lean to 25‑bp

Banco Nación Lifts UVA Mortgage Rates in First Repricing Since Relaunch

Russia Says 121 Drones Downed and 1,630 Ukrainian Losses as Dmitriev Seeks Talks and EU Delays Asset Move

Peso Falls for Sixth Straight Day as Reserves Dip and Futures Forecast Further Weakness

Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs Take Effect With 10–50% Surcharges on Imports

Global Central Banks Hold Rates Steady as Easing Inflation Opens Door for Cuts

ECB Pauses Rate Cut Cycle as Inflation Hits 2% Target