The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said that interest rates will need to be raised much higher to calm red-hot inflation, despite recent rate hikes. The central bank sees the prevailing benchmark rate of 1.35% as being “well below&rdquo...
The Chilean peso suffered heavy losses last week, slumping to a record low as the country’s central bank delivered an underwhelming interest rate hike that disappointed the markets. The peso plummeted by almost 5% to an unprecedented 1,060.4...
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has announced a supersizing interest rate hike of a full percentage point. The move left Canadians shocked, especially given the country’s hot housing market and heavy debt loads. The Bank of Canada has a...
US Inflation powered to a new peak in June, with American consumer prices leaping by 9.1% year-over-year, according to new data. Inflation is at its highest level in four decades, and higher than the previous month’s reading in May, when pri...
The US dollar is gaining strength at a rapid rate, achieving its strongest level against other major currencies in almost 20 years. The US dollar Index has jumped 4% in the past month and nearly 13% year-to-date, while other important currencies h...
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki pledged this week to further solidify bilateral ties and work together to tackle rising food and energy prices exacerbated by Russia's attack on Ukraine. The fina...
For the first time in almost 20 years, the exchange rate between the euro and the US dollar is equal. This comes after the euro fell nearly 20% in value over the past year compared to the US dollar. In the last two decades, the euro has always tra...
The US Treasury has asked President Biden to work with international allies on regulating cryptocurrencies. In a memorandum to the president, the US Treasury called upon the Biden administration to develop global standards for digital payments and...
For the first time in nearly two months, crude oil prices have dipped below $100 a barrel, reflecting increasing investor worries about a global recession that could throttle demand for energy. The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude slid...
Investors this week flocked to the US dollar in search of a safe haven, strengthening the greenback to levels not seen since 2002. Meanwhile, the euro slumped to 20-year lows as the latest surge in European gas prices increased recession fears. ...
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has warned that the current low-cost carrier model is unsustainable as aviation costs continue to rise. Citing sky-rocketing fuel prices and gradually increasing sustainability levies, the airline boss predict...
Asia’s manufacturing slowed markedly in June as many firms suffered supply disruptions because of China’s tough COVID-19 lockdowns. This, in addition to worrying signs of economic downturns in Europe and the US, have analysts fearing a gl...
Bitcoin is set for its worst quarter since the end of 2011, as more central banks tighten money supply and crypto firms fall like dominoes. A quarterly drop of 58% represents the largest fall in value since Bitcoin was in its infancy. In the years...
The Iranian Rial plunged to its lowest value ever this monthת as talks to resuscitate the country’s broken nuclear deal with world powers remained at an impasse. Traders in Tehran exchanged the rial at 332,000 to the US dollar, up from the s...
The euro gained ground on Tuesday as investors steadied themselves for European inflation figures to remain hot this week while they waited on a speech from European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde. The euro climbed 0.3% in the week...
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