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Market economists have significantly reduced their bets on a potential cut to Brazil's benchmark Selic rate this year, with private-sector analysts now projecting a decrease in only 19.3% of cases, down from 27.1% as of June. The shift is likely due to the Central Bank'
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The domestic stock market will be closely monitoring the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy meeting, where the central bank's commentary on inflation, liquidity, and growth outlook will be closely watched. Several big-ticket companies, including Bharti Airtel, DLF, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Motors, State Bank
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The Nigerian Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is poised to maintain a tight monetary policy stance in the second half of 2025, despite naira stability and a slowdown in core inflation. According to Uche Uwaleke, professor of Capital Market and president of the Capital Market Academics of Nigeria, the MPC will
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As inflation risks remain a significant concern, policymakers at the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank have signaled caution, leading traders to reassess the likelihood of interest rate cuts. The money markets are now pricing in just a single quarter-point rate cut from the Fed by year-end and are even
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Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank, is poised to revise its contractionary monetary policy, aiming to ease interest rates in response to lower-than-desired credit growth observed in the previous fiscal year. The policy shift is prompted by the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) suggestion to reduce interest
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The European Central Bank (ECB) meeting has left investors with more questions than answers, particularly regarding the likelihood of a further interest rate cut later this year. Despite ECB President Lagarde keeping the door open for rate cuts, the market has shifted towards a more cautious stance, with the probability
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Beijing is witnessing a significant shift in the demand for Renminbi (RMB) assets, driven by increasing concerns over global economic uncertainty and the potential decline of the US dollar's credit. According to a survey by the International Monetary and Financial Institutions Official Forum, 30% of central banks around
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The Azerbaijan Central Bank (CBA) has been conducting deposit auctions to manage the country's unified treasury account balances since April 2025, leading to a positive effect on the banking sector's liquidity position. To combat the excess liquidity, the CBA aims to sterilize it through one-week operations,
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As the White House continues to attack Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, a prominent financial expert is calling for Powell's resignation to safeguard the central bank's independence. Mohamed El-Erian, a respected voice in the bond market, stated that protecting the institution's independence is crucial,
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A Staff Working Paper from the Bank of England provides a nuanced analysis of the effects of Quantitative Easing (QE) on the corporate bond market between 2009 and 2021. The report highlights the complexities of the relationship between QE and real economic activity, revealing that while QE lowered borrowing costs
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The US Federal Reserve has long been a topic of conspiracy theories, with some claiming it is a tool of the "deep state". However, evidence suggests that countries with independent central banks have lower inflation and interest rates. A recent threat to the Fed's independence, with
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As household debts swell to over 40% of GDP, interest rate decisions by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increasingly stir the hopes and ruffle the plans of households, teachers, shopkeepers, and pensioners, who now closely track central bank actions. With inflation on the decline, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra faces
