Interest Rates, fact-checked

Finance & Economics2d ago

South Africa's inflation risk is moving from prices to expectations

South Africa's next interest-rate debate is less about one consumer-price-index release than about whether households, firms and wage-setters are beginning to build higher inflation into their own decisions. Bloomberg reported on 20 June that South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago warned policymakers were seeing early signs of second-round inflation effects as underlying price pressures build.

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Finance & Economics6d ago

Fed holds rates as Warsh starts with a leaner signal

The Federal Reserve's first rate decision under Kevin Warsh did not look like a turn toward easier money. The Federal Open Market Committee held the federal funds target range at 3.50% to 3.75% on 17 June, and the short statement it released kept the emphasis on inflation rather than giving markets a long map of future policy.

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Finance & EconomicsJun 16, 2026

Australia's rate pause is a test of how much tightening is already in the economy

Australia's central bank has stopped raising rates for now, but it has not declared the inflation fight close to done. The Reserve Bank of Australia said on Tuesday that its Monetary Policy Board left the cash-rate target unchanged at 4.35 per cent, after three increases since February had already tightened financial conditions.

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Finance & EconomicsJun 16, 2026

Bank of Japan raises rates to 1% as oil and yen risks test its exit from easy money

Japan's long exit from ultra-loose money has entered a less forgiving phase. The Bank of Japan raised its short-term policy-rate target to around 1.0% on Tuesday, from around 0.75%, turning what had been a gradual normalisation campaign into a test of whether tighter policy can coexist with an imported energy shock and a weak yen.

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Finance & EconomicsJun 4, 2026

Euro area inflation rises to 3.2% before ECB rate decision

Euro area annual inflation rose to an estimated 3.2% in May from 3.0% in April, Eurostat said on Tuesday, adding pressure on the European Central Bank before its June policy meeting as energy costs remained the largest driver of the increase.

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Finance & EconomicsMay 20, 2026

RBA minutes show board saw room to pause after May rate rise but backed 4.35%

The Reserve Bank of Australia said in minutes published on Tuesday, 19 May, that its Monetary Policy Board judged rates would probably be restrictive after its 5 May increase to 4.35%, but most members still concluded a quarter-point rise was needed because inflation was likely to stay above target for an extended period.[1]

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