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The US Federal Reserve has announced a reduction in interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, marking the third consecutive cut this year. However, further reductions in the near future seem unlikely. Federal Reserve’s Position According to Jerome Powell, the…
The US Federal Reserve has announced a significant change in its supervisory approach by instructing its regulators to no longer weigh “reputational risk” when overseeing banks. This shift comes as a response to arguments from the cryptocurrency sector, which…
Asia stocks hovered near four-month highs on Monday after a mixed performance on Wall Street at the close of last week, while the dollar firmed against the yen following strong US job and manufacturing data. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares…
The U.S. recent interest hike might result in a high demand for U.S. dollars in Vietnam, weakening the local currency further, experts say. The U.S. Federal Reserve Wednesday raised its interest rates for the fourth time this year to 2.25-2.5 percent. The Fed…
Tokyo led a rout of Asian shares today, mirroring big losses on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve (Fed) defied unprecedented pressure from US President Donald Trump and raised interest rates, sparking fears the move could choke economic growth. The Nikkei…
Bank Indonesia Governor Agus Martowardojo said the central bank is preparing for the impact of Fed Fund Rate (FFR) hike in March. Agus said there were clear signs of a US’ interest rates increase during The Federal Reserves’ monthly meeting in February. “The…
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