International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a briefing on the global policy agenda at IMF headquarters during the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC on April 18, 2024. Almond Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, played down the prospect of negative…
Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, signaling they are aware of how stubborn inflation is proving, paving the way for an extended period of high interest rates. The Fed kept borrowing costs steady at 5.33 percent on Wednesday, keeping them at their highest level in more than two decades where they have been set…
Heading into 2024, investors expected the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates significantly this year due to cooling inflation. But the price increases have been surprisingly persistent, forcing Wall Street to rethink. Investors and economists are wondering when and to what extent Fed policymakers will be able to cut interest rates – and some are…
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), at a press conference on the interest rate decision in Frankfurt on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Central Bank held interest rates steady for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday, giving its clearest signal yet of an impending rate…
The Swiss national flag hangs at the Bundeshaus, the Swiss parliament building, in Bern, Switzerland, on Thursday, December 13, 2018. The Swiss National Bank lowered its inflation forecast and showed no inclination to deviate from its crisis-era settings due to the strength of the franc and growing global risks. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images…
Der Plan von Jared Kushner und seinen Geschäftspartnern, einen begehrten Standort in Serbiens Hauptstadt Belgrad zu sanieren, spiegelt das Interesse von Donald J. Trump vor einem Jahrzehnt wider, einen Deal für den Standort anzustreben, sowie einen ähnlichen Vorschlag, der während seiner Amtszeit im Weißen Haus von einer Führungsspitze vorangetrieben wurde Ein Berater, der jetzt mit…
The Federal Reserve is considering when and by how much to cut interest rates, and Friday’s jobs report will give policymakers an update on how the economy is performing before their next policy meeting. Fed officials are meeting on March 19 and 20 and are widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged at that meeting….
European Central Bank policymakers cut their annual inflation and growth forecasts on Thursday as they confirmed a broadly expected hold on interest rates. Expert forecasts now assume economic growth of 0.6% in 2024, after previously forecasting 0.8%. They painted a more positive picture of inflation, raising the forecast for the year to an average of…
Yousef Gamal El-Din | CNBC The Egyptian pound fell to a record low against the dollar on Wednesday after the central bank raised interest rates by 600 points and devalued the currency. The moves were intended to facilitate an agreement with the International Monetary Fund that is expected to confirm the extension of its current…
Christopher Waller, Gouverneur der US-Notenbank, während einer Fed Listens-Veranstaltung in Washington, DC, am Freitag, 23. September 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Der Gouverneur der US-Notenbank, Christopher Waller, sagte am Donnerstag, er müsse weitere Beweise dafür sehen, dass sich die Inflation abkühle, bevor er bereit sei, Zinssenkungen zu unterstützen. In einer politischen Rede…
