Fed's Double-Edged Sword: 25bps Cut & QT Halt Clash with Powell's Hawkish Pushback
Oct 30, 2025 03:06 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
Delivering its second straight interest rate cut of 2025, the Federal Reserve reduced the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75%-4.00%. Ten of twelve FOMC members backed the decision, which came...

Oct 30, 2025 02:44 am UTC| Economy Central Banks
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the citys de-facto central bank, has reduced its base interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%, mirroring the U.S. Federal Reserves latest policy shift. The move, announced...
Bank of Canada lowers rates, sees growth steady through 2027
Oct 29, 2025 14:43 pm UTC| Central Banks
The Bank of Canada (BoC) cut its benchmark interest rate to 2.25% on Wednesday, a move that was generally expected by markets. The central banks most recent policy statement, the first since January, provided a clearer...
Fed’s Expected Rate Cut Amid Economic Uncertainty and Data Blackout
Oct 29, 2025 08:10 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
Many expect the Federal Reserve to bring the federal funds rate down to a range of 3.75%4.00% at the end of its October 28-29 session. This decision is evidence of the Feds first concern to solve growing labor market...

Japan’s Service Inflation Rises as Labour Costs Drive Price Growth Ahead of BOJ Meeting
Oct 27, 2025 00:33 am UTC| Economy Central Banks
Japans service-sector inflation gained momentum for the second consecutive month in September, reinforcing expectations that rising labour costs will help sustain inflation near the Bank of Japans (BOJ) 2% target....

China Expected to Ease Monetary and Fiscal Policies to Support Economic Growth
Oct 25, 2025 06:36 am UTC| Economy Central Banks Insights & Views
China is likely to implement more supportive monetary and fiscal policies to stabilize its slowing economy, according to Huang Yiping, an adviser to the Peoples Bank of China and professor at Peking University. Speaking at...

China’s Monetary Policy to Remain Steady Amid AI Advancements, Says PBOC Adviser
Oct 24, 2025 04:25 am UTC| Economy Central Banks Insights & Views
Chinas monetary policy framework is expected to remain unchanged as long as maintaining price stability remains the central goal, according to Huang Yiping, an adviser to the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) and professor at...