Economist Seeks BOI, BOA Recapitalisation As High Interest Rates Deepen N50trn Funding Gap

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has urged the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to recapitalise the Bank of Industry (BOI) and the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), warning that soaring interest rates have widened …

Everyday Economics: The Fed isn’t just pausing. The ground under interest rates has shifted

For two years, there was only one question about the Federal Reserve: when do they cut? This week, that question quietly died. On Wednesday, the Fed held its benchmark rate at 3.50%–3.75% for the fifth consecutive meeting. That part was expected. What wasn …

MPC’s three-day meeting begins amid expectations of status quo on interest rates

Mumbai: The three-day meeting of the Reserve Bank of India’s rate-setting panel started Monday amid expectations of a status quo on the benchmark repo rate, with the Monetary Policy Committee slated to announce its decision August 5. As global …

MPC's 3-day meeting begins amid expectations of status quo on interest rates

The three-day meeting of the Reserve Bank of India's rate-setting panel started on Monday amid expectations of a status quo on the benchmark repo rate, with the Monetary Policy Committee slated to announce its decision on August 5. As global …

RBI provides banks greater flexibility to determine bulk deposit interest rates; changes effective from October 1, 2026

Why RBI Is Playing the Wait-and-Watch Game on Interest Rates

Meanwhile, inflation was projected at 5.1%, up from 4.6%, higher than the RBI's inflation target of 4%, although within the tolerance band of ±2%. India's retail inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the RBI's preferred gauge of …

Fed’s Williams Says Interest Rates Are Well Positioned: Reuters

If inflation does not behave as expected, the New York Fed chief added, then the central bank would need to act. “If the economy is not on a trajectory that will bring inflation back down to 2% and we would, in my view there would be, it would absolutely …

The Fed Held Interest Rates Steady for a 2nd Straight Meeting Under Kevin Warsh, With 3 Officials Dissenting. Here's ...

Key Points The Federal Reserve's latest 9-3 decision was the highest number of dissents in a decade. Rising oil prices from conflicts in the Middle East will likely show higher inflation when July's report is released. Federal Reserve chair Kevin …

Best FD Rates: J&K Bank vs Karnataka Bank interest rates compared across tenures

J&K Bank FD interest rates J&K Bank offers FD interest rates ranging from 3.50% to 7.30% per annum for regular customers and 4.00% to 7.80% per annum for senior citizens on deposits below ₹3 crore. The bank's highest rate of 7.30% is available …

Breakfast briefing: The rise and rise of long-term interest rates

Here's our summary of key economic events over the weekend that affect New Zealand, with news that now we are in August, there are only 100 working days until Christmas, and less than 70 until our 2026 general election! You will need to pull your …