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Top 10 countries with lowest interest rates for business & investment in 2025
10 May 2025 08:49 GMT
… countries offer remarkably low interest rates, making them prime destinations … interest economies, with the Bank of Japan maintaining a 0.5% … companies enjoying Nigeria’s low-interest rate
4. Cambodia – 0 … s stable 1.9% interest rate (unchanged since April 2025 …
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Caution vs. Action: What’s next for Japan’s interest rates?
08 May 2025 08:21 GMT
The Bank of Japan remains in a cautious, wait-and-see mode. Differences among policymakers highlight the complexities of the current economic environment. With global uncertainties and domestic inflation factors at play, future decisions will depend …
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Japanese yen tumbles to five-week low on US-China tariff deal
12 May 2025 13:12 GMT
… the Bank of Japan to continue its wait-and-see stance before raising interest rates …
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Japan PM critical of using deficit-covering bonds for economic steps
12 May 2025 09:52 GMT
… to take the world with interest rates lightly," Ishiba told a … at a time when the Bank of Japan is in the process of … period of low or zero interest rates dragged on, they seem … further strain government finances as interest rates climb.
The BOJ has raised …
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The significant events in the global economy over the past week with our weekly financial update
12 May 2025 08:19 GMT
… Reserve’s policy meeting, where interest rates were held steady at 4 … consumer sentiment amid a shifting interest rate environment. Overall, while trade hopes … about the timing of future Bank of Japan policy moves, especially with inflation …
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Japan Is Well on the Path Towards Monetary-Policy Normalisation
12 May 2025 07:43 GMT
… the Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised its benchmark short-term interest rate from … is finally achieving interest-rate normalisation after decades … the sheer importance of interest rates to the country’s … , which tracks the Bank of Japan’s quarterly business-sentiment …
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Japan's Balancing Act: Tariffs, taxes and debt
12 May 2025 07:35 GMT
… Bank of Japan begins to taper its bond purchases and raise short-term interest rates …
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Japan’s Ishiba open to more stimulus but rules out sales tax cut
12 May 2025 03:50 GMT
… expected to rise as the Bank of Japan normalises monetary policy by tapering … buying and raising short-term interest rates.
Super-long bond yields rose …
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US tariff policy hurting USD
12 May 2025 02:00 GMT
… Federal Reserve kept US interest rates steady at 4.25% … not rushing to lower interest rates, believing that the current … are influencing the direction of interest rates.
While, in the … may delay the Bank of Japan’s plans to raise interest rates.
Meanwhile, …
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FX Week Ahead: US dollar at 5wk highs on trade optimism
12 May 2025 01:39 GMT
… economic data expected to guide interest rate expectations.
The dollar posted a … Reserve Bank of Australia cutting interest rates to 3.60% at its … expectations of a near-term Bank of Japan rate hike.
The recently announced …