Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ashraf Ahmed on Saturday said that the policy of higher interest rates and tighter liquidity management adopted by the government to control inflation should be reversed after December, otherwise private sector investments would decline, hindering new job creation...
Norway鈥檚 central bank kept its key interest rate at a 16-year high Thursday and signalled it would only start cuts next year, later than its US and European peers...
The US Federal Reserve鈥檚 decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point gives consumers a much-needed psychological boost ahead of November鈥檚 presidential election...
The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at 5.0 per cent, deciding against consecutive cuts one day after a bumper reduction from the US Federal Reserve...
The Bangladesh Bank on Monday made loans in dollars from the Export Development Fund more expensive by tying the interest rate to the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR), which is significantly higher than the current rate for EDF loans...
Stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors treaded water ahead of a key speech by US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell that could provide more hints of an interest rate cut...
Global stock markets聽diverged on Wednesday after data showing US consumer price inflation eased last month raised the prospect of a September interest rate cut...
US consumer inflation eased slightly in July, according to government data published Wednesday, its smallest 12-month increase since March 2021 and a positive sign for the Federal Reserve as it weighs cutting interest rates...
Europe鈥檚 main stock markets fell Tuesday after gains in Asia, as attention turned to economic data and its impact on the outlook for interest rates...
US inflation remains 鈥榰ncomfortably鈥� above the Federal Reserve鈥檚 target despite the progress it has made in recent months, a senior bank official said Saturday...
Australia鈥檚 central bank held interest rates steady at a 12-year high Tuesday and warned that a cut is 鈥榥ot on the agenda鈥� as it battles stubbornly high inflation...
The interest rates on government treasury bonds surged to near 12.8 per cent in June due to the central bank鈥檚 contractionary monetary policy stance...
The weighted average interest rate spread in Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector surged to 5.86 in May, the highest since 2008...
Asian markets fell Monday as Joe Biden鈥檚 decision to drop out of the US presidential race fuelled fresh uncertainty, while traders appeared unmoved by China鈥檚 decision to cut interest rates in a bid to boost its stuttering economy...
The net sales of national savings certificates further declined in the July-May period of the 2023-24 financial year due to high inflation and rising bank interest rates...
Bank deposits crossed Tk聽17 lakh crore for the first time in May, driven by rising interest rates in the financial market...
The net sales of national savings certificates went down further in the July-March period due to high inflationary pressures and rising bank interest rates...
The Bangladesh Bank has issued new instructions regarding instalments of term (industrial) loans and housing loans after raising interest rates...
India鈥檚 central bank kept interest rates unchanged for the eighth time in a row on Friday, as inflation risks continue to linger in the world鈥檚 fifth-largest聽economy.聽...
Stock markets fell Tuesday as investors worried that headwinds are gathering for the US聽economy, outweighing hopes that recent weak data would prompt the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates...
Bangladesh鈥檚 business environment deteriorated in the financial year 2023-24 compared with that in the FY 2022-23 due mainly to lack of necessary reforms, increasing pressure from tax authorities, rising interest rate and impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a report released by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka...
The pace of Japanese inflation slowed in April as gas bills fell, government data showed Friday, raising questions about when the Bank of Japan will hike interest rates again...
European stock markets struck fresh record highs Friday on growing hopes that central banks are close to cutting interest rates...
The Bank of England on Thursday kept its main interest rate at a 16-year high, but hinted at a cut over the summer as UK inflation cools further and the country looks set to exit recession.聽
The Bangladesh Bank is likely to abandon its SMART rate policy of determining lending rate and shift to market-based approach as per an International Monetary Fund鈥檚 proposal...
Russia鈥檚 central bank on Friday held interest rates unchanged after President Vladimir Putin cautioned against cutting borrowing costs prematurely...
The weighted average interest rate spread in Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector exceeded 5 per cent in February after 2015, driven by rising lending rates...
Deposits in commercial banks increased by 10.43 per cent year-on-year in February, primarily due to a rise in the banks鈥� interest rates....
Britain鈥檚 annual inflation rate fell less than expected last month, according to official data Wednesday that could cloud the outlook for interest rate cuts and cause more pain for the government...
The Bangladesh Bank has reset the interest rate on the pre-finance facility under the support safety retrofits and environmental upgrades programme...