World stocks diverge before key earnings, rate calls
Leading equity markets traded mixed Tuesday before the week鈥檚 slew of interest-rate decisions and earnings from tech titans...
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Asian markets drop as Biden drops out of White House race
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...
NSC sales fall further amid rising inflation
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 rise, but growth slows
Bank deposits crossed Tk聽17 lakh crore for the first time in May, driven by rising interest rates in the financial market...
Net NSC sales dip in 9 months
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...
Raise instalment amount not number for term, housing loans: BB
The Bangladesh Bank has issued new instructions regarding instalments of term (industrial) loans and housing loans after raising interest rates...
Govt projects surge in external interest payment
Interest payment against foreign loans has swelled, according to a government projection, raising concerns about its growing impact on debt management in the...
India central bank holds rates as inflation risks linger
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...
Global stocks retreat, Mumbai tumbles 7pc
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...
Global stocks rise as US inflation gauge steadies
US and European stock markets mostly rose Friday as investors digested fresh inflation data that could set the tone for interest-rate moves by central banks...
Bangladesh business climate deteriorates
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...
Interest payment jumps 167pc聽聽
Interest expenses for external borrowing jumped 167 per cent in the first half of the outgoing FY24 compared with the same period of FY23 owing to the payment...
Interest payment doubles in 10 months
The payment of interest by the government against foreign loans became more than double in the first 10 months of the outgoing FY24 against the backdrop dollar shortage...
Japan inflation slows in April, sparking questions over rates
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 stocks hit record highs
European stock markets struck fresh record highs Friday on growing hopes that central banks are close to cutting interest rates...
BoE holds rate at 16-yr high, signals looming cut
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
BB to open interest rate to market fully
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...
Writ petition seeks directives to prevent tree felling
A writ petition was on Sunday filed in public interest, seeking directive to the authorities concerned to form committees at the district and upazila levels to prevent tree felling across the country indiscriminately...
Fiscal space falling due to interest payment: PRI
The fiscal space of the country is declining due to rising interest payments, said Ahsan H Mansur, executive director of Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh, on Tuesday...
Russia holds rates after Putin urges caution
Russia鈥檚 central bank on Friday held interest rates unchanged after President Vladimir Putin cautioned against cutting borrowing costs prematurely...
Interest payment grows 143 per cent in July鈥揗arch
Payment of interest against foreign loans has grown faster than the principal amount, posing challenges for debt servicing amid the ongoing dollar shortages...
Bank interest rate spread crosses 5pc after 9 years
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 rise in Feb
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....
UK inflation slows less than expected
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...
BB resets interest rate on pre-finance facility under SREUP
The Bangladesh Bank has reset the interest rate on the pre-finance facility under the support safety retrofits and environmental upgrades programme...
Impact of currency swap
In聽January 2024, the Bangladesh Bank issued the monetary policy for the second half of the 2023鈥�24 financial year. In it, the central bank aims to adopt a crawling peg to curb exchange rate volatility, raise the policy interest rate...