Rouble hits over 6-week high after sharper-than-expected rate hike By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows the newly designed Russian 1000-rouble banknote during a presentation in Moscow, Russia October 16, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – The rouble leapt to a more than six-week high against the dollar on Friday after the Bank of Russia hiked interest rates by more

Asia FX muted as rate fears mount, yen holds above 150 By Investing.com

© Reuters Investing.com– Most Asian currencies moved little on Friday as markets hunkered down before a series of major central bank meetings next week, while the Japanese yen strengthened slightly on strong inflation data, but remained close to a one-year low.  The and both moved little in Asian trade, but retained most gains made this

Bank of Canada interest rate pause continued, with a “clear hiking bias”

The Bank of Canada left its overnight rate unchanged at 5%, although other events overtook the news on it: Via, RBC, their ‘Bottom Line” response, in brief: CPI readings still running well above the 2% target, the BoC is firmly focused on getting inflation under control. Slower than expected progress is a concern. But evidence

Bank of Canada leaves policy rate unchanged at 5% as expected

Share: The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced on Wednesday that it left the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5% following the October policy meeting. This decision came in line with the market expectation.  BoC Governor Tiff Macklem will explain the policy decisions and comment on the policy outlook in a press conference starting