European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde gestures as she speaks to the media following the Governing Council’s monetary policy meeting at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, December 14, 2023. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters The West’s major central banks all kept interest rates unchanged in recent days, but struck very different tones on the … Read more
South Korea expects its record-low fertility rate to plumb new depths annually for a few more years, worsening its demographic challenges. The number of babies expected per woman probably dropped this year to 0.72 and will continue to fall through 2025, when it’s expected to reach 0.65, the statistical office said Thursday in its latest … Read more
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks to the The Federal Reserve’s Division of Research and Statistics Centennial Conference on November 08, 2023 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images A flurry of major central banks are set to make their final rate decisions of the year in a crunch week that will … Read more
Refinance Rates for Dec. 11, 2023: Rate Moves Lower – CNET Want CNET to notify you of price drops and the latest stories? Refinance rates were mixed, but one key rate receded this week. Higher mortgage rates have affected the refinance market. Katherine Watt Contributor Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, … Read more
Job creation showed little signs of a letup in November, as payrolls grew even faster than expected and the unemployment rate fell despite signs of a weakening economy. Nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 199,000 for the month, slightly better than the 190,000 Dow Jones estimate and ahead of the unrevised October gain of … Read more
Turkey’s Taksim Square, with the figure of Kemal Ataturk, the first president, and the Turkish flag in the background. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Turkey’s central bank on Thursday hiked its key interest rate, the benchmark one-week repo rate, by another 500 basis points to 40%. The hike was double economists’ expectations, who had … Read more
By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares were flat on Thursday with markets holding onto their gains for the week as confidence grows that interest rates globally will head lower next year, while oil prices fell on the prospects for smaller-than-expected output cuts by OPEC+. Investors are also looking to Chinese policymakers for … Read more
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building during a renovation in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter … Read more
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building during a renovation in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Valerie Plesch| Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where … Read more
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes questions from reporters during a press conference after the release of the Fed policy decision to leave interest rates unchanged, at the Federal Reserve in Washington, U.S, September 20, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters UBS expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by as much as … Read more