The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

India's central bank cut interest rates in the world's fifth-largest economy on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump's tariffs kicked in and policymakers warned of "challenging global economic conditions".

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday fell by -0.40%. The dollar was under pressure Tuesday because of concerns that a global trade war could derail the economy and force the Fed to cut interest rates. President Trump said he would boost tariffs on China by 50% if it doesn’t remove...

It’s hard to say if the president truly knows what he’s doing. But there is a precedent for the US causing short-term chaos and reaping long-term gain, says economist James Meadway

Donald Trump recently shared a fan-made video claiming that he is deliberately crashing the US stock market to force the US Fed to trim interest rates, which was supposedly backed by Warren Buffett.

“I don’t know why Trump didn’t learn the lesson of the Smoot-Hawley tariff,” he said.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the impact of Trump's tariffs are "significantly larger than expected" and that the central bank's job is to prevent them from boost inflation

Powell’s warning comes as President Donald Trump urges the fed to slash interest rates

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday fell sharply by -1.64% and posted a 6-month low. The dollar plummeted Thursday because of concerns that President Trump’s sweeping new reciprocal tariffs will start a trade war that will derail the economy and force the Fed to cut interest rates. Also, Thursday’s plunge...

Hong Kong investors put over £2bn worth of London commercial properties up for sale last year