The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

Market pricing is now pointing to a first cut as soon as May

Asian shares are mixed ahead a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on interest rates

After more than a decade of disappointment, the world’s wealthiest countries may have finally fulfilled their 2009 promise to mobilise $100 billion a year to help developing countries face the climate crisis. But the harsh truth is that developing nations are going to have to pay most of that money…

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) begins its 2-day policy meeting today, and the markets will be looking for signs of whether the Fed thinks it will be able to begin cutting interest rates next year. With inflation falling significantly from a 42-year high last year, rate reductions in 2024...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.22%. Stocks this morning are posting modest gains, with the...

City Voices: If the Bank wants to avoid a long and damaging recession then it needs to act fast

Bank of England could hold interest rates steady despite markets’ expectations of cuts in new year

Stocks tracked Wall Street higher and the dollar retreated Tuesday as traders awaited a bumper round of market-moving events, starting with the release of US inflation data later today.

US consumer prices rose at a slower rate last month, with energy costs dropping in a boost to America’s drivers