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India's slower growth boosts rate cut callsIndian growth slowed by more than expected in the quarter to June, a setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will prompt more urgent calls from his aides for interest rate cuts. Many government officials in New Delhi had bee More… |
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India makes surprise early rate cut, more expectedThe Reserve Bank of India surprised markets with a 25 basis point cut in interest rates on Thursday and signalled it could do more, amid signs of slowing inflation and what it said was a government commitment to contain the fiscal deficit. More… |
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Egypt cbank makes surprise rate cutEgypt's central bank unexpectedly lowered its main overnight interest rate by 50 basis points at a policy meeting on Thursday, saying it was more concerned about boosting growth than taming resurgent inflation. More… |
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Kuwait rate cut unlikely to spur lendingKuwait's unexpected 50 basis-point interest rate cut will help reduce borrowing costs for businesses but is not going to be enough to kick-start bank lending without a lasting solution to the country's political crisis. More… |
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India cbank surprises with 50 bps rate cutIndia's central bank cut interest rates on Tuesday for the first time in three years by an unexpectedly sharp 50 basis points to give a boost to flagging economic growth but warned that there is limited scope for further rate cuts. The Res More… |
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China raises rates, shrugs off slowing growthChina raised interest rates for the third time this year on Wednesday, making clear that taming inflation remains a top priority even as the growth pace of its vast economy gently eases. The 25-basis-point increase in lending and deposit More… |
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Kuwait cbank surprises with rate cutKuwait's central bank cut its key discount rate by 50 basis points to 2.5 per cent to support growth in the country's non-oil sectors as inflation is seen staying low. Policymakers across the world's largest oil exporting region slashed bo More… |
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Dollar dips on Bernanke commentsThe dollar dipped on Tuesday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke dampened speculation of an early US interest rate rise, while shares faltered on renewed concern about the strength of the global recovery. The dollar edged down 0.2 More… |
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Abu Dhabi Finance mulls lending rate cutNew mortgage lender Abu Dhabi Finance, a consortium of five Abu Dhabi companies, said on Wednesday it may cut lending rates, possibly stimulating demand. "We have seen great demand for mortgage finance at Abu Dhabi Finance," the firm's chi More… |
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Bahrain cbank plans no rate cutsBahrain's central bank does not plan to cut interest rates in the near future, a spokeswoman said, confirming a media report earlier on Monday and following two rate reductions in the Gulf region last week. Bahrain's Al-Waqt newspaper on M More… |
