Search Results for: interest rates
Russia faces wave of bankruptcies if interest rates don’t fall
January 13th, 2015
The pressure is building on Vladimir Putin: Russia will be hit by a wave of bankruptcies unless it cuts interest rates very soon, a top financial official warned Monday. Anatoly Aksakov, president of Russia’s regional banking association and deputy ...
Swiss National Bank introduces negative interest rates
December 18th, 2014
Minimum exchange rate reaffirmed, and target range for threemonth Libor lowered into negative territory The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is imposing an interest rate of –0.25% on sight deposit account balances at the SNB, with the aim of taking the three-month ...
BoE split 7-2 over interest rates; Royal Mail shares dive 8%
November 19th, 2014
Latest Update at 15:04 US markets have opened and ahead of the latest Federal Reserve minutes, due to be released later, they have got off to a downbeat start. After Tuesday’s new record – yes, yet another one – ...
Soft Australian inflation supports low interest rates
October 22nd, 2014
Australian consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in the three months to September, official figures showed Wednesday, as the annual rate of inflation eased after the removal of a controversial carbon tax. The increase in the consumer price index (CPI) ...
Fed Presidents Call for Patience on Interest Rates
September 25th, 2014
Three Federal Reserve presidents are calling for patience as the central bank weighs when to raise interest rates above zero, arguing moving prematurely poses a greater risk to the economy than waiting too long. “We should be exceptionally patient ...
Danmarks Nationalbank’s interest rates unchanged
June 6th, 2014
Denmark’s Nationalbank has issued a press release informing the investors on the interest rates following the announcement from the ECB on this issue. As a result, the lending rate, the interest rate on certificates of deposit, the current account ...
BoE hikes UK interest rate hike but Pound exchange rates whipsaw
August 3rd, 2018
In spite of Bank of England (BoE) policymakers voting unanimously to raise interest rates the GBP/EUR exchange rates whipsawed, ultimately ending lower at around £/€1.1224. Although the Pound initially rallied in response to the rate hike this strength proved ...
European Council reaches agreement on updated rules for VAT rates
December 14th, 2021
The European Council reached agreement on a proposal to update EU rules on rates of value added tax (VAT). The new rules reflect member states’ current needs and the EU’s present policy objectives, which have changed considerably since the ...
Why interest rate management fails
April 23rd, 2021
This article explains why attempting to achieve economic outcomes by managing interest rates fails. The basis of monetary interventionist theories ignores the discoveries of earlier free-market thinkers, particularly Say, Turgot and Böhm-Bawerk. It also ignores Gibson’s paradox, which ...
Spotware Celebrates 10 Years of Fintech Innovation
August 17th, 2020
It has now been 10 years since Spotware, and soon after its flagship product – cTrader, have entered the market and became the epitome of Fintech innovation. 10 years of continuous growth, development and updates, a journey that began ...