New Zealand bank raises key interest rate
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WELLINGTON New Zealand&#39;s central bank raised the benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Thursday, to 6.5 percent, and said the sixth increase this year may be the last as economic growth slows.
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The Reserve Bank has raised the Official Cash Rate by a further 25 basis points, to 6.5 percent. It&#39;s the sixth rate rise this year, and matches market anticipations.
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Bank of England policymakers are set to increase on Thursday British interest rates to 5.75 percent, a six-year high, as Britain&#39;s economy grows faster than expected, analysts said.
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UK interest rates are expected to go up  later this week as the Bank of England moves to combat inflation.
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China's central bank on Thursday raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in a surprise move that was the boldest so far aimed at guiding a heated economy onto a path of slower growth.
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Federal Reserve officials raised a key short-term interest rate yesterday for the fifth time this year, and indicated they will gradually move rates higher next year to keep inflation under control as the economy expands.
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The Swedish central bank Riksbank said on Friday it has decided to raise its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.75 percent to counter inflationary pressures.
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Federal Reserve officials raised a key short-term interest rate today and indicated they will continue lifting rates gradually this year to keep inflation in check as the economy grows.
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Citing signs of an expanding economy, the Bank of Japan raised its key benchmark overnight borrowing rate by a quarter of a percentage point.
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The pound remained sharply higher after the Bank of England's decision to hike interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.75 percent surprised the market, which had been expecting rates to be left on hold.
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The Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 5.75%, warning that pricing pressures remain elevated.
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Homeowners are given a boost after policymakers at the Bank of England vote to keep interest rates at 5.25%.
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The Bank of England held its key interest rate at 4.75 percent, opting against a further rise after last month's surprise quarter-point increase, the central bank announced.
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Pressure grew on Australia's central bank on Wednesday to raise interest rates despite the turmoil in global stock markets and fears of a US recession after new data showed core inflation surged to a 16-year high in the final quarter of 2007.
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New Zealand central bank Governor Alan Bollard raised the benchmark interest rate to a four-year high and said the sixth increase in 2004 may be the last as the economy slows and the local currency surges.
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The central bank raised its overnight repo rate on Tuesday for the first time in more than four years, citing concerns about a rise in inflation in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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Federal Reserve policymakers today raised interest rates by another notch for the fifth consecutive time this year amid signs of a strengthening economy.