Bank of Japan Holds Its Key Rate Steady
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The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday in its first unanimous decision since June, after a drop in business confidence signaled that companies were bracing for slower growth.
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The Bank of Japan opts to keep the country's benchmark interest rate on hold at 0.5%.
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Japan's central bank keeps interest rates on hold at 0.25% for the second consecutive month.
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The Bank of England announced it was leaving interest rates unchanged at 4.75 percent for a second successive month, amid signs that Britain's red-hot housing market is cooling slightly.
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The European Central Bank held its key interest rate steady at 4 percent while the Bank of England cut its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to 5.25 percent.
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The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged for a third successive month on Thursday amid speculation borrowing costs may remain at 4.75 per cent well into next year as the economy cools.
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The Bank of Japan is seen holding off  raising interest rates on Wednesday, hours after the U.S.  central bank slashed rates by a hefty half-percentage point to  try to shield the U.S. economy from a housing slump and market  turmoil.
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The Bank of England held its key interest rate steady at 5 percent on Thursday, a decision that was widely expected.
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The Bank of Japan left its policy rate target unchanged at 0.5 percent on Friday as expected.
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The Bank of Canada left interest rates unchanged, saying the economy remained on track despite slower growth and the increased risk posed by a downturn in the United States housing market. The central bank left its key overnight rate at 4.25 percent for the second consecutive time after raising rates seven times between September 2005 and May of this year. Markets had widely expected the bank to hold rates steady. In a statement, the bank was not as dovish as had been expected, leaving analysts less sure about its next moves.
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The Bank of England announced it was leaving interest rates unchanged at 4.75 percent for a fourth successive month amid continued signs of cooling in the British economy.
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Japan's central bank decided Thursday to keep monetary policy unchanged to continue efforts to spur an economic recovery.
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ALL nine members of the Bank of Englandâs Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep interest rates steady this month, minutes of the groupâs meeting published today showed.
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The Bank of Japan, which last month  raised interest rates for the first time in six years, is  expected to keep its powder dry this week as it confirms that  economic growth is slowing and with inflation yet to  materialize.
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The Bank of Japan keeps interest rates on hold at 0.25%, after weak consumption and prices data.
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All nine members of the Bank of England&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep British interest rates steady this month though their discussion suggested that some members felt the next move in borrowing costs could be down.
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Japan's central bank maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy to support the economy while forecasting there could be a slight rise in inflation next year, although that would not necessarily mean a change in its stance on interest rates.