Bank of Japan raises rates to decade-high 0.5 pct
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The Bank of Japan raised its main  interest rate on Wednesday by a quarter percentage point to  0.50 percent, the highest in more than a decade, but the yen  retreated as the central bank signaled caution on further  increases.
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The Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates on Tuesday by a quarter-percentage point for the fifth time this year and said it will keep gradually lifting them from rock-bottom levels to forestall inflation.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.33 percent by midday on Tuesday, poised to hit a five-month closing high after economic data supporting the view that Japan&#39;s economic slowdown is temporary bolstered banks and brokers.
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Japan on Friday reported its fastest rise in core consumer prices in almost a decade as sky-rocketing energy costs help to lift Asia's largest economy out of years of deflation.
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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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Japan&#39;s central bank said on Friday that consumer prices would turn higher in 2005, if only by a sliver, heralding a possible end to the deflation that has plagued the nation for more than five years.
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The Bank of England held its key interest rate at 5.50 percent, the highest level for six years, the central bank announced on Thursday.
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China's central bank on Thursday raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in its boldest move yet to guide its heated economy to a path of slower growth.
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OTTAWA : The Bank of Canada boosted its overnight rate by a quarter-point to 2.5 percent, and suggested more hikes are coming in the near future.
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Australia's central bank has raised interest rates by 25 basis points to a six-year high of 6.0 percent in an effort to head off inflationary pressures in a booming economy.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 1.33 percent  by midday on Friday, led higher by banks and insurers thanks to  a higher-than-expected key figure in the Bank of Japan's latest  corporate sentiment survey.
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The Bank of England (BoE) has kept its key interest rate at a five-year high of 5.00 percent, opting against a third rise during 2006.
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New Zealand's central bank unexpectedly raises interest rates to 8% sending the currency to a 22-year high.
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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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The Bank of Korea raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nearly a year amid fears that bank lending to smaller businesses, stronger economic growth and higher oil prices could stoke inflation. The central bank said it had raised its overnight call rate target for loans to commercial banks to 4.75 percent from 4.5 percent. It was the first increase since one of similar size in August.
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Bank's main rate up to 5.75%, highest in six years.
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Beijing, Oct. 28 (PTI): China today raised its interest rates for the first time in nine years to consolidate macro economic adjustment and ensure healthy growth of the economy, the apex bank said here.