Influx prompts Swiss rate rise
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Switzerland raised interest rates for the seventh time in a row on Thursday, as the central bank acknowledged that opening the country&#39;s borders to European Union citizens had accelerated economic growth.
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China has raised its core interest rates for the first time in nine years, as the country&#39;s central bank moves to rein in the booming economy.
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Wednesday and signaled that it intends to keep raising rates in the months to come.
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The dollar crept up on Wednesday,  although it stayed under pressure after the Federal Reserve  raised interest rates as expected but raised doubts about its  next move.  The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee  raised rates by a quarter percentage point to 1.75 percent,  adding to similar increases in June and August.
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The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate a quarter of a percentage point to 3.5 percent on Thursday, but a strong euro suggests the bank could pause its string of rate hikes next year.
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European interest rates were on the rise yesterday after the Bank of England announced another increase in borrowing costs and the European Central Bank signalled that eurozone rates were likely to go up in September.
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Switzerland's watchmakers and other luxury goods makers are set for further growth in 2008 as strong demand in Asia and the Middle East offsets economic gloom in the US and Europe.
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The euro rose to a new record high against the dollar, climbing to 1.2937 dollars in late European trades.
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WELLINGTON : New Zealand&#39;s central Reserve Bank lifted interest rates for the sixth time this year. Governor Alan Bollard said in a statement the cash rate had been raised to 6.50 percent from 6.25 percent.
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Seeking to cool Chinaâs rapid growth rate, the Peopleâs Bank of China announced Friday that it will raise interest rates to 6.84 percent, the highest level in eight years.
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Some UK mortgage rates are rising as a direct consequence of the recent turmoil in world financial markets.
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The pound crept up against the dollar and euro on Monday after a slight rise in producer prices was interpreted by investors as a sign that the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to raise interest rates.
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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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The euro advanced against most currencies on Thursday after investors interpreted remarks from the head of the European Central Bank as signaling a rise in benchmark interest rates in March.
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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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NEW YORK/LONDON  - Central bank officials said market turmoil made a euro zone rate rise far from certain while three Asian banks' heavy exposure to the limping U.S. home loan sector reinforced global credit worries on Friday.
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The eurozone interest rate is raised to 3.5% as the European Central Bank keeps a close rein on inflation.