Swiss central bank raises key rate a quarter point
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The Swiss central bank has raised its key Libor interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a range between 1.25 percent and 2.25 percent to dampen the threat of inflation.
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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 as the economy grows.
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The European Central Bank is set to lift its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point at a meeting in Paris, economists say, despite lower euro-zone inflation and protests by workers' representatives looking for a pay rise.
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The Federal Reserve lifted short-term interest rates a quarter-point on Tuesday, continuing its bet that the economy can keep growing steadily through the Fed&#39;s rate-hike campaign.
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The US Federal Reserve decided Tuesday to raise the federal funds rate, which commercial banks charge each other on overnight loans, by a quarter percentage points to 1.75 percent.
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The People&#39;s Bank of China, or China&#39;s central bank, announced Thursday to raise both lending and deposit interest rates 0.27 percentage point higher as from Oct. 29.
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Federal Reserve policy makers raised the benchmark US interest rate a quarter point to 2.25 percent and restated a plan to carry out further increases at a ``measured&#39;&#39; pace.
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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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The Federal Reserve yesterday raised its key interest rate for the fifth time since June, signaling that it expects the economy to grow moderately and interest rates to rise gradually in the new year.
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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 bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 3.75 percent, and made clear that it was willing to tighten credit further.
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For the third time in as many meetings, the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate by a quarter of a point, which experts say sends a message the economy is moving in the right direction at the right speed.
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates a quarter-point for the fourth time in five months Wednesday, extending its campaign to keep inflation in check after the economy showed impressive job growth over the past three months.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The Bank of Canada raised its key policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.50 per cent Tuesday as it tries to encourage growth while controlling inflation.
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FRANKFURT, Germany- The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate a quarter point to 3.75 percent Thursday and set the stage for another hike, in a move aimed at keeping inflation contained amid strong ...Comment
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New Zealand&#39;s central bank has again moved to ease inflation pressures, raising its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 6.25 percent -- a level last seen in March 2001.
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The US Federal Reserve yesterday raised interest rates by a quarter point to 2.25 per cent and signalled that there had been no change in its assessment of economic conditions.