US rate rise locked in for Wednesday
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The unexpected boom in US job creation in October has locked in an interest rate rise and will likely encourage another tightening in December, analysts said.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to nudge interest rates up for a fourth time this year on Wednesday, acting on the belief that the economy has finally emerged from an extended "soft patch."
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UK interest rates are set to remain on hold at 5% following the Bank of England's latest meeting.
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The dollar edged up versus the euro on Wednesday and kept most of the previous day's gains against the pound, but traders and investors hesitated to take big positions in quiet pre-holiday trade.
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US interest rates are kept on hold at 5.25% for the fifth time running, amid signs of "firmer" economic growth.
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The ECB is likely to raise interest rates in a regular monthly policy meeting scheduled on Thursday. The key rate that is now at a historic low of 2% will probably be raised to combat inflationary pressures.
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U.S. Treasury prices crept higher on  Wednesday, with long-dated bonds benefiting from the view that  higher U.S. interest rates will help keep inflation under  control.
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The dollar moved in tight ranges on  Wednesday as most investors shrugged off lower-than-expected  U.S. inflation data and stuck to the view the U.S. Federal  Reserve would continue raising rates.
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The US central bank raised a key interest rate one-quarter of a percent (to 2.25) Tuesday in a bid to fend off future inflation. It is the fifth time since June that Federal Reserve officials have
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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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NEW YORK, September 20  - The US Federal Reserve is expected to raise the interest rates and announce its plans for further rate hikes tomorrow.
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U.S. home loan refinancing  applications surged last week, industry trade group figures  showed on Wednesday, as consumers sought to lock in rates ahead  of a widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve  at the end of June.
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Gold was little changed in London, as the dollar remained steady against the euro on expectations the US Federal Reserve will raise rates for a fifth time this year today and that the nation&#39;s trade deficit widened in October.
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The US Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates today for a fourth time this year. Analysts say the central bank is feeling more confident about the US economy, partly because of the strong payrolls
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are  expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, but they  are also seen renewing an inflation warning even while taking  stock of cooler economic growth.
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UK interest rates are expected to remain on hold at 4.75% following the Bank of England's latest rate-setting meeting.
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The dollar edged up versus the euro on  Wednesday and kept most of the previous day's gains against the  pound, but traders and investors hesitated to take big  positions in quiet pre-holiday trade.