Bank of Japan said to raise interest rate
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The Bank of Japan will raise a key interest rate to 0.25 percent from zero next week, a news report said Tuesday, amid conflicting signals from government officials over the wisdom of such a move.
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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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Bank of England raises interest rates by a quarter point to 5.75%, their highest level for six-and-a-half years.
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Japanese government bond futures edged up  on Wednesday on a dip in the stock market as investors awaited  more clues on whether the Bank of Japan will lift interest  rates later this month.
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Hong Kong&#39;s de facto central bank on Thursday raised its key rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.50 percent, matching the latest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve.
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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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UK interest rates are expected to go up  later this week as the Bank of England moves to combat inflation.
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BASEL, Switzerland  - Central banks around the world should raise interest rates further to curb inflation pressures, the Bank for International Settlements said on Sunday.
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Japanese wholesale prices rose 3.4 percent in August from a year earlier, matching JulyÂs rise, which was the fastest pace of growth in more than 25 years, and signaling that inflationary pressure is gradually building on high oil prices. But the data is unlikely to heighten expectations of an early interest rate increase by the Bank of Japan because consumer price growth remains subdued, with companies still reluctant to fully pass on rising raw material costs to consumers. The 3.4 percent rise in the corporate goods price index matched economistsÂ consensus forecast as well as the year-to-year rise in July, which was the largest since March 1981, the Bank of Japan said.
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Citing signs of an expanding economy, the Bank of Japan raised its key benchmark overnight borrowing rate by a quarter of a percentage point.
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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is tipped to put up interest rates to 5.75%.
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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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The Bank of Japan opts to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.5% for the seventh month in a row.
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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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Sri Lanka's Central Bank has raised its key short-term interest rates in a bid to check galloping inflation fuelled by high oil prices.
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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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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Wednesday and signaled that it intends to keep raising rates in the months to come.