Central bank lowers interest rates to cool China&#39;s economy
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WORLD TRADE:As area companies reap the benefits of China&#39;s raging economy, its central bank carefully steps on the brakes. BY PETER S. GOODMAN.
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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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The Hungarian central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, from 11.0 percent to 10.5 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website.
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China&#39;s central bank raised interest rates for the second time in less than a month on Friday in an attempt to rein in soaring food prices, excessive bank lending and bubbles in the property and stock markets.
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China&#39;s central bank raised interest rates Thursday for the first time in nearly a decade, signaling a deep unease with the breakneck pace of development
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China sought Friday to soothe concerns  over a surprise interest rate rise, its first in nearly a  decade and one which is expected to kick off a series of  increases to cool growth in the world's seventh-biggest  economy.
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Hungary's central bank again lowered its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, from 10.5 to 10%, the bank said.
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China&#39;s economy has slowed modestly for the third successive quarter, raising hopes of success in a delicate battle to reduce the risk of overheating without provoking a crash.
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Aggressive moves to cut interest rates by America's central bank are intended to stave off a financial meltdown.
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The dollar weakened broadly on Thursday, reversing a short-lived rally on news that China had raised interest rates as the market decided Beijing&#39;s move did not radically change dollar-bearish market fundamentals.
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China is expected to take more steps to slow its galloping economy, a key engine of global growth, after hiking borrowing costs in a bid to stop the boom giving way to a bust.
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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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Hungary's central bank again lowered its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, from 10.5 to 10 percent, the bank said.
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China&#39;s central bank has said that a decision to end a cap on lending rates is part of a plan to bring its banks more in line with international standards and give them greater freedom to lend.
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China&#39;s surprise decision to raise interest rates to cool its economy pulled the rug out from under Australia&#39;s high-flying resource sector on Friday, dragging the local sharemarket down from record highs.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed the benchmark federal funds rate by a half-percentage point in a bold bid to buffer the economy from a housing slump and related financial market turbulence.
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China&#39;s central bank said its decision to scrap a cap on lending rates is part of a plan to bring its banks more in line with international standards and give them more freedom to lend.