Swedish central bank raises interest rates
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The Swedish central bank Riksbank said on Friday it has decided to raise its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.75 percent to counter inflationary pressures.
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Federal Reserve officials raised a key short-term interest rate today and indicated they will continue lifting rates gradually this year to keep inflation in check as the economy grows.
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Federal Reserve officials raised a key short-term interest rate Tuesday for the fifth time this year, and indicated they will gradually move rates higher next year to keep inflation under control as the economy expands.
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The European Central Bank is expected to raise rates to 4% after its latest meeting - the highest level for six years.
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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 to forestall inflation.
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The European Central Bank signalled Wednesday that eurozone interest rates were set to rise in the coming months as the financial markets bet on a move as early as next week.
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The US Federal Reserve raises US interest rates by a quarter of one percent to 2.5%, its sixth straight rise since June.
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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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The Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 5.75% as it tries to bring inflation under control.
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The European Central Bank is set to lift its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point when it meets this week &#151; the fifth such move since the bank started adjusting rates in December 2005 as Europe's economy picked up.
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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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BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Bank of England policy-makers voted unanimously to raise the interest rates by a quarter point this month, as economic growth outstripped supply capacity, according to the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) ...
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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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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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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 European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point and signaled more increases were likely next year.
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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.