Bank of Japan leaves ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged
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TOKYO : The Bank of Japan&#39;s policy board has voted unanimously to leave its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged, as widely expected, amid signs that the world&#39;s second-largest economy may be slowing.
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LONDON : The Bank of England announced it was leaving interest rates unchanged at 4.75 percent for a second successive month, amid signs that Britain&#39;s red-hot housing market is cooling slightly.
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The Bank of England has kept interest rates unchanged at 5.25 percent, opting for a wait-and-see approach on the economy after January's surprise hike had rattled financial markets.
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The Bank of Japan, which last month  raised interest rates for the first time in six years, is  expected to keep its powder dry this week as it confirms that  economic growth is slowing and with inflation yet to  materialize.
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The Bank of Japan made an &quot;appropriate&quot; decision to raise interest rates Wednesday for the first time since last July, the top government spokesman said.
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Business & money: With a decision on interest rates due tomorrow, all the indications are that they will remain unchanged.
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TOKYO  â The Bank of Japan left its policy rate target unchanged at 0.5 percent on Friday as expected, with turbulence in financial markets and fears about a United States recession heightening concerns over the economic outlook.
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The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates unchanged at 5.5%, despite signs of a consumer spending slowdown.
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The Federal Reserve has never pledged to raise interest rates only at a measured pace and is closely watching inflation, a top policy maker said yesterday in a possible sign of faster rate moves than expected.
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The Bank of England announced it was leaving interest rates unchanged at 4.75 percent for a second successive month, amid signs that Britain's red-hot housing market is cooling slightly.
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A senior ruling party official said Japan should trust its central bank with the decision on when to raise interest rates, a report said Monday, ahead of this week's expected move to boost rates long frozen at zero.
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WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand&#39;s central bank is unlikely to alter its neutral monetary policy stance, and almost certainly won&#39;t hike interest rates
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The Bank of Japan&#39;s quarterly survey of business confidence confirmed that the world&#39;s second-largest economy is recovering at a steady pace, Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka said.
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The Bank of Canada held its main overnight interest rate unchanged at 4.25 percent, as expected, and shrugged off market volatility. It made no suggestion of future rate moves, indicating that it will keep monetary policy unchanged for some time. âThe Bank of Canada is very happy where things are, given all the uncertainties,â said Michael Gregory, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.
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Japan will not tighten its monetary policy as the consumer prices became positive, said Bank of Japanâs governor Toshihiko Fukui on Tuesday.
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LONDON, November 4  - European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2% for the 17th consecutive month.
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The Bank of England on Thursday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, at 4.75 percent, as policy makers assessed whether borrowing costs, already the highest in the Group of Seven, are constraining consumer demand.