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Czechs vow to hike rates further after boldest move in 24 years

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Bloomberg The Czech central bank pledged to keep raising borrowing costs after lifting interest rates by the most in nearly a quarter century, pushing the koruna higher and angering the government with the European Union’s most aggressive anti-inflationary campaign. Policy makers increased the benchmark rate by 75 basis points to 1.5%, exceeding expectations for a half-point increase. The move followed ...

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Citi sees India raising reverse repo rate at next week’s review

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Bloomberg Citigroup Inc predicts India’s central bank will raise its reverse repo rate next week rather than the December increase expected earlier, becoming one of the first big banks to forecast the rollback of emergency measures as growth recovers and inflation expectations stay high. Governor Shaktikanta Das will probably announce on October 8 a 15 basis point increase in the ...

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Ukraine central bank looks to hryvnia rally to tame inflation

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Bloomberg Ukraine’s central bank won’t stand in the way of the hryvnia’s rally as it’s helping keep a lid on the country’s double-digit inflation, central bank Deputy Governor Serhiy Nikolaychuk said. With a 6.5% gain against the dollar this year, the currency is among the world’s best performers and beats all of its east European peers, most of which have ...

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