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Indonesia signals end to rate hike

  Bloomberg Bank Indonesia has delivered enough interest-rate increases, according to Governor Perry Warjiyo, who signalled that this round of tightening is coming to an end as the Federal Reserve also winds down. The Fed rate will likely peak at 5.25%, with a chance of easing to 5% by the end of this year as US inflation cools, Warjiyo told ...

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British retail bank TSB’s profit up on BOE rate hikes

  Bloomberg British retail bank TSB’s profit jumped in 2022 on the back of the Bank of England’s interest rate increases and “strong growth” in mortgage volumes. The lender’s full-year pretax profit rose 16.5% to £184 million ($228 million) compared to 2021, TSB’s owner Banco de Sabadell SA said on Thursday. Net interest income — the money a bank makes ...

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UAE banks’ investments reach AED511bn in November 2022

Abu Dhabi / WAM The investments of banks operating in the UAE exceeded AED511 billion at the end of November 2022, the highest level in 13 months, according to the latest statistics of the central bank of the UAE (CBUAE). The CBUAE’s statistics – in its banking indicators report issued on Wednesday – also showed an annual increase of 7.7 ...

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