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India raises key interest rate for a second straight month

  Bloomberg India’s central bank raised the key interest rate for a second straight month and pledged to withdraw the pandemic-era accommodation as it steps up its fight to tame prices that have been running above its target band since beginning of year. The Reserve Bank of India’s rate setting panel unanimously raised the repurchase rate by 50 basis points ...

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RBA wrongfoots market with outsized increase, sending yields soaring

  Bloomberg Australia’s central bank surprised investors by raising interest rates by twice as much as forecast and committing itself to “doing what is necessary” to rein in broadening inflationary pressures. Bond yields soared and stocks falls as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised its cash rate by 50 basis points — the biggest increase in 22 years — ...

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BOJ’s Kuroda sees progress on prices while sticking with easing

Bloomberg Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pointed to some positive changes that suggest progress is being made toward his stable inflation target while making clear that policy tightening still isn’t an option for now. Several data sets are showing rising inflation expectations and a higher tolerance for price increases among households, the governor said in a speech. “This ...

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