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Taiwan central bank flags risks to growth from Trump administration policies

By Liang-sa Loh and Yimou Lee TAIPEI () -Taiwan’s central bank on Thursday raised this year’s growth forecast for the tech powerhouse island but flagged risks for next year centred on the trade polici...

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Norway central bank keeps rate on hold, eyes March cut

OSLO () – Norway’s central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high of 4.50% on Thursday, as unanimously expected by analysts in a poll, and said it plans to start cutting borrow...

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BOJ Governor Ueda’s comments at news conference

() -The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday but one dissenting board member’s proposal to push up borrowing costs showed the central bank remains on track to tighten policy early n...

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Dollar rallies broadly, yen tumbles after BOJ keeps markets guessing

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE () -The dollar flirted with a two-year peak on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled a slower pace of rate cuts in 2025, while the yen slid after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) st...

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Hong Kong central bank cuts interest rate tracking Fed move, banks follow

HONG KONG () -The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday cut its base interest rate charged via the overnight discount window by 25 basis points to 4.75%, tracking a move by the U.S. Federal ...

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Hong Kong central bank cuts interest rate, tracking Fed move

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Foreigners sold Japanese stocks ahead of central bank meetings

() – Foreign investors divested Japanese stocks significantly in the week through Dec. 14, exercising caution ahead of policy meetings by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, and taking pro...

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Instant view: Investors react to BOJ’s decision to keep rates steady

() – The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, as policymakers preferred to tread cautiously in pushing up borrowing costs amid uncertainty over U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s eco...

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Trump rejects bipartisan US spending bill, raising government shutdown risk

By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON () – President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday disrupted bipartisan efforts to avert a government shutdown as he pressured hi...

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Dollar charges ahead on hawkish Fed outlook, yen awaits BOJ

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE () – The dollar flirted with a two-year peak on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled a slower pace of rate cuts in 2025, while the yen slid to a one-month low ahead of a p...

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Morgan Stanley no longer sees Jan rate cut after hawkish Fed meeting By Investing.com

Investing.com– Morgan Stanley (NYSE:) expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by a smaller margin in the coming year, with the central bank also expected to delay future cuts amid concerns o...

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Morning Bid: Fed’s ‘hawkish cut’ slams markets, BOJ up next

By Jamie McGeever () – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The Federal Reserve has spoken, and as far as investors are concerned, the message was clear – clearly hawkish. Now it’s over to the Ba...

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