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Alarm for cost-squeezed firms as interest rates hiked to 1%

Rising costs will hammer household and business finances, but the Bank said “this was something monetary policy was unable to prevent”.

Birmingham Post

Bank of England hikes interest rates and issues recession warning

UK interest rates have been raised amid warnings the economy will go into reverse and that inflation will peak at more than 10.

The National (Scotland)

Interest rates soars to 13-year high as Bank of England warns energy bills will soon hit £2,800

It is a crippling cost of living crisis

Manchester Evening News

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Bank of England warns of recession in UK as interest rates hiked to 1%

The Bank of England increased interest rates as it battles against rising inflation and warns that the economy will go into reverse this winter.

Daily Record

Bank hikes rates to 1% and warns cost crisis will send economy into reverse

Members of the Bank’s nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 to increase rates from 0.75% to 1%, the highest level for 13 years.

The Independent UK

Bank of England raises interest rate to 1% - a 13-year high

The change will mean higher mortgage costs and increased charges for anyone in debt or who is borrowing

Wales Online

Thai interest rate policy needs changing

On March 16, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the US equivalent of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee, raised its policy interest rate (Fed Funds Rate) by 25 basis points from 0.00%-0.25% to 0.25%-0.50% to tame rising inflation.

Bangkok Post

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3 Dividend Kings to Buy Right Now Without Hesitation

The stock market indexes drifted higher yesterday with investors looking ahead to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy tightening to control surging inflation. However, the Ukraine-Russia war, extended COVID-19 lockdowns in China, and the possibility of an economic slowdown, could keep the stock market under pressure in the near term. Amid…

StockNews.com

Inflation control needs another model

Lasting inflation control would require placing agricultural production on a steady footing

The Hindu

Fed hopes biggest rate hike in 22 years tames inflation without recession or stagflation: 3 essential reads on what it all means

The Federal Reserve on May 4, 2022, lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to a range of 0.75% to 1%, its biggest increase in 22 years. The aggressive move, which has been expected for many months, is part of the U.S. central bank’s effort to slow…

The Conversation

Inevitable increase: On RBI’s interest rate hike

The RBI’s increase in interest rates was long overdue

The Hindu

Mortgage borrowers face squeeze on living costs as Bank of England poised to raise rates

Bank of England expected to raise base rate to highest level in 13 years as walks ‘very fine line’ between cooling inflation and avoiding recession

The Independent UK

Independence day: why Gordon Brown gave the Bank the right to set interest rates

Analysis: New Labour’s chancellor revealed his plan to a surprised Eddie George and his private secretary, now governor, Andrew Bailey

The Guardian - UK

RBI surprises with 40 bps rate increase amid inflation ‘alarm’

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das says MPC of RBI met in an off-cycle meet and decided to increase policy rates to help curb rising inflation

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The Times of India

EMIs set to rise as RBI hikes repo rate by 40 bps to 4.40%

NEW DELHI: In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday hiked key repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) to 4.40 per cent amid rising inflationary pressures in the economy.

Dynamite News

Business: RBI raises repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40 pc with immediate effect

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday increased the policy repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40 per cent with immediate effect. Read more on Dynamite News:

Benzinga

10 Products And Places Most Impacted By Inflation

The “transitory” inflation, as it has been called by the Federal Reserve officials, may stay around longer than expected, even with the Fed working to lower inflation through monetary policy.

Manchester Evening News

How the Bank of England base rate rise will affect you as inflation predicted to rise to highest level

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The Guardian - UK

‘I can’t see it getting any better’: could the UK be heading for a recession?

Small business owners are already being hit as consumers cut back on non-essentials

Bangkok Post

China contagion threatens to derail the world’s emerging markets

A widespread selloff in China is rippling through emerging markets, threatening to snuff out growth and drag down everything from stocks to currencies and bonds.

Financial Times

The global stagflation shock of 2022: How bad could it get?

The double blow of pandemic and war has caused inflation to surge and growth to slow around the world. But experts do not expect a return to the 1970s

Reason

Consistent Paternalists Should Back Restrictions on Voters, Too

In an important new article, political philosophers Jason Brennan and Christopher Freiman explain why standard justifications for paternalistic restrictions on consumers also apply to voters.

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England ‘duty bound’ to trigger recession to curb inflation

Ex-official says policymakers must shrink the UK economy to limit upward pressure on prices made worse by Brexit

Benzinga

How Much Of The Japanese Stock Market Does The BOJ own?

The Bank of Japan (BOJ), unlike any of its peers, has become a huge player in the country’s stock market. What began as a monetary policy experiment has turned into what some economists describe as a caveat for policymakers about the extent of intervention a central bank may take in…

Bangkok Post

Inflation spike may tilt odds in favour of early rate hikes

Retail inflation is poised to accelerate from a 13-year high with the government lifting a freeze on some retail fuel prices, boosting the odds for the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to pivot away from its pandemic-era monetary policy accommodation.

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