Central Bank Watch
Many Central Banks Raised Their Key Interest Rate During May — Here’s a Tally
May 30, 2022
Accelerating inflation has been a global problem, and a result has been a scramble by central banks around the world to undo stimulus related to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a number of cases, rate now exceed their pre-pandemic levels. This update looks only at central banks whose interest rates were raised this month and compares […] More
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Focus on European Data Releases and Lessening Covid Restrictions in China on this U.S. Memorial Day
May 30, 2022
Following Friday’s strong advance in U.S. equities, share prices in the Pacific Rim went up today by a sharp 2.1% in Hong Kong and Taiwan, 2.2% in Japan, 1.9% in India, 1.5% in Australia and 1.2% in South Korea. There have also been gains so far of 0.6% in the German and French stock markets […] More