Interest Rates

US Manufacturers Raise Prices as Tariffs, Fuel and Rate Hikes Squeeze Margins

Tariffs, fuel spikes and higher borrowing costs are forcing manufacturers, auto suppliers and retailers to raise prices and stockpile parts.

Warsh Calls Move a 'Dose' Removal, Markets Price More Fed Hikes

Kevin Warsh framed the quarter-point increase as removing 'a dose of accommodation', sending traders to raise odds of further rate rises in October.

Bank of England Holds While Fed, ECB and Bank of Japan Raise Rates, Deepening Global Split

The Bank of England paused at 3.75% as the Fed, ECB and Bank of Japan tightened, widening splits that will affect currencies, bonds and capital flows.

BoJ Raises Policy Rate to 1.25%, Pressuring the Yen to Strengthen

The Bank of Japan lifted its main rate to 1.25%, a 31-year high, as global rate hikes and rising energy costs push inflation upward.

Warsh Raises Rates, Threatening Renewed White House Fight Over Fed Independence

Kevin Warsh joined a unanimous FOMC decision to lift rates by a quarter-point, defying President Trump's calls for cuts and increasing political

Fed Raises Rates 25 Basis Points, S&P 500 Falls as Markets Brace for Another Hike

The Fed lifted its policy rate 25 basis points in a unanimous move, sending the S&P 500 lower while officials’ dot plots signal at least one more

Kevin Warsh Faces Credibility Test After Hot August CPI Ahead of Rate Decision

August CPI forces Kevin Warsh to decide whether to act on his inflation warnings or risk fresh doubts about his control of the Federal Reserve.

Bundesbank Chief Links Future Rate Hikes to Energy Prices

Joachim Nagel said any move into restrictive interest-rate territory is "very much dependent on how the energy prices evolve."

ECB Raises Deposit Rate to 2.5%, Keeps Door Open to Further Hikes

The European Central Bank lifted its deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.5% and warned geopolitical and energy shocks could keep inflation above

Trump Presses Warsh to Stop Fed Hike, Threatens Trade Action

The White House has mounted a public campaign to block a likely Fed rate increase at the Sept. 15-16 meeting. Markets put the odds at about 60%.

Wall Street’s Bond Sell-Off Is Becoming a Main Street Problem

The debate over socialism on Wall Street is increasingly being shaped by a more immediate concern: the strain that high public debt and rising long-term interest rates are placing on American households.

Bank Of England Decisions Shape Your Money, Dearbail Jordan Explains

BBC business reporter Dearbail Jordan reports from inside the Bank of England and offers a quick guide to interest rates.