Interest rates

US economic growth surges in 3rd quarter, highest rate in two years

US consumers spent big this holiday season, despite persistent inflation and rising unemployment.

Gold breaks US$4,400 for first time on Fed rate-cut bets, silver hits new record high

Precious metals are capping a historic year, with gold and silver both heading for their strongest annual gains since 1979.

Trump says next Fed chair will believe in lower interest rates ‘by a lot’

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire for lower mortgage rates, but the interest rate the Fed controls has only limited effect on longer-term borrowing costs.

Bank of Japan expected to hike rates to 30-year high

Higher Bank of Japan interest rates make Japanese bonds more attractive than other assets, pushing down their prices but sending yields – which move inversely – higher.

Trump names Warsh, Hassett as top Fed contenders, WSJ says

Mr Kevin Warsh (left), a former Fed governor, has climbed up the list of contenders to challenge Mr Kevin Hassett, whom many had seen as the frontrunner for the job.

Brazil's Finance Minister Haddad signals possible exit in O Globo interview

Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad gestures as he speaks during the signing ceremony of the new Income Tax Law at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on November 26, 2025. (Photo by Evaristo Sa / AFP)

Indexes close higher after Fed cuts interest rates

A screen displays the Fed rate announcement as a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York City, on Dec 10.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 11, 2025

(From left) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron after a Dec 8 meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in London.

Divided US Fed makes third rate cut in 2025, sees just one reduction in 2026

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell delivering a press briefing after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Dec 10.

Divided US Fed set for contentious interest rate meeting

2026 will already mark a period of significant change with the conclusion of Mr Jerome Powell’s tenure as chair in May.

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