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Bank of Japan set to raise interest rates to 30-year high
BOJ concludes 2-day meeting, decision expected 0330-0500 GMTBOJ widely expected to raise policy rate to 0.75% from 0.5%Governor Ueda to brief media 0630 GMTUeda to pledge further rate hikes, non-committal on timingBOJ unlikely to offer much clues on distance from neutral rateBy Leika Kihara TOKYO...Reuters
Thu, Dec 18
Fed's Goolsbee in Fox Business interview welcomes latest inflation data, says more rate cuts may loom
By Michael S. Derby Dec 18 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday “there’s a lot to like” in the latest consumer price index data, and if it can be sustained, it will help open the door for more interest rate cuts next year.“My view is that the sett...Reuters
Thu, Dec 18
KB Home's Q4 revenue beats expectations
OverviewU.S. homebuilder's fiscal Q4 revenue of $1.69 bln beat analyst expectationsAdjusted EPS for fiscal Q4 was $1.92, excluding certain chargesCompany repurchased $100 mln of common stock in fiscal Q4OutlookCompany expects 2026 Q1 housing revenues between $1.05 bln and $1.15 blnKB Home foreca...Reuters
Thu, Dec 18
Fed's Goolsbee in Fox Business interview welcomes latest inflation data, says more rate cuts may loom
By Michael S. DerbyDec 18 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday fresh inflation data is “good” and if it can be sustained it should help open the door for more interest rate cuts next year.“My view is that the settling point of rates is a fair bit below ...Reuters
Thu, Dec 18
FACTBOX-Finalists for top Fed job want to cut rates, but diverge from there
Hassett, Waller and Warsh all say rates should be lowerTrump has interviewed each of the top three candidates Their views on other aspects of central banking differBy Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The three candidates interviewed by President Donald Trump so far to replace Feder...Reuters
Thu, Dec 18
TREASURIES-US yields dip with lower-than-expected inflation
Consumer price inflation below economists' forecasts in NovemberFed policy outlook remains uncertain amid data concernsTraders await Trump's Fed chair nomination decisionBy Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday after data showed that consumer pr...Reuters
Thu, Dec 18
