Tue, 21-Oct-2025

A truly massive interest rate hike is now on the table

interest rate

Consumer prices increased 9.1% year over year in June, a record 40-year high. Fed Governor Christopher Waller: “I believe the markets would suffer a heart attack”. This puts pressure on central bankers to immediately stabilise the situation. After a rocky start, central banks have demonstrated that they are committed to keeping inflation under control. Now … Read more

Reserve Bank chief to be Chile’s new finance minister

Chile’s finance minister

SANTIAGO: Chile’s leftist president-elect Gabriel Boric, whose victory at the polls last month unsettled the markets, on Friday named the country’s Central Bank governor as his finance minister in a young, diverse and woman-majority cabinet. Mario Marcel, an independent politician and former member of the Socialist Party, with which he maintains strong ties, announced his … Read more