Big central banks start 2025 heading in different directions
The first central bank meetings of 2025 suggest it will be a year in which policymakers go their own way as economic paths ...
FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks push higher as ECB cuts interest rates by 0.25 percentage points
The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) and European stocks were higher on Thursday, with all major indices gaining ground in early trading, as the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut interest rates in an ...
Fed pauses rate cuts at first meeting since Trump's return
The US Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates steady at its first policy meeting after Donald Trump returned to the presidency. NHK World's Esaki Daisuke breaks down what's behind the ...