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The base rate has been held at 4.5% by the Bank of England. The base rate is the interest rate that the Bank of England charges other banks and lenders to borrow money. This then influences the ...

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday, with Chair Jerome Powell saying there is "high uncertainty" about the potential impact of the Trump administration's trade ...

The Bank of England left its interest rate on hold at 4.5% today amid growing global economic uncertainty triggered by Donald Trump’s trade wars. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC ...

The Bank of England has warned economic and global trade uncertainty has "intensified" as it held UK interest rates at 4.5%. US trade tariffs and retaliation to the import taxes from the likes of ...

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve in a closely watched decision Wednesday held the line on benchmark interest rates though still indicated that reductions are likely later in the year.

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will leave interest rates unchanged as President Donald Trump's tariff policies weigh on economic growth. Although inflation receded last month ...

That's why Wall Street forecasters overwhelmingly expect the U.S. central bank to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged when the Fed announces its latest policy statement today at 2 p.m. EST.

The Federal Reserve took a wait-and-see approach to an uncertain US economy Wednesday, opting to leave interest rates unchanged at the close of its March meeting. That decision leaves the ...