Markets have been on high alert since a close 5 — 3 vote at the June BOE meeting to
leave rates unchanged raised the specter of an interest rate hike sooner than the market had anticipated.
Not exact matches
The Fed kept interest
rates unchanged following its policy meeting on Wednesday, a move that was widely expected, and noted that inflation was starting to inch higher,
leaving it on track to
raise borrowing costs in June.
Norges Bank confirms it's ready to hike ratesNorway's central bank
left its key policy
rate unchanged Thursday, but confirmed its intention to start
raising interest
rates later in the year, despite surprisingly muted inflation in the Nordic country.
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada
left its benchmark interest
rate unchanged today after
raising it twice since the summer — but it signalled that future hikes are likely on the horizon.
A more probable economic scenario is one of continued low interest
rates in the short term; we expect the Bank of Canada to
leave its overnight
rate unchanged at 1 % throughout the remainder of 2013 and to
raise it only gradually starting in mid-2014.