LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Central banks in Britain and Sweden cut their key interest rates to 2 percent Thursday to provide liquidity to financial markets.
LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- European financial markets were braced for large interest rate cuts across the continent in the wake of more bad economic news.
TOKYO, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Japan's central bank, which cut its key interest rate to 0.3 percent from 0.5 percent, appeared unlikely Wednesday to cut more as indicated by its governor.
LONDON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Half of Britain's banks failed to lower interest rates on adjustable rate mortgages after the Bank of England cut its rate Oct. 8, a research group said.
TOKYO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The Bank of Japan Friday cut its key interest rate to 0.3 percent from 0.5 percent, the first such cut in seven years, to boost Japan's sluggish economy.
OSLO, Norway, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, knocked a half point off its key lending rate Wednesday, dropping the rate down to 4.75 percent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Authorities at central banks in Europe and the United States have indicated that lending rate cuts to support the battered global economy may be coming soon.
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The South Korean central bank Monday slashed its key interest rate by 0.75 percent to 4.25 percent to strengthen its economy.
NEW DELHI, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- India's central bank Monday slashed the interest it charges on loans to commercial banks by 1 percentage point to 8 percent to spur the economy.
BEIJING, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- China's central bank, falling in line with central banks of major economies, has cut both the interest rate and the cash reserve ratio for its commercial banks.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The two major party presidential candidates said Wednesday they support U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's decision to lower a key lending rate.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Central banks in Europe, Canada and the United States cut key lending rates in tandem Wednesday morning, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced.
TOKYO, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Japan's central bank Wednesday left its key interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent, following a similar decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
TOKYO, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Japan's central bank Wednesday pumped 2 trillion yen to ease global financial market disruptions caused largely by the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
BEIJING, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- China's central bank dropped its key lending rate by 0.27 percent to 7.2 percent, a surprise move that underscores the global financial crisis, analysts said.
