TOKYO, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Japan's central bank cut the key interest rate to 0.1 percent from 0.3 percent Friday to bolster the economy and arrest the yen's appreciation.
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.
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.
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.
LONDON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The Bank of England said Thursday it would keep its key interest rate at 5 percent.
TOKYO, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- After two days of declines, Asian markets took an upswing Wednesday on the U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate 3/4 of a point Tuesday in a bid to stem panic on Wall Street.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Oil prices closed above $90 a barrel Tuesday, rising more than $2 after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates a quarter percentage point.
LONDON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The Bank of England, in a reflection of deepening economic concern, has made its first cut in two years of its key interest rate.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Federal Reserve Gov. Randall Kroszner Friday indicated the Fed is not leaning toward another U.S. interest rate cut despite an expected economic "rough patch."
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Another interest-rate cut is more likely than a rate hike, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President William Poole said in Milwaukee Wednesday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Bank of America Corp., Wachovia Corp. Wells Fargo & Co. and other major U.S. banks cut their prime rates Tuesday to 7.75 percent from 8.25 percent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve Tuesday cut the federal-funds rate a half-point to 4.75 percent and the discount rate a half-point to 5.25 percent.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes closed more than 1 percent higher Tuesday on earnings reports and increased confidence the U.S. Federal Reserve would cut interest rates.
ATLANTA, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. consumer health will be key to the Federal Reserve's upcoming decision on interest rates, a Federal Reserve official said Monday.
