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The Central Bank of Kenya has noted that nearly half of the 37 lenders have opted for the Central Bank Rate as their key reference rate. Banks have chosen different benchmarks to price loans under the ...
The economy has had a volatile year marked by ongoing headwinds and uncertainties. Persistent inflation, unpredictability around tariffs, and a stock market that many fear is in the midst of an ...
After a lengthy pause, the Federal Reserve on Sept. 17 announced a quarter percentage point cut to its benchmark interest rate. Economists say it is likely the first in a series of reductions that ...
• The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since December and signaled more cuts are likely this year. • Central bankers opted for a quarter-point cut this time ...
Some consumers have been hoping that Fed rate cuts would lead to lower mortgage rates so they can buy a home or refinance their mortgage, but long-term mortgage rates move independently from the ...
The White House used incorrect values in its tariff formula, leading to a significant overestimation of the rates, finds the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). The AEI scholars, Stan Veuger and ...
The formula at the core of President Donald Trump's tariff announcement that continues to rattle markets is bewildering economists, who say it is based on flawed assumptions. Economists argue that ...
President Trump's new tariffs on more than 100 countries used the same simple formula to calculate the rate for each of them. The formula’s central value is the trade deficit, the difference between ...
President Donald Trump introduced his “discounted reciprocal tariffs” on over 200 countries on April 2. Most countries receive a base tariff rate of 10%, but for countries receiving more, the rates ...
President Trump on Wednesday announced tariffs on practically every foreign country (and some non-countries), ranging from a 10 percent minimum all the way up to 50 percent. The economic fallout has ...