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The factors behind the most recent bout of dollar weakness are well-established: central bank’s reserve diversification, geopolitical risk, tariff policy and threats to the Federal Reserve’s independence and credibility.
Brazil’s annual inflation eased in December, closing 2025 within the central bank’s target range and increasing the likelihood of interest rate cuts in the coming months.
Homebuyers and owners hoping to refinance may have become so accustomed to higher mortgage rates in recent years that they stopped looking for affordable opportunities. However, that may be a mistake worth correcting heading into the new year. Mortgage ...
The Bank of Canada (BoC) elected to leave its policy interest rate unchanged at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, in its first scheduled rate announcement of 2026.
The Reserve Bank has held the repo rate at 6.75%, citing, inter alia, “what appears to be a rupture in the global political order,” South Africa’s food inflation — affected by the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak — as well as a stronger rand and a lower oil price assumption.