24-March-2026
Markets and Finance
 
Charting the global economy: Interest-rate hikes may be coming
23-Mar-2026

Monetary policymakers from the US to Europe to Japan all held the line on interest rates this week as they assess the economic fallout from a war-driven spike in energy costs. But that could soon change. Money markets are betting on rate hikes by the European Central Bank this year, with the first as soon as next month. The Bank of England shifted to a more hawkish stance and a rate hike is still on the table for the Bank of Japan.

News Source:- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/trade/exports/insights/charting-the-global-economy-interest-rate-hikes-may-be-coming/articleshow/129728094.cms