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Frankfurt - The European Central Bank is not being complacent about low eurozone inflation, even though it did not cut interest rates this month, one of its a board members said on Tuesday."We have room left to act.

Frankfurt - The European Central Bank held its key interest rates steady as largely expected on Thursday.

London - The Bank of England on Thursday voted to keep its main interest rate at 0.50 percent, five years after deciding to cut borrowing costs to the current record-low level.Policymakers agreed by majority also to maintain the level of central bank stimulus p...

Sydney - Australia's central bank on Tuesday kept interest rates at a record low 2.5 percent for a sixth straight month despite continued weakness in the economy, and suggested it was likely to hold fire for some time."In the board's judgement, monetary policy ...

Washington - Some Federal Reserve policy makers sought an early hike in its benchmark interest rate, minutes from their January meeting showed Wednesday.The minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting of January 28-29 said "a few" members saw it appropriat...

Rome - Italy's borrowing costs dropped to an eight-year low on Monday, after rating agency's Moody's raised outlook and as the country awaited a new, reform-driven government.On Friday, Moody's raised the outlook for the Italian economy from negative to stabl...

Moscow - Russia's Central Bank signalled on Friday it could tighten policies in response to a plunge of the ruble outpacing other emerging currencies.The Central Bank met market expectation by leaving its key interest rate unchanged at 5.50 percent on Friday, b...

Frankfurt - The European Central Bank played down deflationary fears and held its key interest rates steady on Thursday, but vowed to do whatever was needed to get the eurozone economy back on its feet.

London - European stocks stabilised and Wall Street rebounded following a rout in global stocks triggered by weak US data and worries about emerging markets.London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day down 0.25 percent at 6,449.

London - Strong US growth figures brought a reprieve to markets on Thursday after a Federal Reserve stimulus cut rattled emerging economy currencies despite rate rises by India, South Africa and Turkey.