US interest rates

Analysts say Asean is emerging as a “defensive harbour” against the backdrop of rising US interest rates and potential recessions.

BALI/INDONESIA (Oct 12): Capital inflows are proving to be just as much a curse as a blessing, with the potential to harm economic growth, Singapore’s deputy prime minister said.

BEIJING (Jan 2): China starts three years of " critical battles" against debt, poverty and pollution in 2018 as policy makers also face rising US interest rates, renewed trade-war threats, and nuclear saber-rattling from North Korea.

WASHINGTON (Feb 2): The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday in its first meeting since President Donald Trump took office, but painted a relatively upbeat picture of the US economy that suggested it was on track to tighten monetary pol