The Swiss franc could appreciate in coming months as the Swiss National Bank is unlikely to return to negative interest rates, Commerzbank analyst Michael Pfister said. The dollar was little changed.

"The U.S. is a really big source of chaos right now for our partners in the world,” Berkeley professor Susan Hyde said in ...

Central banks around the globe have plenty of room to keep cutting interest rates, and a limited "decoupling" from the U.S.

The BoE's predictions follow its decision on Thursday to cut its main interest rate for the third time in six months. The bank now predicts that the British economy will only grow by 0.75% this year, ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

The Bank now sees the economy growing by just 0.75% across the whole of 2025. Back in November, its forecast was double that: ...