central bank
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Swiss inflation remained at 0.1% in February compared with a year earlier, unchanged from January, worrying the central bank.
The prospect of energy costs spiking has hammered hopes for any more central bank interest rate cuts as officials were already concerned about still-elevated inflation.
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“The scene may also be littered by renewed hawkishness among central banks, should the War be lasting,” he said.
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Focus will now shift to a policy meeting of the Australian central bank on March 16 and 17, amid growing pressure on the RBA to raise interest rates further.
“Rising energy prices are already casting a pall over economic growth prospects and the ability of central banks to keep inflation in check,” Bloomberg News reports.
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