central bank

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The central bank this month raised the country’s cash rate by 25 basis points for the third time this year, driving up borrowing costs, including for mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

SYDNEY—Australia’s consumer-price growth slowed in April following a temporary fuel tax cut, but stayed high enough to keep the door open to further rate increases by the central bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

He said every contract signed by the fund is currently "audited by the appropriate authorities" while all payments are processed through the central bank in Tripoli.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Waller, who early this year had been considered a top contender to chair the central bank, joins a growing list of Fed officials who have recently ruled out a decrease in interest rates.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The two of them go to the central bank of stairwells and begin the ten-story trip down to the fifth floor.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner