MatataMingi wrote:https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/markets/capital-markets/cbk-under-pressure-from-the-rich-to-raise-borrowing-rates-3962924
Interesting article. Makes sense too.
This is sensationalism.
Rise in interest rates by central banks is NOT unique to Kenya. It is the topic du jour.
Most CBs are are having to raise interest rates to curb inflation.
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Below is an excerpt from WSJ 2 days ago
Central banks around the world are raising their key interest rates in the most widespread tightening of monetary policy on record. Some economists fear they may go too far if they donβt take into account their collective impact on global demand.
According to the World Bank, the number of rate increases announced by central banks around the world was the highest in July since records began in the early 1970s. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve delivered its third 0.75 percentage-point increase in as many meetings. This past week its counterparts in Indonesia, Norway, the Philippines, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the U.K. also upped rates.