polled by Reuters last week expecting a hike. Some had said governor Adrian Orr may even deliver a 5

’s hike could be the last for a long time. Microsoft weighed on the market after falling 3.8%....

THE US Federal Reserve’s( Fed) aggressive interest rate hike may have brought some certainty

THERE will be no toll hikes this year as the postponement of the increase, which was implemented

ISTANBUL: Turkish banks reacted to the government’s new lira-defence scheme by jacking up loan rates in a race to attract lira deposits, in what could be a surprise for borrowers expecting cheaper credit, according to sources. Rates on deposits jumped to more than 20%, from 17% to 18% a week ago, while rising funding costs pushed small and medium entreprises loan rates to more than 30%. These rates had been rising in weeks past but that accelerated this week, bankers said, requesting anonymity.

IPOH: Coffee shop operators here have increased beverage prices due to costlier ingredients and goods. Coffee shop owners who spoke to The Star said the prices of condensed and evaporated milk, sugar and plastic bags had increased, thus raising their operation cost and forcing them to increase prices in tandem. Yip Yoon Chong said a carton of 48 cans of condensed milk used to cost about RM100 but was now about RM110.“ I understand that prices of milk products have gone up due to the increase in

NEW YORK: Major investment banks have pencilled in a strong run of interest rate hikes for

KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no toll fare hike this year as the postponement of the toll rate

in a Bloomberg survey.... The other analysts expected even bigger hikes. The central bank has

At the edge of the beach is the small chapel of Agios Nikolaos.... The beach can be reached either on foot following the path or by boat." An appeal shared in a local community group on Facebook following Dr Mosley's disappearance stated the diet guru had" set off to walk back from St Nick's at about 13.30". The post acknowledged Dr Mosley's popularity and his numerous appearances on TV programmes including the BBC's The One Show and ITV's This Morning, as it said:" His name is Dr Mike Mosley a