China’s central bank kept a key policy rate steady while injecting liquidity into the financial market, signaling that it may hold benchmark rates unchanged for longer.

Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45%. The decision on Thursday marked the second rate cut in a row and came as inflation slowed.

Japan’s biggest banks are nearing a key valuation level for the first time in almost a decade as investors bet that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates on Friday and accelerate its normalisation of monetary policy.

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The dollar was little changed on Wednesday after earlier dipping to a new two-week low, as investors continued to await concrete announcements about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans.

Russia's central bank hiked rates to 21% late last year in a bid to cool soaring inflation.

South Africa's economic outlook is better this year than last, but the inflation picture is more muddied as risks abound, its central bank governor said on Tuesday.

Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years, after consumer price rises accelerated last year. The move by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to raise its short-term policy rate to 0.5% comes just hours after the latest economic data showed prices rose last month at the fastest pace in 16 months.

Several lawmakers and central bank officials have been questioned. The investigation centres on whether the funds were used as intended for corporate social responsibility programmes.

Asian shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices fell after U.S.

This seems to feed into the growing sense that Trump is underdelivering on protectionism compared to pre-inauguration remarks, and that ultimately some of those tariff threats may not materialise as long as some concessions are made on trade.