It is shutting off lending to land developers and has raised bank reserve requirements five times this year.
China raised bank reserve requirements for the third time this year.
The moment the limit is not raised, Bank A goes bust, triggering massive capital flight if it has not already started.
The European Central Bank has raised rates, the Bank of England is expected to do so later this year and the US Federal Reserve is tipped to hike interest rates for the 17th time in a row at the end of June.
Meanwhile, Iceland's central bank raised interest rates Tuesday by 6 percentage points to 18 percent.
By 2006, there were concerns raised about the bank's conduct in its New York branch.
On July 7, the central bank raised the overnight borrowing rate by six percentage points to 30%.
After mounting pressure from the new government, the central bank raised its inflation target to 2% last month.
On March 11, Mark Alpert of Deutsch Bank raised his rating on Capital One to "buy" as well.
Last time the central bank raised rates, in 2000, a disastrous recession ensued.
On March 2nd the Central Bank raised interest rates by half a percentage point for the second time this year.
Last month the Central Bank raised its benchmark Selic interest rate by 0.75%, the first rise in nearly two years.
France's central bank raised its forecast for growth in the third quarter to 0.5%, up from a previous estimate of 0.4%.
The plans raised concerns the bank's independent decision-making process could be undermined.
Less than two weeks before Lula's term began, the central bank raised the benchmark Selic rate by a full three points to 25%.
Borrowing costs have surged as the central bank raised its policy lending rate 13 times between early 2010 and late 2011 to control inflation.
Just last week, the European Central Bank raised its interest rate target to 1.25% still well below the 2.6% inflation rate in the Eurozone.
In ten days Goldman raised billions in bank and debt financing.
Few were surprised on Thursday July 3rd when the European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, to 4.25%.
The European Central Bank raised its policy rate by a quarter point in early July in order to send just such a message of intent to price-setters and wage-negotiators.
The central bank raised interest rates by a full six percentage points to 18% on October 28th, as trading resumed in the Icelandic krona after a suspension of nearly a week.
Also UBS and Jyske Bank raised price target.
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Yet now interest rates have gone even higher (this week the central bank raised the overnight rate from just under 30% to 32%), in order to stop the floating currency from sinking out of sight.
In New Zealand, whose currency is a favorite trade of yen carry-traders, the central bank raised rates for the fourth time this year on Thursday, to 8.25, but signaled it was probably done with its tightening.
In 2008, for example, the European Central Bank raised interest rates just months before the financial crisis because of rising commodity prices and their likely effect on inflation, even though the European economy was already weakening sharply.
Questions have been raised over the Bank of Italy's supervision after an internal document obtained by Milena Gabanelli, an investigative reporter, showed an inspection visit to Monte dei Paschi in mid-2010 revealed the existence of two derivatives contracts, highlighting the risks.
The Reserve Bank of India raised its repo rate to 6.75% from 6.5% as expected Thursday, but raised its inflation expectations by 100 basis points to 8% now, up from 7%, the Bank said in a press statement.
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In late March, the People's Bank also raised the interest rate it charges banks.
The Riksbank, Sweden's central bank , raised its key interest rate by a quarter point, to 3%.
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