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High concentration in banking markets delays the speed at which central bank interest rate changes reach consumers and businesses, according to a study released by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Tuesday. The study, authored by Aris Avgousti and Stephani Michael of the centre for strategy and policy production, revealed that banking concentration and monetary policy transmission remain intrinsically linked, with more concentrated markets exhibiting a weaker and slower pas

Interest rates set by the Bank of England are likely to keep moving lower as inflation appears on track to return to the central bank’s 2 per cent goal sooner than previously expected, according to comments made by policymaker Alan Taylor on Wednesday. Speaking in prepared remarks for an event at the National University of Singapore, Taylor said the inflation outlook had improved notably compared with earlier projections. “We can now see inflation at target in mid-2026, rat