Central bank put brakes to the streak of rate hikes

<h1 class="d-none">The U.S. Federal Reserve held its key rate steady, signaling a prolonged period of higher rates</h1> <h2 class="d-none">A halt was put on rate increases by the central bank</h2> The U.S. Federal Reserve held its key rate steady, signaling a prolonged period of higher rates

The Swiss National Bank keeps rates steady, halting its series of rate hikes

The Bank of England (BoE) held the policy rate at 5.25% following its September meeting

The Bank of Japan maintains unchanged rates due to considerable uncertainties