The Central Bank of Nigeria continued to tighten financial conditions at its 26–27 September meeting, delivering a 150 basis points...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Nigeria: Central Bank delivers much larger rate hike than expected in September -
Angola: Central Bank lowers rates in September On 26 September, the Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Angola (BNA) decreased the basic interest rate from... -
South Africa: SARB meets expectations and delivers another 75 basis point hike in September At its 22 September meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) increased the repurchase rate... -
Switzerland: SNB raises rates aggressively in September At its meeting on 22 September the Swiss National Bank (SNB) raised its policy rate from minus 0.25% to 0.50%,... -
Turkey: TCMB continues to prioritize economic growth over price stability, lowers rate in September The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB) delivered another surprise rate cut at its 22 September meeting, despite... -
Switzerland: SNB raises rates aggressively in September At its meeting on 22 September, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) raised its policy rate from minus 0.25% to 0.50%,... -
United Kingdom: BoE hikes by 50 basis points in September On 22 September, the Bank of England (BoE) increased the bank rate from 1.75% to 2.25%, marking the seventh successive... -
Japan: BoJ keeps rates unchanged, but intervenes in FX market for first time since 1998 At its meeting ending on 22 September, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its policy rate unchanged at minus 0.10%... -
South Africa: SARB meets expectations and delivers another 75 basis point hike in September At its 22 September meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) increased the repurchase rate... -
Egypt: Central Bank surprises markets again by holding fire in September At its 22 September monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to maintain all of its rates...