At its 9 February meeting, the National Bank of Romania (NBR) left the policy rate unchanged at 7.00%. The decision...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Sweden: Riksbank continues to slow pace of tightening in February, brings the policy rate to over 14-year high At its first scheduled meeting of the year on 8 February, the Riksbank delivered another rate hike. The 50 basis... -
India: As expected, the Reserve Bank of India hikes rates by 25 basis points in February On 8 February, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50%, matching... -
Australia: RBA raises rate in February; hints at further hikes ahead At its monetary policy meeting on 7 February, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked the official cash rate (OCR)... -
United Kingdom: BoE hikes by 50 basis points in February On 2 February, the Bank of England (BoE) increased the bank rate from 3.50% to 4.00%, marking the tenth consecutive... -
Egypt: Central Bank pauses tightening cycle in February, surprising markets At its first scheduled meeting of 2023 on 2 February, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) paused its tightening cycle... -
Euro Area: ECB hikes rates by 50 basis points in February; hints at further tightening ahead At its 2 February meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) hiked the main refinancing operations rate, the marginal lending facility... -
Czech Republic: The Czech National Bank stands pat in February At its 2 February meeting, the Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) left the two-week repo rate unchanged at... -
Brazil: COPOM holds fire for a fourth consecutive time in February At its first meeting of 2023 on 31 January–1 February, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB)... -
United States: Fed dials hikes back to 25 basis points at its February meeting At the meeting on 31 January–1 February, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) increased the target range for the federal...