At its 16–17 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank unanimously decided to raise the benchmark...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Brazil: COPOM hikes SELIC rate for first time in over five years, with more likely to come -
Costa Rica: Central Bank keeps monetary policy unchanged in March At its 17 March meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica once again decided to keep the monetary policy rate... -
Romania: NBR holds fire in March In an unscheduled meeting held on 15 March, the National Bank of Romania (NBR) maintained the policy rate at its... -
Euro Area: ECB announces front-loading of asset purchases to keep yields in check On 11 March, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced it will front-load its emergency asset purchases in the second quarter... -
Belarus: Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged in March; abandons meeting schedule At its 12 March meeting, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus kept the refinancing rate unchanged at its... -
Peru: Central Bank holds rates for 11th month running in March At its 11 March meeting, the Central Bank of Peru kept its key policy interest rate at the record low... -
Serbia: Central Bank stands pat in March The Executive Board of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) held fire at its 11 March meeting, leaving the key... -
Canada: Bank of Canada keeps rates unchanged in March; maintains asset purchasing program On 10 March, the Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its target for the overnight rate at 0.25%, its effective lower... -
Kazakhstan: Central Bank keeps rates unchanged in March The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) decided to keep the base rate at 9.00% at its 9 March meeting, marking... -
Malaysia: Bank Negara Malaysia stands pat in March At its 4 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the overnight policy rate unchanged...