At its meeting on 19 March, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) hiked...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Russia: Central Bank delivers surprise hike in March -
Japan: Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged at March meeting; adjusts monetary policy following review At its meeting ending on 19 March, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its monetary stance unchanged against a backdrop... -
United Kingdom: BoE keeps rates and asset purchases unchanged in March; strikes more upbeat tone At its meeting ending on 17 March, the Bank of England (BoE) maintained the bank rate at a record low... -
Egypt: Central Bank holds rates steady in March At its monetary policy meeting on 18 March, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) kept the overnight deposit, overnight lending... -
Norway: Norges Bank holds rate at zero in March; hints at rate hike in second half of 2021 At its monetary policy meeting on 17 March, the Executive Board of Norges Bank unanimously decided to keep the sight... -
Indonesia: Central Bank stands pat in March; pledges to support rupiah At its monetary policy meeting held on 17–18 March, Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to leave the seven-day reverse repo rate... -
Taiwan: Central Bank holds policy stable in March amid improving economic backdrop At its monetary policy meeting on 18 March, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank kept rates unchanged, with... -
Turkey: Central Bank aggressively tightens stance in March At its 18 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Turkey raised the one-week repo rate... -
United States: Fed keeps rates at effective floor in March and sustains commitment to expanding its balance sheet At its meeting on 16–17 March, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to hold the target range for the... -
Brazil: COPOM hikes SELIC rate for first time in over five years, with more likely to come At its 16–17 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank unanimously decided to raise the benchmark...