At an unexpected meeting on 21 March—the meeting was originally scheduled for 23–25 March—the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Ghana: Central Bank anticipates meeting, hikes policy rate by 250 basis points -
Nigeria: Central Bank stays put in March At its 21 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stood pat and left... -
Egypt: Central Bank delivers first rate hike since July 2017 at special meeting in March On 21 March, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) held a special monetary policy committee meeting, originally scheduled for 24... -
Russia: Central Bank keeps rate at 20.00%, expects GDP to contract this year At its meeting on 18 March, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) held its key interest rate stable... -
Japan: Bank of Japan keeps rates unchanged at March meeting At its meeting ending on 18 March, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its monetary policy parameters unchanged, as widely... -
United Kingdom: BoE hikes rates in May, but forward guidance is dovish On 5 May, the Bank of England (BoE) increased the bank rate from 0.75% to 1.00%, marking the fourth successive... -
Indonesia: Central Bank holds rates in March At its monetary policy meeting on 16–17 March, Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to leave the seven-day reverse repo rate at... -
Turkey: Central Bank stands pat in March despite greater inflation risks The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Turkey (TCMB) held fire at its 17 March meeting, keeping the... -
Taiwan: Central Bank hikes rates in March At its monetary policy meeting on 17 March, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank (CBC) increased the policy... -
United States: Hawkish Fed raises rates in March; more hikes to follow At its meeting on 15–16 March, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to raise the target range for the...