On 21 May, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) slashed its main lending rate...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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South Africa: SARB further cuts rate to new record low in May -
Thailand: Central Bank cuts the policy rate to an all-time low in May At its 20 May meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) slashed the policy rate by... -
Indonesia: Central Bank keeps rates unchanged in May to support FX stability At its 18–19 May monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) left the seven-day reverse repo rate at 4.50% for the... -
Ghana: Bank of Ghana stands pat in May amid greater upside risk to inflation At its 15 May meeting, which was brought forward from 22 May due to the Covid-19 crisis, the Monetary Policy... -
Mexico: Banxico trims key rate to three-and-a-half year low in May At its 14 May meeting, the Governing Board of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) decided to lower the target for... -
Egypt: Central Bank leaves rates unchanged at May meeting At its scheduled monetary policy meeting 14 May, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) left the overnight deposit, overnight lending,... -
New Zealand: RBNZ ramps up asset purchasing program in May On 13 May, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) decided to further ramp up its asset purchasing program in... -
Belarus: Central Bank cuts refinancing rate to fresh record low in May At its 13 May meeting, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) trimmed the refinancing rate by 75... -
Vietnam: Central Bank cuts rates for second time this year in May On 13 May, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) reduced a host of interest rates, with the refinancing rate being... -
United Kingdom: BoE stays on hold but does not rule out further easing, slashes forecasts At its meeting ending on 6 May, the Bank of England (BoE) left the policy rate at a record low...