The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) moved forward its biannual meeting to 30 March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Singapore: MAS eases monetary policy at its first semi-annual meeting in March -
Israel: Bank of Israel unleashes array of initiatives to safeguard economy In recent weeks, the Central Bank has announced a series of steps to reduce the economic fallout from Covid-19. The... -
India: Reserve Bank of India cuts interest rates after emergency meeting Following an emergency monetary policy meeting ending on 27 March, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut all interest rates... -
Angola: Central Bank keeps key interest rate stable in March despite worsening economic backdrop At its 27 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the National Bank of Angola (BNA) held its key... -
Colombia: Central Bank slashes rates for first time since April 2018 Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) cut the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3.75% at its latest Board of... -
United Kingdom: BoE slashes rates and boosts bond purchases to buttress economy In two emergency meetings in March, the BoE cut the Bank Rate from 0.75% to a record low of 0.10%,... -
Czech Republic: CNB cuts rates for second time in less than two weeks in March At its meeting on 26 March, the board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) unanimously decided to slash the two-week... -
Thailand: Bank of Thailand stands pat in second meeting in March At its 25 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) opted to stand pat and... -
United States: Fed slashes rates at second emergency meeting in March; unveils unprecedented range of measures to address... In its second emergency meeting this month on 15 March, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) slashed its benchmark rate... -
Guatemala: Banguat slashes rates at two meetings in March At its 25 March meeting, the Monetary Board of the Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) cut the key interest rate from...