At its end-May meeting, the Central Bank (BCRD) left its monetary stance unchanged for the second straight meeting, after substantial...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Dominican Republic: Central Bank keeps rates unchanged in May amid weakening peso -
Poland: Central Bank slashes rates to fresh all-time low in May; reaffirms quantitative easing On 28 May, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) slashed the reference rate from 0.50% to a new record low... -
Romania: NBR cuts rates in unscheduled meeting in May In an unscheduled meeting held on 29 May, the National Bank of Romania (NBR) cut the policy rate by 25... -
Colombia: BanRep slashes policy rate to new record low On 29 May, Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) decided to cut the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to a... -
Japan: Bank of Japan ramps up policy response to Covid-19 At its monetary policy meeting ending on 22 May, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) once again dramatically loosened its monetary... -
Nigeria: Central Bank unexpectedly cuts rate to lowest in four years in May At its 28 May meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided to slash... -
Korea: BOK chops rates to a fresh all-time low at the end of May, slashes economic forecast On 28 May, the Bank of Korea (BOK) voted to lower the base rate from 0.75% to 0.50%, as markets... -
Guatemala: Banguat stands pat at its 27 May meeting At its 27 May meeting, the Monetary Board of the Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) stood pat and kept the key... -
Kenya: Central Bank leaves rate unchanged in May At its 27 May meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Kenya’s Central Bank left the Central Bank rate unchanged... -
Hungary: MNB stays put in May meeting On 26 May, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) left the base rate unaltered at 0.90% and...