Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) cut the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3.75% at its latest Board of...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Colombia: Central Bank slashes rates for first time since April 2018 -
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... -
Nigeria: Central Bank bucks global easing trend and holds rates in March At its meeting on 23–24 March, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unanimously decided... -
Hungary: MNB leaves base rate unchanged at March meeting; unveils liquidity measures On 24 March, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) as expected left the base rate unaltered at... -
Kenya: Central Bank slashes rate to eight-and-a-half-year low amid worsening economic backdrop On its 23 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Kenya’s Central Bank slashed the Central Bank Rate by... -
Mexico: Banxico slashes key rate and unveils liquidity measures in March to combat coronavirus impact In a surprise out-of-cycle meeting on 20 March, the Governing Board of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) decided to slash...