Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) axed the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3.25% at its latest Board of...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Dominican Republic: Central Bank keeps rates unchanged in April its end-April meeting, the Central Bank (BCRD) left its monetary stance unchanged, after substantial easing in March to combat the... -
United States: Fed stresses commitment to deploying full arsenal to support ailing economy at April meeting At its 28–29 April meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held the target range for the federal funds rate... -
Kenya: Central Bank cuts rate to further cushion economy At its 29 April meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Kenya’s Central Bank cut the Central Bank rate by... -
Guatemala: Banguat stands pat at its 29 April meeting The Monetary Board of the Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) held its fire at its 29 April meeting, keeping the key... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank leaves key interest rate unchanged in April At its monetary policy meeting on 29 April, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) left the monetary policy rate... -
Hungary: MNB keeps base rate unchanged in April; announces QE program On 28 April, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) kept the base rate and the overnight deposit... -
Kazakhstan: Central Bank stands pat in second April meeting At an emergency meeting on 27 April, the National Bank of Kazakhstan left the base rate at 9.50% and the... -
Sweden: Riksbank leaves repo rate unchanged in April On 27 April, the Riksbank said it would continue purchasing government and mortgage bonds up to the end of September... -
Japan: BoJ takes more measures to buttress the economy At its monetary policy meeting ending on 27 April, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) loosened its monetary policy amid a...