The executive board of Norges Bank unanimously decided to raise the sight deposit rate to 1.50% from 1.25% at its...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Norway: Norges Bank goes against the tide to raise rates in September -
South Africa: SARB keeps interest rates unchanged despite concerns about economic growth At its meeting ending 19 September, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) unanimously decided... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia chops rates for the third time in three months in September At its 18–19 September monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) lowered the seven-day reverse repo rate from 5.50% to 5.25%.... -
Taiwan: Central Bank stands pat again in September At its monetary policy meeting on 19 September, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank unanimously decided to leave... -
Argentina: Central Bank relaxes money base target to give the economy some breathing space On 18 September, the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) relaxed the money base targets for September and October, and also... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank again cuts rates in September At its 18 September monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica took market analysts by surprise and cut... -
United Kingdom: BoE leaves the Bank Rate unchanged in September as Brexit clouds linger On 18 September, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) voted unanimously to keep the Bank... -
United States: U.S. Fed cuts rates a second time in September in another insurance move against growing headwinds At its 17–18 September monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to cut its target range... -
Brazil: COPOM cuts SELIC rate, taking it to a new historical low At its 17–18 September meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) unanimously decided to chop the benchmark... -
Vietnam: State Bank of Vietnam joins the global easing wave in September to ward off growth risks On 16 September, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) reduced four key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points each, including...