On 8 May, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) lowered the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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New Zealand: RBNZ lowers the OCR to a new record low -
Thailand: Bank of Thailand stands pat in May In a unanimous vote at its 8 May meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand opted to... -
Malaysia: BNM cuts policy rate in May for the first time since July 2016 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia reduced the overnight policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.00%... -
Belarus: Central Bank stays put in May At its 3 May meeting, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) left the refinancing rate unchanged at... -
Czech Republic: CNB delivers first rate hike of 2019 On 2 May, the Bank Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) unanimously decided to lift the two-week repo rate... -
United Kingdom: BoE leaves rates unchanged in May At its meeting ending on 1 May, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) voted unanimously... -
United States: Fed indicates no urge to change rates in May; Powell signals mild concerns over low inflation At its 30 April–1 May monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to maintain its... -
Hungary: MNB holds steady in April On 30 April, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) left the base rate at its current record... -
Turkey: Central Bank stands pat in April but drops its tightening bias The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) stood pat at its latest monetary policy meeting on 25 April,... -
Colombia: Central Bank holds rate in April meeting In a unanimous decision, Colombia’s Central Bank (Banco de la República, BanRep) kept the benchmark interest rate at 4.25% at...