In a surprise move, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Kenya opted to cut the Bank...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Kenya: Central Bank slashes policy rate to lowest level in three years -
Canada: Bank of Canada leaves rates unchanged in March on weak incoming data amid concerns over NAFTA and... On 17 March, the Bank of Canada (BoC) left its target for the overnight rate unchanged at 1.25%, as widely... -
Norway: Norges Bank keeps policy rate unchanged at 0.50% in March; signals a hike after the summer At its 15 March meeting, Norges Bank’s Executive Board kept the key policy rate unchanged at its all-time low of... -
Switzerland: SNB holds unchanged rates in March on stronger franc and as safe-haven fears intensify On 15 March, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) decided to hold the target range for the three-month Libor unchanged at... -
Serbia: In a surprise move, the NBS cuts key interest rate to 3.25% in March At its 14 March monetary policy meeting, the Executive Board of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) cut its key... -
Peru: Central Bank cuts policy interest rate for the second time this year in March At its 8 March monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Peru (BCRP) decided to cut the policy interest rate... -
Japan: BOJ stands pat on monetary policy ahead of Kuroda reappointment Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members decided in an 8-to-1 vote to maintain monetary policy unchanged at their 8–¬9 March... -
Malaysia: BNM stands pat in March, sounds slightly more cautious At its 7 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) decided to maintain the Overnight... -
Turkey: Central Bank maintains rates in March but sounds marginally more hawkish The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) stood pat at its 7 March monetary policy meeting, as officials... -
Poland: NBP holds fire on rates at March meeting The National Bank of Poland (NBP) kept the reference rate unchanged at a record-low 1.50% at its 6–7 March monetary...