At its 30 April–1 May monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to maintain its...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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United States: Fed indicates no urge to change rates in May; Powell signals mild concerns over low inflation -
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... -
Russia: Central Bank holds key rate in April At its 26 April meeting, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) held the... -
Ukraine: Central Bank cuts the key policy rate for the first time in two years in April At its 25 April meeting, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) cut the key policy rate by 50 basis points... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia leaves rates unchanged in April, announces further measures to support the economy At its 24-25 April monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) left the seven-day reverse repo rate at 6.00% for the... -
Japan: BoJ introduces forward guidance for first time in April and downgrades economic outlook At its 24–25 April meeting, Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members decided to provide forward guidance on monetary policy for... -
Sweden: The Riksbank maintains accommodative monetary policy stance in April, signals delayed rate hike and slower tightening At its 25 April monetary policy meeting, the Riksbank left the repo rate unchanged at minus 0.25%, which was in... -
Canada: Bank of Canada leaves rates unchanged and adopts more dovish stance On 24 April, the Bank of Canada (BoC) left its target for the overnight rate unchanged at 1.75%, as widely...