At its meeting ending on 21 March, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) voted to...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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United Kingdom: BoE holds rates in March, but decision is not unanimous -
New Zealand: RBNZ keeps key rate unchanged in March, announces changes to policy mandate At its meeting on 22 March, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) met market analysts’ expectations and kept the... -
United States: Federal Reserve hikes rates in March; continues to signal two additional increases this year At its 20–21 March monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously decided to increase the target... -
Brazil: Central Bank cuts SELIC rate to 6.50%, signals more easing ahead At its 21 March meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (Comité de Politica Monetaria, COPOM) decided to... -
Chile: Central Bank holds rates steady in March At its monetary policy meeting ending on 20 March, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCC) unanimously opted... -
Kenya: Central Bank slashes policy rate to lowest level in three years In a surprise move, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Kenya opted to cut the Bank... -
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...