At its 1 January meeting, the Bank of Israel (BOI) lowered the policy rate by 25 basis points to 4.50%,...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Israel: Central Bank kicks off loosening cycle in January -
Uruguay: Central Bank cuts further in December On 29 December, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) reduced its policy rate by 25... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank pauses loosening cycle in December At its 28 December meeting, the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) paused its loosening cycle and kept the... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia maintains rates in December Bank Indonesia (BI) held the BI-Rate—previously called the 7-day reverse repo rate—at 6.00% at its 20–21 December meeting, following November’s... -
Turkey: Bank hikes in December; signals imminent pause At its 21 December meeting, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) raised the 1-week repo rate to... -
Egypt: Central Bank holds fire in December, meeting market expectations At its 21 December meeting, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) stayed put, leaving the overnight deposit, overnight lending and... -
Czech Republic: Czech National Bank kicks off policy easing at last meeting of 2023 At its 21 December meeting, the Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) cut the 2-week repo rate to 6.75%... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank extends loosening cycle in December At its 20 December meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) lowered the monetary policy rate by another 25... -
Japan: BOJ sticks to dovish tone in December At its 18–19 December meeting, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) left its policy rate at -0.10% and its cap on... -
Chile: Central Bank cuts rates in December; signals further cuts ahead On 19 December, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCCH) cut the policy interest rate (MPR) from 9.00%...