At the meeting on 31 January–1 February, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) increased the target range for the federal...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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United States: Fed dials hikes back to 25 basis points at its February meeting -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank stays put a third consecutive time in January At its first meeting of the year on 31 January, the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) opted to... -
Ghana: Central Bank hikes policy rate by an additional 100 basis points in January At its meeting on 30 January, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) raised its policy rate... -
Kenya: Central Bank maintains rate at 8.75% At its 30 January meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Kenya decided to hold the... -
Colombia: BanRep raises policy rate 75 basis points in January; two board members dissent At its 27 January meeting, the board of directors of Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) increased the benchmark interest rate by... -
South Africa: SARB slows down pace of tightening in January At its 24–26 January meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) increased the repurchase rate... -
Chile: Central Bank stays put in January At its 26 January meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh) decided to leave the monetary policy... -
Thailand: Central Bank hikes rates further in January At its 25 January meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) hiked the policy rate... -
Canada: Bank of Canada hikes rates by 25 basis points in January On 25 January, the Bank of Canada (BoC) raised its target for the overnight rate from 4.25% to 4.50%, and... -
Hungary: MNB stands pat in January At its 24 January meeting, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) left its base rate unchanged at...