On 3 August, the Bank of England (BoE) increased the bank rate from 5.00% to 5.25%, taking total tightening in...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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United Kingdom: BoE hikes by 25 basis points in August -
Thailand: Central Bank hikes rates further in August At its 2 August meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) hiked the policy rate to... -
Brazil: COPOM kicks off loosening cycle more aggressively than expected in August At its 1–2 August meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) kicked off its loosening cycle,... -
Australia: RBA stands pat in September; reiterates further hikes possible ahead At its monetary policy meeting on 5 September, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the official cash rate (OCR)... -
Colombia: BanRep leaves policy rate unchanged in July At its 31 July meeting, the board of directors of Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) unanimously voted to keep the benchmark... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank pauses loosening cycle at July meeting At its meeting on 31 July, the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) paused its loosening cycle and stood... -
Japan: BOJ surprises markets by loosening cap on bond yields in July At its 28 July meeting, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its target for the 10-year government bond yield at... -
Chile: Central Bank slashes rates in July At its 28 July meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh) decided to cut the monetary policy... -
Euro Area: ECB delivers another 25 basis point hike in July but strikes more dovish tone At its 27 July meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) hiked the main refinancing operations rate, the marginal lending facility... -
Ukraine: NBU initiates monetary policy easing earlier than expected At its 27 July meeting, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) cut its key policy rate by 300 basis points...