At an extraordinary monetary policy meeting held on 19 March, in a bid to tame the economic and financial spillovers...
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Australia: RBA cuts rates to new all-time low and announces quantitative easing in March -
Germany: Business sentiment tanks in March as coronavirus turned into a pandemic Business confidence tanked in Germany, with the preliminary ifo Business Climate Index nosediving to 87.7 in March from a revised... -
Taiwan: Central Bank cuts rates for first time since 2016 At its monetary policy meeting on 19 March, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank unanimously decided to lower... -
Philippines: BSP delivers another rate cut at March meeting At its 19 March monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) cut the overnight reverse repurchase facility... -
Peru: Central Bank slashes rates to one-decade low in extraordinary meeting At an extraordinary monetary policy meeting held on 19 March the Central Bank of Peru (BCRP) decided to cut the... -
Angola: Inflation soars to 17-month high Consumer prices in the province of Luanda rose 1.5% from the previous month in February, softening from January’s 1.8% result,... -
Guatemala: Banguat lowers interest rate for first time in over two years in March At its 19 March emergency meeting, the Monetary Board of the Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) unanimously cut the key interest... -
Switzerland: SNB leaves ultra-loose monetary policy in place in March At its meeting on 19 March, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) left the SNB policy rate and the interest rate... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank slashes rates at emergency meeting in March and announces liquidity injections At an emergency meeting on 16 March, the Central Bank (BCRD) cut a host of interest rates, with the main... -
South Africa: Inflation inches up in February Consumer prices rose 1.0% in February, up from January’s 0.3% increase. According to the Statistical Institute, the acceleration in price...