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- Cbn commented Sep 2, 2011
11 central banks meeting next week...
Monetary Policy Week in Review - 3 September 2011
- Submitted Sep 2, 2011|From centralbanknews.info|1 comment
The past week in monetary policy saw just 4 central banks review interest rate settings: Belarus increased +500bps to 27.00%, Brazil dropped -50bps to 12.00%, Israel held at 3.25% and Ghana held at 12.50%. Aside from interest rates, the People's ...
- Submitted Aug 26, 2011|From centralbanknews.info
The past week in monetary policy saw 8 central banks reviewing interest rates and monetary policy settings. Just one bank adjusted its main interest rate, with Thailand adding +25bps to 3.50%. Meanwhile the other central banks held interest rates ...
- Cbn commented Aug 20, 2011
Interesting how the US debt worries and EU sovereign debt crisis are affecting decision making across the world... Anyway, next thing that will send ripples across the world (one way or another) will be BB's speech at JH
Monetary Policy Week in Review - 20 August 2011
- Submitted Aug 20, 2011|From centralbanknews.info|2 comments
The past week in monetary policy saw just 5 central banks meeting to review monetary policy settings. Those that changed interest rates were: Iceland +25bps to 4.50% and Georgia -25bps to 7.50%. Meanwhile those that held interest rates unchanged ...
- Cbn commented Aug 13, 2011
well, many people have pointed to the S&P US downgrade as a symbolic one that was largely a rebuke of the politicians... if this article rings true, then we may be reminded of those reasons!
The Next Crisis – Mark your calendar
- Submitted Aug 13, 2011|From centralbanknews.info|1 comment
The past week in monetary policy was rocked by the turmoil in global sentiment in the wake of the US sovereign credit rating downgrade, and heightened concerns about contagion in the European sovereign debt crisis. In all, 11 central banks reviewed ...
- Cbn commented Aug 6, 2011
Yeah well, their principal rationale is pretty fair - the events of the past few weeks were evidence enough of that
Just the Facts: S&P's $2 Trillion Mistake
- Cbn commented Aug 6, 2011
So... when do we see QE3? (or will it be some kind of QE2.1 announced next week?) or further escalation in the global currency war for that matter...
Monetary Policy Week in Review - 6 August 2011
- Submitted Aug 6, 2011|From centralbanknews.info|1 comment
The past week in monetary policy saw 12 central banks reviewing monetary policy settings, with 2 expanding asset buying programs, and just 3 adjusting interest rate levels. Those that adjusted interest rates were: Pakistan -50bps to 13.50%, Uganda ...
- Submitted Jul 29, 2011|From centralbanknews.info
The week in monetary policy saw 8 central banks announcing interest rate decisions. Of those that changed rates were: India +50bps to 8.00%, Nigeria +75bps to 8.75%, and Colombia +25bps to 4.50%. Meanwhile those that held monetary policy interest ...
- Submitted Jul 22, 2011|From centralbanknews.info
The past week in monetary policy was relatively quiet, with just five central banks announcing interest rate decisions. The only central bank to adjust rates was the Banco Central do Brasil, which increased its Selic rate by 25 basis points to ...
- Submitted Jul 15, 2011|From centralbanknews.info
The past week in monetary policy was dominated by Asian central banks, with the central banks of Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, and South Korea all announcing interest rate decisions. The only banks to adjust interest rates were Thailand +25bps to ...
- Submitted Jul 9, 2011|From centralbanknews.info
This report outlines where inflation is tracking in countries where the central bank has an inflation target. Central Bank News has compiled a table of countries/central banks that have publicly announced an official inflation target. In some cases ...
- Submitted Jul 9, 2011|From centralbanknews.info
The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions from 14 central banks around the world, of which 7 made changes in their monetary policy settings. Those that increased interest rates were: Sweden +25bps to 2.00%, China +25bps to 6.56%, ...
- Submitted Jul 2, 2011|From centralbanknews.info
This article reviews the monetary policy interest rate activity of the world's central banks during the first half of 2011. The key takeaway is that monetary policy tightening has been the dominant game for most emerging market central banks in the ...
- Submitted Jul 1, 2011|From centralbanknews.info
Over the past week there were 6 central banks announcing monetary policy decisions. Only Kenya (+175bps to 8.00%), and Taiwan (12.5bps to 1.875) increased interest rates. Meanwhile the central banks of Israel (3.25%), Albania (5.25%), Romania ...
- Submitted Jun 24, 2011|From centralbanknews.info
The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions from 9 central banks around the world. Of those reviewing policy settings, only Uruguay adjusted its interest rate, +50bps to 8.00%. The other 8 banks held their interest rates unchanged, ...
- Submitted Jun 17, 2011|From centralbanknews.info
The past week in monetary policy saw a range of tightening measures announce by emerging market central banks. Of those that increased interest rates were: Mauritius +25bps to 5.50%, Chile +25bps to 5.25%, India +25bps to 7.50%, and Colombia +25bps ...