Australia's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged, as expected, and said the economic recovery would not be derailed by the Omicron strain of COVID-19 and the future of its bond purchase program would be...
China's central bank lowered its reserve requirement for most financial institutions for the second time this year, as expected, saying this should "support the development of the real economy and steadily bring down...
This week - December 6 through December 11- central banks from 12 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Kazakhstan, Australia, India, Georgia, Poland, Canada, Namibia, Brazil,...
Moldova's central bank raised its key interest rates for the fourth time this year, saying this "aims to create the monetary conditions necessary to temper the growth rates of consumer prices" amid rising inflationary...
Hungary's central bank tightened its monetary conditions further by raising the interest rate on its overnight deposit, overnight lending and one-week lending facilities in response to what is said was the recent rise...
This week - November 29 through December 4 - central banks from 7 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Kyrgyz Republic, Kenya, Angola, Bulgaria, Botswana, Moldova and Zimbabwe. ...
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (CBDR) raised its key interest rate for the first time in more than three years as it enters the second phase of normalizing monetary policy, saying this step will ensure...
South Korea's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the second time this year and signaled it will continue to raise rates, saying it would "appropriately adjust the degree of monetary policy...
Zambia's central bank raised it key interest rate for the second time, saying this would "help steer inflation to single digits in 2022 and to within the 6-8 percent target range by mid-2023..." ...
New Zealand's central bank raised it key interest rate for the second month in a row and said it would likely need to continue to raise the rate to above the neutral rate as the near-term risks to inflation were...
Lesotho's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in three years to ensure the domestic cost of funds remains aligned with the rest of the region, but said the economic recovery remains...
Paraguay's central bank raised its key interest rate for the fourth month in a row, but dropped last month's pledge of continuing the current cycle of interest rate changes, signaling it may leave rates on hold while...
Ghana's central bank raised its monetary policy rate for the first times in six years, saying the rise in inflation and significant risks to the outlook required "prompt" action to prevent inflation expectations from...
This week - November 22 through November 27 - central banks from 12 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: China, Ghana, Israel, Paraguay, Nigeria, Lesotho, New Zealand, Zambia,...
Pakistan's central bank raised its monetary policy rate for the second time, saying it "was of the view that there is now a need to proceed faster to normalize monetary policy to counter inflationary pressures and...
South Africa's central bank raised its interest rate for the first time in three years and signaled it is likely to raise the rate further, saying "it believes a gradual rise in the repo rate will be sufficient to keep...
Iceland's central bank raised its key interest rates for the fourth time, saying the outlook for inflation has deteriorated since August due to persistent increases in global prices, a more rapid rebound in domestic...
Jamaica's central bank raised its key interest rate for the second time, saying this "was necessary to limit the second-round effects of recent shocks and to guide inflation back within the target range over the next...
This week - November 15 through November 20 - central banks from 8 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Hungary, Jamaica, Iceland, Mozambique, Philippines, Indonesia,...
A trifecta of Latin American central banks - Mexico, Peru and Uruguay - raised their benchmark interest rates further to drive down inflation expectations that are continuing to rise amid inflation rates that are well...
Thailand's central bank once again left its key interest rate steady, as widely expected, but said the country's economy had now bottomed out in the third quarter and now "entered the recovery phase following the...
Serbia's central bank left its key interest rate steady but continued to tighten its monetary policy stance by raising the repurchase rate on securities and withdrawing a larger amount of excess liquidity from the...
Romania's central bank raised its key interest rates for the second month in a row, saying its latest forecast shows a "significant additional worsening of the inflation outlook," with consumer prices expected to...
This week - November 8 through November 13 - central banks from 8 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Serbia, Romania, Thailand, Philippines, Rwanda, Mexico, Uruguay and Peru....
The Czech National Bank (CNB) raised its main interest rates for the fourth time and said it was "ready to continue increasing interest rates in line with the autumn forecast, adding today's "forceful" rate hike was...