Monetary policy decisions
RBNZ to start buying local government debt
Central bank expands its large-scale asset purchases in the wake of the Covid-19 shock
Bank of Mexico lacks scope to counter Covid-19 – minutes
Officials highlight limited scope to lower rates below 6.5% without stoking inflation
Bank of Israel launches targeted lending operations
Central bank offers cheap loans to banks as part of Covid-19 response package
China cuts rate on excess reserves for first time in 12 years
PBoC levels up stimulus, cutting rate on excess reserves while reducing RRR for the third time this year
Chile cuts rates to record low 0.5%
Central bank expands banking bond purchases to $5.5 billion, GDP expected to shrink by 5% quarter on quarter
Singapore eases monetary policy sharply and taps reserves
MAS flattens currency appreciation slope to zero after government unveils $34 billion stimulus
Central Bank of Colombia cuts rates and unveils liquidity support
Central bank cuts main rate and offers liquidity in US dollars and pesos
China makes surprise rate cut to resist crisis
PBoC unexpectedly cuts the seven-day repo rate while injecting liquidity
Bank of Canada launches large-scale asset purchases
Measures target market function more than monetary easing, says governor Stephen Poloz
Riksbank to buy commercial paper and expand counterparties
“Everything has changed”, business survey finds
RBI follows ECB with crisis-fighting TLTROs
Central bank slashes rates and launches targeted liquidity measures
BoE on hold as early indicators point to rapid UK downturn
Policy on hold after extraordinary actions in recent weeks
Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia cut rates; Singapore on watch
Asian central banks continue easing to boost virus-hit economies
Bank of Mexico cuts rates 50bp in emergency meeting
Analysts expect further cuts as the economy is expected to enter a sharp recession
Riksbank to buy covered bonds; Iceland enters secondary market
Central banks unveil new forms of unconventional purchases
Norges Bank slashes rates to record low of 0.25%
Central bank says workers are being laid off, as Norway faces double shock from virus and oil
BoE ramps up corporate and government bond-buying
Central bank launches new £200 billion package of QE plus rate cut and more liquidity
Cleveland Fed president criticises scale of rate cut
FOMC should have saved some rate cuts for US economic recovery, Loretta Mester says
Riksbank backs fiscal stimulus with massive QE programme
Swedish central bank increases loans to banks, cuts overnight lending rate to 0.2%
Bank of Mauritius launches Covid-19 response package
Bank unveils five measures designed to bring relief for businesses and keep credit flowing
RBNZ reduces rates by 75bp in emergency meeting
Central bank says future purchases of government bonds preferable to lower rates
PBoC injects $79 billion into virus-hit economy
Targeted RRR cut encourages smaller banks to lend to SMEs
Norges Bank cuts rates 50bp in emergency meeting
Central bank offers extraordinary three-month loans to banks
Lagarde seems to stumble as ECB announces coronavirus response
ECB announces more QE, expanded financing and loosening of banks’ capital and liquidity buffers