Monetary policy decisions
Bank of Israel: vaccination fuelling rapid recovery
Inflation expectations are increasing, but headline figure still well below target
BIS launches database on Covid-19 monetary policy actions
Data designed to help researchers study “massive” policy response to pandemic
BoJ adjusts easing measures amid market distortion fears
Central bank announces lending incentives and more flexibility in yield curve control and ETF buys
BoE holds interest rates as MPC members differ over risks
MPC points to signs of stronger recovery but also uncertainties around household spending
Brazil’s central bank raises policy rate
MPC signals it is ready to raise rates at May meeting in response to rising inflation
Georgia central bank raises policy rate despite recession
Authorities hike rates, citing rising inflation, amid high unemployment and political turmoil
Fed keeps policy rate steady
Jerome Powell says FOMC will hold policy until it sees “actual progress, not forecast progress”
Belarus central bank cancels meetings calendar
Despite rising inflation, national bank holds policy rate steady and sets no date for next decision
US fiscal stimulus key factor for inflation in Mexico – governor
Banxico governor stresses importance of investor’s portfolio changes ahead of next policy meeting
Nicaragua lowers policy rate as long recession continues
Recession and political turmoil have beset the country since before the Covid-19 pandemic
ECB to increase asset purchases
Lagarde says PEPP decision was unanimous as ECB staff increase inflation and growth forecast
Bank of Canada holds policy rate steady
Economy improving, but central bank sees “considerable economic slack” and “great deal of uncertainty”
RBA boosts bond-buying to defend yield curve target
Governor says the central bank can increase purchases further if needed
The Bank of Japan must adjust its monetary policy
Sayuri Shirai says the central bank needs to make its policy more sustainable
Kyrgyzstan central bank hikes rates as inflation rises
Fifty-basis point hike brings rate to 5.5% amid rising inflation and following political upheaval
New Zealand’s banking system operationally ready for negative rates
Central bank will lower rates below zero lower bound if required, MPC says
Bank of Israel maintains stimulus despite rapid vaccination
GDP shrank by 2.4% in 2020, less than previously forecast
Bank Indonesia resumes monetary easing
Central bank commits to further government bond purchases on the primary market
Bank of Zambia caught between surging inflation and debt crisis
Central bank hikes policy rate as kwacha falls and fiscal spending overshoots targets
Mexican central bank board cuts policy rate
Rate-setting board unanimously votes for looser policies despite above-target inflation
Riksbank revises up growth and inflation forecasts for 2021
Swedish central bank maintains stimulus; inflation not expected to approach target until 2023
Reserve Bank of Australia launches A$100bn in new QE
Australian central bank surprises analysts with easing measure, despite more hopeful macroeconomic forecast
Colombian central bank holds rates under new governor
Interest rates remain at 1.75%, a record low; board split in a 5–2 vote
Bank of Mozambique hikes policy rate by 300 basis points
MPC cites Covid-19, conflict and natural disasters as it orders increase