Consumer price index (CPI)
Czech Republic, Moldova, Sweden and Ukraine all hold
Riksbank also lowers rate for supplementary liquidity facility as liquidity starts to dry up
PBoC plans more market-based monetary policy formulation
Analysts expect Middle East conflict to have little impact on policy in China
Central Bank of West African States eases policy by 25bp
BCEAO says negative inflation prompted decision, but expects prices to rise in 2026
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ECB unlikely to veer from rate path as it had expected to undershoot during 2026
RBA did not lose focus on inflation, says deputy governor
Hauser says last year’s cuts were based on assumption that price levels in Australia would be lower
Sveriges Riksbank holds rates, signals longer-term pause
Swedish economy continues to grow, despite ‘dramatic’ geopolitical developments, bank says
RBA deputy says events in Venezuela point to age of extremes
Hauser says 2026 likely to be marked by high uncertainty and potentially benign outcomes
Israel cuts rates by 25 basis points
Central bank’s updated forecast points to higher growth in 2026 than was previously predicted
BoJ raises policy rate to 30-year high
Japan’s central bank, as expected, hikes rate to 0.75% and indicates further tightening to come
National central banks hold rates across Europe
Albania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway and Sweden all leave policy unchanged
BoJ governor reaffirms preference for rate hikes
Ueda says policy normalisation should continue amid near-zero output gap and tight labour conditions
Iceland makes 25bp cut amid mortgage market turmoil
Decision comes after court ruling forces lenders to tighten terms of home loans on offer
Bailey switches sides as BoE holds at 4% in 5–4 decision
Members’ views, published for first time, show disagreement around staff’s central projection
Poland cuts rates, while Albania and Sweden hold
Riksbank warns of US stock market bubble
Japanese PM says BoJ ‘halfway’ to achieving sustainable growth
Central bank says it does not comment on prime ministers’ statements
Swiss price controls do not depress inflation – SNB paper
CPI metric would ‘not have greatly differed’ had it excluded price-controlled goods, study finds
Japan holds rates, as expected, with two dissenting votes
BoJ governor says there is no ‘preset idea’ on future rate rises after dissenters call for 25bp hike
Iceland, Romania and Serbia hold, while Poland cuts rates
High food inflation continues to affect eastern Europe
New Zealand makes 50bp cut amid weak economic growth
Independent economists were split over level of easing, central bank says it is open to cutting further
BoJ holds policy as expected and plans to sell ETF and J-Reit assets
Two board members vote for hike, but all agree on sales that economists say will help normalise policy
Norges Bank continues easing campaign with another 25bp cut
Central bank governor strikes hawkish tone, highlights increasing productivity