Sunday, March 25, 2018

This week in monetary policy: Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, Armenia, Argentina, Jamaica, Thailand, South Africa, Albania, Fiji, Czech Rep, Angola, Egypt, Trinidad & Tobago, Dominican Rep. and Bulgaria

     This week - March 25 through March 31 - central banks from 16 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Ghana, Kyrgyz Republic, Hungary, Armenia, Argentina, Jamaica, Thailand, South Africa, Albania, Fiji, Czech Republic, Angola, Egypt, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic and Bulgaria.
     Earlier today, on March 25, interest rate cuts by the Central Bank of Jordan took effect.
     Following table includes the name of the country, the date of the next policy decision, the current policy rate, the result of the last policy decision, the change in the policy rate year to date, the rate one year ago, and the country’s MSCI classification.
    The table is updated when the latest decisions are announced and can always accessed by clicking on This Week.

WEEK 13
MAR 25 - MAR 31, 2018:
COUNTRY             DATE               RATE           LATEST              YTD            1 YR AGO       MSCI
JORDAN 25-Mar 4.25% 25 25 3.50%          FM
GHANA 26-Mar 20.00% -100 0 23.50%          FM
KYRGYZSTAN 26-Mar 5.00% 0 0 5.00%
HUNGARY 27-Mar 0.90% 0 0 0.90%          EM
ARMENIA 27-Mar 6.00% 0 0 6.00%
ARGENTINA 27-Mar 27.25% 0 -150 24.75%          FM
JAMAICA 27-Mar 2.75% -25 -50 5.00%
THAILAND 28-Mar 1.50% 0 0 1.50%          EM
SOUTH AFRICA 28-Mar 6.75% 0 0 7.00%          EM
ALBANIA 28-Mar 1.25% 0 0 1.25%
FIJI 29-Mar 0.50% 0 0 0.50%
CZECH REPUBLIC 29-Mar 0.75% 25 25 0.05%          EM
ANGOLA 29-Mar 18.00% 0 0 16.00%
EGYPT 29-Mar 17.75% -100 -100 14.75%          EM
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 29-Mar 4.75% 0 0 4.75%
DOMINICAN REP 29-Mar 5.25% 0 0 5.50%
BULGARIA 30-Mar 0.00% 0 0 0.00%          FM


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