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Bank of England maintains Bank Rate and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme
September 10th, 2015
Monetary policy summary The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 9 ...
China Stocks Drop Despite Inflation Data
September 10th, 2015
Large swings in Asian markets persist over worries about U.S. rate increase, China’s economy China-style volatility spread to Japan stocks Thursday as the Nikkei Stock Average reversed its previous-day surge, leading the region lower. China stocks fell even as ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion
August 6th, 2015
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 5 August 2015, the MPC ...
Bank of Israel leaves June interest rate unchanged
May 26th, 2015
The Bank of Israel has left the rate unchanged at an historic low of 0.1% for the third consecutive month. The Bank of Israel Monetary Committee headed by Governor Dr. Karnit Flug has kept the interest rate for June unchanged at ...
Asian shares little changed, Fed views hurt some markets
May 25th, 2015
*CPI data, Yellen speech revive U.S. rate increase expectations * Nikkei underpinned by upbeat export data, weaker yen * Crude oil steadies after Friday’s losses ahead of U.S. holiday Asian shares got off to a slow start on Monday after U.S. ...
Bank of Japan: Statement on Monetary Policy
May 22nd, 2015
1. At the Monetary Policy Meeting held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by an 8-1 majority vote, to set the following guideline for money market operations for the intermeeting period: The Bank of ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion
May 11th, 2015
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting on 8 May voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at ...
OCR unchanged at 3.5 percent
April 30th, 2015
Statement issued by Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Graeme Wheeler: The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 3.5 percent. Trading partner growth continues at around its long-term average, but remains dependent on highly accommodative ...
Riksbank purchases government bonds for a further SEK 40-50 billion
April 29th, 2015
Riksbank purchases government bonds for a further SEK 40-50 billion, lowers the repo-rate path significantly and holds the repo rate at −0.25 per cent The expansionary monetary policy is having a positive impact on the Swedish economy and inflation ...
Bank of Japan: Statement on Monetary Policy
April 8th, 2015
1. At the Monetary Policy Meeting held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by an 8-1 majority vote, to set the following guideline for money market operations for the intermeeting period: The Bank of Japan ...
