The governor of the Bank of Russia said that it held its key policy rate at 21% because monetary conditions had tightened ...

The Central Bank of Colombia (Banrep) reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points on December 20 – thus surprising the markets ...

If 2023 marked a decisive pivot among central banks towards easing monetary policy, 2024 was the year when the reality of ...

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The Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) has cut its policy rate by 25 basis points for the third consecutive meeting, while ...

The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) on December 19 reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points in a unanimous decision. In a ...

Temporary debt forbearance is often criticised for keeping “zombie firms” alive, but this view is not necessarily accurate, ...

The Bank of England (BoE) has held its policy rate at 4.75% in a 6–3 decision, as inflation in the UK rose to an eight-month ...

When Mamo Mihretu, the governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), spoke to Central Banking back in October, he hinted ...

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has kept its market-based benchmark lending rates (LPRs) unchanged. In a statement today ...

The monetary policy board at the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has kept its short-term policy rate unchanged for the third consecutive ...

The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) on December 19 intervened once again in the foreign exchange market in a further attempt to ...