Saturday, March 31, 2012

March 2012 Headlines at Central Bank News

Following is a list of all the headlines on Central Bank News during the month of March. The most notable developments during the month included a 75 basis point interest rate cut by Brazil, India cutting its reserve ratio by the same amount, several rate cuts in emerging and lesser developed economies, enhancements to the Bank of Japan's loan program, and the introduction of a new monetary policy rate in Zambia.


Bank of Uganda cut Central Bank Rate 100bps to 21.00%

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 3 March 2012

February 2012 Headlines at Central Bank News

Bulgarian National Bank Reduces Base Rate 3bps to 0.15%

Central Bank of Dominican Republic Holds Rate at 6.75%

Reserve Bank of Australia Keeps Rate on Hold at 4.25%

Central Bank of Kenya Holds Lending Rate at 18.00%

National Bank of Poland Keeps Rate on Hold at 4.50%

RBNZ Keeps OCR On Hold At 2.50%

Brazil Central Bank Drops Rate 75bps to 9.75%

ECB Maintains Policy Settings, Holds Rate at 1.00%

Bank of Korea Keeps Repo Rate on Hold at 3.25%

Reserve Bank of India Cuts Reserve Ratio 75bps to 4.75%

National Bank of Serbia Keeps Rate on Hold at 9.50%

Bank of England Holds Rate at 0.50%, APP at 325B

Central Reserve Bank of Peru Keeps Rate at 4.25%

Bank of Canada Keeps Overnight Interest Rate at 1.00%

Bank Negara Malaysia Holds Overnight Policy Rate 3.00%

Bank Indonesia Pauses BI Rate at 5.75%

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 10 March 2012

The History of the Personal Check [Infographic]

International Journal of Central Banking - March Issue [BIS]

State Bank of Vietnam Cut Refinancing Rate 100bps to 14%

Central Bank News Link List - 13 Mar 2012

Bank of Mozambique Cuts Rate 125bps to 13.75%

Bank of Japan Announces 2 trillion yen Enhancement to Loan Program

Central Bank of Russia Holds Refi Rate at 8.00%

US FOMC Holds Monetary Policy Settings Unchanged

HKMA Follows Fed, Holds Rate at 0.50%

Central Bank of Sri Lanka Holds Repo Rate at 7.50%

Central Bank News Link List - 14 March 2012

Norway Central Bank Cuts Policy Rate 25bps to 1.50%

Reserve Bank of India Holds Repo Rate at 8.50%

Central Bank News Link List -15 March 2012

Swiss National Bank Keeps Monetary, Currency Policy Unchanged

National Bank of Rwanda Holds Interest Rate at 7.00%

Banco Central de Chile Holds Rate at 5.00%

Banco de Mexico Holds Interest Rate Target at 4.50%

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 17 March 2012

Central Bank News Link List - 18 March 2012

Central Bank News Website Goes up For Sale

Central Bank News Link List - 19 March 2012

Bank of Mauritius Cuts Benchmark Rate 50bps to 4.90%

Central Bank News Link List - 20 March 2012

Central Bank of Nigeria Keeps Policy Rate on Hold at 12%

Central Bank of Egypt Cuts RRR 200bps to 12.00%

Bank of Thailand Holds Interest Rate at 3.00%

Central Bank News Link List - 21 March 2012

Central Bank of Iceland Hikes Rate 25bps to 5.00%

Taiwan Central Bank Holds Rate at 1.875%

National Bank of Ukraine Cuts Discount Rate 25bps to 7.5%

Central Bank of Colombia Holds Rate at 5.25%

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 24 March 2012

Central Bank News Link List - 24 March 2012

Central Bank News Link List - 26 March 2012

Bank of Israel Keeps Interest Rate on Hold at 2.50%

Central Bank of Turkey Maintains Policy, Repo Rate at 5.75%

Magyar Nemzeti Bank Keeps Base Rate at 7.00%

Bank al-Maghrib of Morocco Cut Rate 25bps to 3.00%

National Bank of Belarus Drops Rate 200bps to 36.00%

National Bank of Kazakhstan Drops Rate 50bps to 6.50%

Central Bank News Link List - 29 March 2012

Banca Nationala a Romaniei Cuts Rate 25bps to 5.25%

Bank of Albania Cuts Interest Rate 25bps to 4.25%

Georgian Central Bank Holds Refinancing Rate at 6.50%

Ceska Narodni Banka Holds Repo Rate at 0.75%

South African Reserve Bank Holds Policy Rate at 5.50%

Banco Central del Uruguay Holds Interest Rate at 8.75%

Bank of Zambia Introduces New Policy Rate at 9.00%

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 31 March 2012

Central Bank News Link List - 31 March 2012



Source: www.CentralBankNews.info

2 comments:

  1. Also of note during the month; Central Bank News went up for sale - we are still taking expressions of interest from potential buyers.

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  2. Thanks - handy list... not really much of an eventful month

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