Friday, March 2, 2012

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 3 March 2012

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 6 central banks, with those changing rates including: Tajikistan -80bps to 9.00%, Philippines -25bps to 4.00%, and Uganda -100bps to 21.00%.  Those that held monetary policy rates unchanged were: Israel at 2.50%, Angola at 10.25%, and Hungary at 7.00%.  The European Central Bank also completed its second LTRO, with 529.5 billion Euros allotted to 800 banks.

Looking at the central bank calendar, the week ahead features several key central bank meetings; within developed markets there's the ECB, BoE, RBNZ, RBA, and BOC, while in emerging markets there's Poland, Brazil, Indonesia, Peru, and Malaysia. The most important meetings will likely be the European Central Bank, though they may continue to hold current policy settings; and the Banco Central do Brasil, which is likely to cut rates again. The developed market banks will likely hold, while there may be further cuts in emerging markets.

Mar-06
AUD
Australia
Reserve Bank of Australia
Mar-07
PLN
Poland
National Bank of Poland
Mar-07
BRL
Brazil
Banco Central do Brasil
Mar-08
NZD
New Zealand
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Mar-08
GBP
United Kingdom
Bank of England
Mar-08
EUR
Eurozone
European Central Bank
Mar-08
CAD
Canada
Bank of Canada
Mar-08
IDR
Indonesia
Bank Indonesia
Mar-08
PEN
Peru
Central Reserve Bank of Peru
Mar-09
MNR
Malaysia
Central Bank of Malaysia

2 comments:

  1. next week will be interesting indeed, will the ECB do more? I think developed market central banks are at their limits... emerging markets on the other hand...

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    1. If the Bundesbank has its way the ECB will not do anything

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