The past week in monetary policy saw two central banks changing their main interest rates; Colombia +25bps to 5.25%, and Belarus -500bps to 38.00%, while two held their rates unchanged; Namibia at 6.00%, and Turkey at 5.75%. Turkey did however cut ...

The past week in monetary policy saw 3 monetary policy interest rate changes; Kazakhstan -50bps to 7.00%, Sweden -25bps to 1.50%, and Ghana +100bps to 13.50%. Meanwhile the central banks of Pakistan 12.00%, Japan 0.10%, Chile 5.00%, and Georgia ...

The past week in monetary policy saw just one bank lift rates; Jordan +50bps to 5.00%, and two banks cut rates; Belarus -200bps to 43.00%, and Indonesia -25bps to 5.75%. Meanwhile the banks that held rates unchanged were: Australia 4.25%, UK 0.50%, ...

The past week in monetary policy saw 5 central banks adjusting interest rates, with increases from: Colombia +25bps to 5.00%, and Sri Lanka +50bps to 7.50%; and decreases from: The Gambia -100bps to 13.00%, Uganda -100bps to 22.00%, and Romania ...

This report provides an update on where inflation is tracking in countries where the central bank has an inflation target. Central Bank News has compiled a table of countries/central banks that have publicly announced an official inflation target. ...

The past week in monetary policy saw 2 central banks cutting interest rates (Israel -25bps to 2.50%, and Thailand -25bps to 3.00%), and 1 bank cutting its reserve ratio (India cut CRR 50bps to 5.50%). Meanwhile 7 central banks held rates unchanged ...

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 8 central banks, with 4 of those announcing interest rate cuts, reflecting the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis and slowing global growth. Those announcing interest rate ...

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 11 central banks, with just one announcing a change in rates (Chile -25bps to 5.00%). Those that held rates unchanged were: Sri Lanka 7.00%, Poland 4.50%, Kenya 18.00%, the EU ...

The past week in central banking and monetary policy was relatively quiet, with just 5 central banks announcing interest rate decisions. Those changing interest rate settings were: Romania -25bps to 5.75%, Bangladesh +50bps to 7.75%, and Cape Verde ...

The past week in monetary policy saw just three central banks meeting to review monetary policy settings. Israel held its interest rate at 2.75%, and Taiwan held its interest rate at 1.875% during its quarterly interest rate review, while Uruguay ...

Central Bank News has launched the 2012 Global Central Bank Calendar, providing dates of the scheduled monetary policy meetings for over 20 of the major central banks around the world. The central banks featured in the table span the key developed ...

With the popularity and feedback on my previous article on the top 10 financial crisis documentaries, here's my take on the top 10 trading documentaries. In the list that follows, the topics covered range from quantitative trading, getting started ...

The past week in monetary policy featured decisions from 8 central banks around the world from Europe to Africa. Those that changed interest rates were; Sweden -25bps to 1.75%, Hungary +50bps to 7.00%, and Russia -25bps to 8.00%. Meanwhile, those ...

The global financial crisis of 2008/9 has left a significant economic dent, with the global economy slow to rebound, and with a banking crisis transitioning to a sovereign debt crisis in some countries. Indeed many people have felt the impact on ...

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 11 central banks. Of those adjusting interest rates, all were reductions; Mozambique -100bps to 15.00%, Mauritius -10bps to 5.40%, Norway -50bps to 1.75%, and Denmark -10bps ...

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 14 central banks around the world. Those changing interest rates were: Australia -25bps to 4.25%, EU -25bps to 1.00%, and Serbia -25bps to 9.75%. Meanwhile those holding rates ...

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 6 central banks around the world. Of those changing rates, Georgia dropped -25bps to 7.00%, Egypt increased +100bps to 9.25%, and Colombia increased +25bps to 4.75%. Meanwhile ...

The past week in monetary policy saw just 6 central banks announcing interest rate decisions. Of those to change interest rates, Rwanda increased 50bps to 7.00%, while Belarus added 500bps to 40.00% as the country deals with hyperinflation. Those ...

Floored is a documentary movie about the Chicago futures trading pits. This is a brilliantly done documentary that focuses on the lives of traders who go in daily to do battle on the trading floor, risking their personal wealth, making or losing ...

The past week in monetary policy saw 8 interest rate changes announced among the 12 central banks that met to review policy settings. Of those changing interest rates, those that increased rates were: Uganda +300bps to 23.00%, Kenya +550bps to ...