This week in monetary policy: Australia, Georgia, Poland, Thailand, Iceland, Albania, Malaysia, Norway, Romania, Czech Republic, U.K. and Kazakhstan

November 1, 2015

By CentralBankNews.info

  This week (November 2 through November 7) central banks from 12 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Australia, Georgia, Poland, Thailand, Iceland, Albania, Malaysia, Norway, Romania, Czech Republic, United Kingdom and Kazakhstan.
  Following table includes the name of the country, the date of the next policy decision, the current policy rate, the result of the last policy decision, the change in the policy rate year to date, the rate one year ago, and the country’s MSCI classification.
  The table is updated when the latest decisions are announced and can always accessed by clicking on This Week.

WEEK 45
NOV 2-NOV 7, 2015:
COUNTRY DATE RATE LATEST YTD 1 YR AGO MSCI
AUSTRALIA 3-Nov 2.00% 0 -50 2.50% DM
GEORGIA 4-Nov 7.00% 100 300 4.00%
POLAND 4-Nov 1.50% 0 -50 2.00% EM
THAILAND 4-Nov 1.50% 0 -50 2.00% EM
ICELAND 4-Nov 6.25% 0 100 5.75%
ALBANIA 4-Nov 2.00% 0 -25 2.25%
MALAYSIA 5-Nov 3.25% 0 0 3.25% EM
NORWAY 5-Nov 0.75% -25 -50 1.50% DM
ROMANIA 5-Nov 1.75% 0 -100 2.75% FM
CZECH REPUBLIC 5-Nov 0.05% 0 0 0.05% EM
UNITED KINGDOM 5-Nov 0.50% 0 0 0.50% DM
KAZAKHSTAN 6-Nov 16.00% 400 400 5.50% FM