This week in monetary policy: Turkey, Kenya, Canada, Brazil, Paraguay, Malaysia and the euro area

January 17, 2016

By CentralBankNews.info

This week (January 18 through January 23) central banks from 7 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Turkey, Kenya, Canada, Brazil, Paraguay, Malaysia and the euro area.
  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 3
JAN 18-JAN 23, 2016:
COUNTRY DATE RATE LATEST YTD 1 YR AGO MSCI
TURKEY 19-Jan 7.50% 0 0 7.75% EM
KENYA 20-Jan 11.50% 0 0 8.50% FM
CANADA 20-Jan 0.50% 0 0 0.75% DM
BRAZIL 20-Jan 14.25% 0 0 12.25% EM
PARAGUAY 20-Jan 5.75% 0 0 6.75%
MALAYSIA 21-Jan 3.25% 0 0 3.25% EM
EURO AREA 21-Jan 0.05% 0 0 0.05% DM