By CentralBankNews.info
This week (September 18 through September 24) central banks from 15 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Ghana, Hungary, Kenya, Nigeria, Argentina, Japan, the United States, Paraguay, New Zealand, the Philippines, Norway, Indonesia, Turkey, South Africa and Egypt.
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 38 | | | | | | |
| SEP 18 – SEP 24, 2016: | | | | | |
| COUNTRY | DATE | RATE | LATEST | YTD | 1 YR AGO | MSCI |
| GHANA | 19-Sep | 26.00% | 0 | 0 | 25.00% | |
| HUNGARY | 20-Sep | 0.90% | 0 | -45 | 1.35% | EM |
| KENYA | 20-Sep | 10.50% | 0 | -100 | 11.50% | FM |
| NIGERIA | 20-Sep | 14.00% | 200 | 300 | 13.00% | FM |
| ARGENTINA | 20-Sep | 27.25% | -50 | -950 | N/A | FM |
| JAPAN | 21-Sep | -0.10% | 0 | -20 | 0.10% | DM |
| UNITED STATES | 21-Sep | 0.50% | 0 | 0 | 0.25% | DM |
| PARAGUAY | 21-Sep | 5.50% | 0 | -25 | 5.75% | |
| NEW ZEALAND | 22-Sep | 2.00% | -25 | -50 | 2.75% | DM |
| PHILIPPINES | 22-Sep | 3.00% | 0 | -100 | 4.00% | EM |
| NORWAY | 22-Sep | 0.50% | 0 | -25 | 0.75% | DM |
| INDONESIA (RRR) | 22-Sep | 5.25% | 0 | N/A | 7.50% | EM |
| TURKEY | 22-Sep | 7.50% | 0 | 0 | 7.50% | EM |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 22-Sep | 7.00% | 0 | 75 | 6.00% | EM |
| EGYPT | 22-Sep | 11.75% | 0 | 250 | 8.75% | EM |