By CentralBankNews.info
This week (January 29 through February 3) central banks from 11 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Bangladesh, Kenya, Angola, Japan, Bulgaria, Argentina, Dominican Republic, United States, Czech Republic, United Kingdom and Russia.
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 5 | | | | | | |
| JAN 29 – FEB 3, 2017: | | | | | |
| COUNTRY | DATE | RATE | LATEST | YTD | 1 YR AGO | MSCI |
| BANGLADESH | 29-Jan | 6.75% | 0 | 0 | 6.75% | FM |
| KENYA | 30-Jan | 10.00% | 0 | 0 | 11.50% | FM |
| ANGOLA | 30-Jan | 16.00% | 0 | 0 | 11.00% | |
| JAPAN | 31-Jan | -0.10% | 0 | 0 | -0.10% | DM |
| BULGARIA | 31-Jan | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | FM |
| ARGENTINA | 31-Jan | 4.75% | 0 | 0 | 4.75% | EM |
| DOMINICAN REP. | 31-Jan | 5.50% | 0 | 0 | 5.50% | |
| UNITED STATES | 1-Feb | 0.75% | 25 | 0 | 0.50% | DM |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | 2-Feb | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0.05% | EM |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 2-Feb | 0.25% | 0 | 0 | 0.50% | DM |
| RUSSIA | 3-Feb | 10.00% | 0 | 0 | 11.00% | EM |