This week in monetary policy: Argentina, Iceland, Georgia, Namibia, USA, Chile, euro area, Uganda, Azerbaijan, Japan & Russia

June 9, 2018

By CentralBankNews.info

   This week – June 10 through June 16 – central banks from 11 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Argentina, Iceland, Georgia, Namibia, United States, Chile, euro area, Uganda, Azerbaijan, Japan 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 24
JUNE 10 – JUN 16, 2018:
COUNTRY DATE RATE LATEST YTD 1 YR AGO
ARGENTINA 12-Jun 40.00% 0 1125 26.25%
ICELAND 13-Jun 4.25% 0 0 4.50%
GEORGIA 13-Jun 7.25% 0 0 7.00%
NAMIBIA 13-Jun 6.75% 0 0 7.00%
UNITED STATES 13-Jun 1.75% 0 25 1.25%
CHILE 13-Jun 2.50% 0 0 2.50%
EURO AREA 14-Jun 0.00% 0 0 0.00%
UGANDA 14-Jun 9.00% 0 -50 10.00%
AZERBAIJAN 14-Jun 11.00% -200 -400 15.00%
JAPAN 15-Jun -0.10% 0 0 -0.10%
RUSSIA 15-Jun 7.25% 0 -50 9.00%