This week in monetary policy: Hungary, Armenia, Bulgaria, Malawi, Dominican Rep., Georgia, USA, Czech Rep., Albania, UK & Belarus

April 28, 2019

By CentralBankNews.info

  This week – April 28 through May 4 – central banks from 11 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Hungary, Armenia, Bulgaria, Malawi, Dominican Republic, Georgia, United States, Czech Republic, Albania, United Kingdom and Belarus.
  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, and the rate one year ago.
  The table is updated when the latest decisions are announced and can always accessed by clicking on This Week.
WEEK 18
APR 28 – MAY 4, 2019:
COUNTRY DATE RATE LATEST YTD 1 YR AGO
HUNGARY 30-Apr 0.90% 0 0 0.90%
ARMENIA 30-Apr 5.75% 0 -25 6.00%
BULGARIA 30-Apr 0.00% 0 0 0.00%
MALAWI 30-Apr 14.50% -150 -150 16.00%
DOMINICAN REP. 30-Apr 5.50% 0 0 5.25%
GEORGIA 1-May 6.50% -25 -50 7.25%
UNITED STATES 1-May 2.50% 0 0 1.75%
CZECH REP. 2-May 1.75% 0 0 0.75%
ALBANIA 2-May 1.00% 0 0 1.25%
UNITED KINGDOM 2-May 0.75% 0 0 0.50%
BELARUS 3-May 10.00% 0 0 10.50%