UPDATED-This week in monetary policy: Interest rate cuts in the wake of U.S. Federal Reserve cut

August 1, 2019

By CentralBankNews.info

   (Following weekly table has been updated with changes in interest rates as of Aug. 1 following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s 25 basis point rate cut on July 31.)
   The table includes the name of the country, the date of the last 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 31
JUL 29 – AUG 3, 2019:
JAPAN 30-Jul -0.10% 0 0 -0.10% DM
ARMENIA 30-Jul 5.75% 0 -25 6.00%
BANGLADESH 31-Jul 6.00% 0 0 6.00% FM
MOLDOVA 31-Jul 7.50% 50 100 6.50%
DOMINICAN REP. 31-Jul 4.75% -25 -75 5.50%
UNITED STATES 31-Jul 2.25% -25 -25 2.00% DM
BULGARIA 31-Jul 0.00% 0 0 0.00% FM
BAHRAIN 31-Jul 2.50% -25 -25 2.25% FM
SAUDI ARABIA 31-Jul 2.75% -25 -25 3.00%
KUWAIT 31-Jul 3.00% 0 0 3.00% FM
UAE 31-Jul 3.00% -25 -25 2.75% EM
BRAZIL 31-Jul 6.00% -50 -50 6.50% EM
QATAR 1-Aug 4.75% -25 -25 5.00% EM
MACAU 1-Aug 2.50% -25 -25 2.25%
HONG KONG 1-Aug 2.50% -25 -25 2.25% DM
CZECH REPUBLIC 1-Aug 2.00% 0 25 1.25% EM
UNITED KINGDOM 1-Aug 0.75% 0 0 0.75% DM
JORDAN 1-Aug 4.50% -25 -25 4.25% FM