Monetary policy decisions
Chilean central bank continues sharp policy tightening
Second consecutive 125 basis point increase takes policy rate to 4%
Hungary continues campaign of rate hikes
MNB ends asset purchase programme, as inflation rises above 7%
Inflation challenges ECB’s normalisation plans
Central bank expected to confirm end of PEPP purchases on December 16
Pakistan confronts inflation with 100bp hike
Third consecutive increase may be last for a while, MPC says
IMF urges UK to withdraw ‘exceptional’ monetary policy
Fund says signals would dampen inflation expectations while leaving policy supportive
Armenia raises policy rate 50 basis points
Central bank tightens grip on credit with seventh rate hike in 12 months
Brazilian MPC tightens rates again despite sluggish growth
MPC “foresees another adjustment of the same magnitude” at next meeting
Georgia central bank orders 50bp hike
Central bank raises policy rate to 10.5% as inflation continues rising
Inflation to end year at 60%, Zimbabwe’s central bank says
Unofficial figures have annual inflation above 100%, but governor says monetary policy will keep prices in check
PBoC cuts reserve requirements
But easing measure partially offset by withdrawal of other liquidity support
BEAC raises interest rates
Central African states’ shared central bank imposes first hike in three years
Hungary central bank widens rate corridor to create ‘room for manoeuvre’
“Asymmetrical” rate corridor designed to allow central bank to tighten policy quickly
Kenya’s central bank highlights growth rebound in 2021
Inflation has fallen to 6.5% following government stabilisation efforts to stem fuel prices
Kyrgyzstan raises rates again after lull
Central bank orders 50bp hike amid double-digit inflation
Zambia raises rates for the first time since 2019
Year-on-year inflation falls but remains well above central bank’s target level
Swedish central bank announces end to net asset purchases
Sveriges Riksbank forecasts it will not raise rates until 2024, saying inflation rise is temporary
RBNZ continues tightening as inflation approaches 5%
Rising commodity and transport costs see central bank overshoot 2% inflation target
Paraguay continues tightening with second 125bp hike
Inflation rises far above 4% target, reaching 7.6% in October
State Bank of Pakistan hikes interest rate by 150 basis points
IMF reached “staff-level” agreement with Pakistan for long-awaited loan two days after the hike
Iceland hikes policy rate again
Central bank orders 50 basis-point rise amid inflationary pressures
Sarb raises rates for first time in 17 months
MPC splits three to two on vote to increase rates
Jamaica ups policy rate by 50 basis points
Central bank “reduces monetary accommodation” as island faces high inflation
Peru central bank raises rates again
Fourth hike since August “does not necessarily imply a cycle of successive increases”
Uruguayan central bank orders third consecutive rate hike
Central bank expresses concern over salary rises and regional uncertainty