Interest rates
Romania meets inflation spike with rate hike
Central bank adds 75bp to policy rate as inflation passes 10% mark and economy sputters
Zimbabwe freezes all bank lending
President announces controls on money creation to stem decline of currency
Norway’s headline inflation increases to 5.4%
Analysts say 50bp rate hike becoming more likely
Moldova continues rate climb as inflation passes 20%
Central bank orders another 300bp increase as war adds to price woes
Bank of Israel reserves fall by over 4% in April
Falling equity prices are the main factor behind $8.5 billion drop in value
Czech board raises rates in split vote
Central bank increases inflation forecast and awaits new governor appointment
ECB officials change to more hawkish tone
Schnabel and Villeroy de Galhau signal openness to July hike while Lane and Panetta stay cautious
Chilean central bank surprises markets with a larger rate hike
Board unanimously decided to increase the policy rate by 125 basis points to 8.25%
Polish central bank hikes rates 75bp
Inflation at highest levels for 24 years as governor faces opposition over second term
Norges Bank bucks global trend with rate hold
Inflation has so far fallen short of the central bank’s projections
Central Bank of Brazil takes main rate to 12.75%
Committee signals it is likely to continue increasing rates at its next policy meeting in June
BoE raises rate to 1% as recession risks mount
Inflation expected to climb above 10% and GDP growth to drop to around zero
Fed makes first 50bp rate hike in decades
Central bank under pressure to curb inflation without crashing the economy
RBI hikes at unscheduled monetary policy meeting
India joins race to tighten policy, amid “vortex” of economic forces
Icelandic central bank implements largest rate hike since 2008
Despite 100bp rate hike, policy-makers signal more tightening will be needed in coming months
South Korean inflation climbs to 13-year high
Central bank concerned about record price rises
Colombian central bank raises rates by 100 basis points
Three board members voted for a 150bp hike
RBA hikes for first time in over 10 years
Philip Lowe says RBA will also allow the balance sheet to shrink, as inflation rises more than expected
Bank of Russia continues unwinding giant rate hike
Central bank cuts rate 300 basis points to 14%, in second reduction this month
Higher global inflation allows SNB to let franc rise – Jordan
Less integrated global economy could lead to persistent higher inflation, says SNB chair
Botswana hikes newly introduced policy rate
Central bank announces first rate increase since 2008 as inflation stays in double digits
Riksbank tightens policy for first time since pandemic's onset
Swedish central bank surprised analysts by raising rates and reducing asset reinvestments
How high can the ECB take interest rates?
Despite rising inflation, eurozone central bank is seen as unlikely to take rates over 1.5% in coming years
Kazakhstan raises policy rate by 50 basis points
Inflation hit 12% in March and expectations are “not anchored”