Monetary Policy Week in Review - 22 Oct 2011

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 7 central banks. The only bank to announce a change to its main monetary policy interest rate was the Banco Central do Brasil, which cut its interest rate by another 50 basis points to 11.50%. Meanwhile the other central banks held their key interest rates unchanged: Botswana 9.50%, Norway 2.25%, Thailand 3.50%, Ghana...