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BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international organization of central banks that aims to “foster international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank of central banks.” BIS is not accountable to any national government. Formed in 1930, BIS seeks to make monetary policy more predictable and transparent among its member central banks. This topic covers the latest news and information on the Bank for International Settlements.

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Bank of Uganda Holds Monetary Policy Rate at 23.00%more

Bankg of Uganda held its monetary policy rate at 23.00%, saying...

Chinese Leaders Comment on 2012 Monetary Policymore

Top Chinese officials have recently made public comments on the direction of monetary policy in China for 2012.

US Signs Iran Central Bank Sanctions Into Lawmore

The US President, Barack Obama, has signed into law new sanctions on Iran's central bank that will punish foreign...

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 31 Dec 2011more

The past week in monetary policy saw just three central banks meeting to review monetary policy settings.

Central Bank of Uruguay Raises Rate 75bps to 8.75%more

The Banco Central del Uruguay increased its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points to 8.75% from 8.00% previously.

Central Bank of Taiwan Holds Interest Rate at 1.875%more

The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) held its discount rate unchanged at 1.875% and the collateralized...

2012 Central Bank Meeting Calendar Launchedmore

Central Bank News has launched the 2012 Global Central Bank Calendar, providing dates of the scheduled monetary policy...

What Will 2012 Bring for Global Monetary Policy?more

The year of 2011 was an interesting and eventful year in monetary policy. As the chart below shows, the GDP weighted...

National Bank of Belarus Increased Rate 500bps to 45.00%more

The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus hiked its refinancing rate by another 500 basis points to 45.00% from 40.

Bank of Israel Pauses Interest Rate at 2.75%more

The Bank of Israel held its benchmark interest unchanged at 2.75%. The Bank said the decision is "consistent with...

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 24 Dec 2011more

The past week in monetary policy featured decisions from 8 central banks around the world from Europe to Africa.

Central Bank of Russia Cuts Rate 25bps to 8.00%more

The Central Bank of Russia dropped its benchmark refinancing rate by 25 basis points to 8.00%. The Bank said:...

Central Bank of Turkey Holds Repo Rate at 5.75%more

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey kept its benchmark 1-week repo rate unchanged at 5.75%. The Bank said:...

Bank of Ghana Holds Lending Rate at 12.50%more

The Bank of Ghana held its key lending rate unchanged at 12.50%. Bank of Ghana Governor, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, said:...

Ceska Narodni Banka Holds Repo Rate at 0.75%more

The Ceska Narodni Banka held the two-week repurchase rate at 0.75% as expected, and kept the discount rate unchanged at...

Bank of Japan Holds Rate, Announces Liquidity Measuresmore

The Bank of Japan kept its interest rate unchanged at 0-0.10% and made no changes to its 55 trillion yen quantitative...

Morocco Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 3.25%more

The Bank al-Maghrib of Morocco kept its main policy rate steady at 3.25%. The Bank said: "In this context where...

Hungary Central Bank Raises Rate 50bps to 7.00%more

The Magyar Nemzeti Bank hiked its central bank base rate by another 50 basis points to 7.00% from 6.50% to help boost...

Sweden's Riksbank Cuts Repo Rate 25bps to 1.75%more

Sweden's Riksbank cut its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 1.75% from 2.00%. The Bank said: "There is...

Xmess break No Processing in Australiamore

Considering the current financial crisis and in a scare of massive withdraws the Australian Reserve bank has issue a...

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 17 Dec 2011more

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 11 central banks. Of those adjusting...

Reserve Bank of India Pauses Repo Rate at 8.50%more

The Reserve Bank of India [RBI] paused its repo rate at 8.50% and also held the reverse repo rate at 7.

Central Bank of Colombia Holds Interest Rate at 4.75%more

The Central Bank of Colombia held its monetary policy interest rate unchanged at 4.75%. The Bank said [translated]:...

HKMA Keeps Interest Rate at 0.50% Following Fedmore

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority sustained its base interest rate unchanged at 0.50% following the decision of the US...

Central Bank of Sri Lanka Retains Interest Rate at 7.00%more

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka kept its benchmark repurchase rate steady at 7.00%, and also held the reverse repurchase...

Top Sources: Bank for International Settlements

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  • Sydney Morning Herald
  • BusinessWeek
  • Morningstar.com
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  • Financial Times
  • blogs.forbes.com
  • Conde Nast Portfolio

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