Monetary Policy Week in Review - 21 Jan 2012

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 8 central banks, with 4 of those announcing interest rate cuts, reflecting the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis and slowing global growth. Those announcing interest rate cuts were Brazil -50bps to 10.50%, Georgia -25bps to 6.50%, Philippines -25bps to 4.25%, and Serbia -25bps to 9.50%. Meanwhile those that held...