Monetary Policy Week in Review - 8 October 2011

The past week in monetary policy saw 12 central banks reviewing monetary policy settings, with 6 adjusting interest rates. Those that changed interest rates were: Albania -25bps to 5.00%, Uganda +400bps to 20.00%, Kenya +400bps to 11.00%, Vietnam +100bps to 15.00%, Serbia -50bps to 10.75%, and Rwanda +50bps to 6.50%. Those that held rates unchanged were: Australia 4.75%, Poland 4.50%, UK 0.50%,...