At its meeting on 21 March, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) trimmed its policy rate from 1.75% to 1.50%, becoming...
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Switzerland: Central Bank cuts rates in March -
Japan: Merchandise exports rise for third month straight in February Yen-denominated merchandise exports rose 7.8% year-on-year in February (January: +11.9% year-on-year). This meant that, for the third month running, exports... -
Hong Kong: Inflation rises in February Inflation came in at 2.1% in February, which was up from January’s 1.7%. The rise was driven by higher price... -
Norway: Norges Bank stays put in March, meeting expectations At its 20 March meeting, the Executive Board of Norges Bank unanimously voted to hold fire again and leave the... -
Costa Rica: Bank cuts rates again in March At its 21 March meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) cut the monetary policy rate to 5.25% from... -
United States: Fed keeps rates unchanged in March At the meeting ending on 20 March, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) left the target range for the federal... -
Canada: Inflation falls to over two-year low in February Inflation came in at 2.8% in February, down from January’s 2.9%. February’s reading marked the weakest inflation rate since March... -
Taiwan: Central Bank hikes rates in March At its monetary policy meeting on 21 March, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank (CBC) hiked the discount... -
Malaysia: Merchandise exports decline in February Merchandise exports declined 9.2% on an annual basis in February (January: +0.4% year-on-year). The decline reflected weaker shipments of manufactured... -
Czech Republic: Czech National Bank maintains monetary easing pace in March At its 20 March meeting, the Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) cut the two-week repo rate to 5.75%...