| IF 200 -- August 29, 2011 -- 20/20 |
MONETARY POLICY-MAKING AROUND THE WORLD - The Leading Seven ...
U.S.A.-FED/Price Stability
Federal Reserve | Fed funds 0.25 | decreased
Dec. 2008 | no set target | 3.4 | Q2:11 +0.99 | 9.1 |
Canada-BOC/Price Inflat.
Bank of Canada | Bank rate 1.00 | increased
Sep. 2010 | 1-3 | 2.7 | Q1:11 +3.9 | 7.2 |
Japan - BOJ/Px stability
Bank of Japan | Ov.Call r. 0.05 | decreased
Oct. 2010 | exit deflation | 0.2 | Q2:11 -0.3 | 4.6 |
S.Korea-BOK / Px Inflat.
Bank of Korea | Repo ratio 3.25 | increased
June 2011 | 2.5-3.5 | 4.7 | Q2:11 +0.8 | 3.3 |
Australia-RBA/Px Inflat.
Reserve Bank of Australia | Cash rate 4.75 | increased
Nov. 2010 | 2-3 | 3.6 | Q1:11 -1.2 | 5.1 |
United Kingdom - BOE
Bank of England/Px Inflat. | Repo rate 0.50 | decreased
Mar. 2009 | 2.0 | 4.4 | Q2:11 +0.8 | 7.9 |
EuroZone-ECB/Px Inflat.
European Central Bank | Refin. rate 1.50 | increased
July 2011 | 2.0 | 2.5 | Q1:11 +2.5 | EU-17 9.9
EU-27 9.5 |
... representing about 75% of global GDP
... and the BRICs ...
Brazil-CBoB/Price Inflat.
Central Bank of Brazil | Selic rate 12.25 | increased
June 2011 | 4.50 | 6.9 | Q1:11 +4.1 | 6.0 |
Russia-CBRF/Price Inflat.
Central Bank
of Russian Federation | Refin. rate 8.25 | increased
May 2011 | fixed yearend | 9.4 | Q1:11 +4.1 | 6.5 |
India-RBI/Price Stability
Reserve Bank of India | Repo rate 8.00 | increased
July 2011 | 3-5 | 8.6 | Q1:11 +7.8 | 9.4 |
China-PboC / Px Stability
People's Bank of China | One-year
lending
rate 6.56 | increased
July 2011 | no set target | 6.5 | Q2:11 +9.5 | 4.1-urban
9.4-incl.migr. |
... challenging the majors
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