{"id":32035,"date":"2012-09-03T08:31:13","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T12:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/forex-news\/2012\/09\/monetary-policy-week-in-review-sept-1-2012-brazil-nears-end-to-easing-cycle\/"},"modified":"2012-09-03T08:31:13","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T12:31:13","slug":"monetary-policy-week-in-review-sept-1-2012-brazil-nears-end-to-easing-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/2012\/09\/03\/monetary-policy-week-in-review-sept-1-2012-brazil-nears-end-to-easing-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Monetary Policy Week in Review \u2013 Sept 1, 2012: Brazil nears end to easing cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Central Bank News
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 <\/span>  The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions by six central banks around the world, with two (Brazil and Hungary) cutting rates, three banks (Israel, Norway and Georgia) keeping rates unchanged while Tunisia cut its rates.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
    Of special note was Brazil\u2019s latest cut in interest rates and the bank\u2019s message that the end to its year-long rate cutting campaign is drawing near. <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
   LAST WEEK\u2019S MONETARY POLICY DECISIONS:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n <\/p>\n\n<\/col>\n<\/col>\n<\/col>\n<\/col>\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
COUNTRY<\/td>\nNEW RATE<\/td>\nCURRENT RATE<\/td>\nRATE 1 YR AGO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ISRAEL<\/td>\n2.25%<\/td>\n2.25%<\/td>\n3.25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HUNGARY<\/td>\n6.75%<\/td>\n7.00%<\/td>\n6.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NORWAY<\/td>\n1.50%<\/td>\n1.50%<\/td>\n2.25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BRAZIL<\/td>\n7.50%<\/td>\n8.00%<\/td>\n12.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TUNISIA<\/td>\n3.75%<\/td>\n3.50%<\/td>\n4.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GEORGIA<\/td>\n5.75%<\/td>\n5.75%<\/td>\n7.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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NEXT WEEK:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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  <\/span>    <\/span>The <\/a><\/span>central bank calendar<\/a><\/span> for next week gets busy, with the main focus on the European Central Bank that is expected to reveal further details about its plan to limit the yield on sovereign bonds, at this point mainly in southern Europe.<\/span><\/div>\n

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COUNTRY<\/td>\nMEETING<\/td>\nCURRENT RATE<\/td>\nRATE 1 YEAR AGO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AUSTRALIA<\/td>\n4-Sep<\/td>\n3.50%<\/td>\n4.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CANADA<\/td>\n5-Sep<\/td>\n1.00%<\/td>\n1.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
POLAND<\/td>\n5-Sep<\/td>\n4.75%<\/td>\n4.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THAILAND<\/td>\n5-Sep<\/td>\n3.00%<\/td>\n3.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EURO ZONE<\/td>\n6-Sep<\/td>\n0.75%<\/td>\n1.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SWEDEN<\/td>\n6-Sep<\/td>\n1.50%<\/td>\n2.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNITED KINGDOM<\/td>\n6-Sep<\/td>\n0.50%<\/td>\n0.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MALAYSIA<\/td>\n6-Sep<\/td>\n3.00%<\/td>\n3.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PERU<\/td>\n6-Sep<\/td>\n4.25%<\/td>\n4.25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SERBIA<\/td>\n6-Sep<\/td>\n10.50%<\/td>\n11.25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MEXICO<\/td>\n7-Sep<\/td>\n4.50%<\/td>\n4.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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By Central Bank News    The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions by six central banks around the world, with two (Brazil and Hungary) cutting rates, three banks (Israel, Norway and Georgia) keeping rates unchanged while Tunisia cut its rates.     Of special note was Brazil\u2019s latest cut in interest rates and the … <\/p>\n

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