This week in monetary policy: Japan, Turkey, Indonesia, Iceland, U.S., Norway, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia and Pakistan

March 16, 2015

By CentralBankNews.info

This week (March 16 through March 21) central banks from 10 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Japan, Turkey, Indonesia, Iceland, United States, Norway, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia and Pakistan.
  Following table includes the name of the country, its MSCI classification, the date the policy decision will be announced, the current policy rate, and the rate one year ago.

COUNTRY MSCI LATEST DATE CURRENT  RATE 1 YEAR AGO
JAPAN DM 17-Mar N/A N/A
TURKEY EM 17-Mar 7.50% 10.00%
INDONESIA EM 17-Mar 7.50% 7.50%
ICELAND 18-Mar 5.25% 6.00%
UNITED STATES DM 18-Mar 0.25% 0.25%
NORWAY 19-Mar 1.25% 1.50%
SWITZERLAND DM 19-Mar -0.75% 0.25%
CHILE EM 19-Mar 3.00% 4.00%
COLOMBIA EM 20-Mar 4.50% 3.25%
PAKISTAN FM 21-Mar 8.50% 10.00%