Central Bank Watch
Rate Hike in Thailand
August 2, 2023
In Thailand where inflation is currently also very low at 0.2% as of June, monetary officials today agreed unanimously to raise the central bank’s key interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%. The Bank of Thailand‘s rate had been lowered from 1.75% in August 2019 to 0.50% by May 2020 in increments of 25 […] More
Central Bank Watch
Rate Cut at National Bank of Georgia
August 2, 2023
The National Bank of Georgia’s benchmark interest rate has been cut a second time. The drop of 25 basis points to 10.25% follows an initial 50-basis point reduction in May. The rate remains above the pandemic low of 8.0% and Georgian on-year CPI inflation, which at 0.6% in June was its lowest in 79 months […] More
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Dollar Strengthens in Spite of U.S. Debt Downgrade and a Second Federal Indictment of Former President Trump
August 2, 2023
The dollar remained well-bid overnight with rises of 0.6% against the New Zealand kiwi, o.5% relative to the Australian dollar, 0.8% versus the Russian ruble, 0.3% against the Swiss franc, 0.2% versus the loonie, and 0.1% against the euro. Alternatively the dollar is steady against the Chinese renminbi and sterling and has lost 0.4% versus […] More
