Iceland CBI Interest Rate Decision
It is the board of Governors of the Icelandic Central Bank (Sedlabanki Islands) that sets the benchmark interest rate in the country. The seven-day term deposit rate in May 2014, is the primary rate of interest. Originally, the Bank's key rate was the rate on its collateralized loans to banking firms, but in the aftermath of the crisis, the Bank's deposit rate exerted a greater impact on the money market, as demand for Central Bank loans was limited. As a result, the Bank's key interest rate is the seven-day term deposit rate.
A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the ISK while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the ISK.
News (ISK)
Iceland Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate To 8.75%
Iceland's central bank raised its key interest rate sharply at its May meeting on Wednesday to contain the risk of a wage-price spiral in the face of strong demand pressures, and the policy board hinted that further rate hikes would bring inflation back to the target range and thereby ensure a better balanced economy.
RTTNews | 337 days ago
Iceland Central Bank Lifts Rate By 100 Bps
Iceland's central bank raised its key interest rate sharply on Wednesday to contain the risk of wage-price spiral in the face of strong demand pressures and the upcoming wage negotiations. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Iceland decided to raise the benchmark interest rate, which is the rate on seven-day term deposits, by 100 basis points to 7.50 percent.
RTTNews | 401 days ago
Iceland Central Bank Raises Policy Rates To Tame Inflation
Iceland's central bank lifted its key interest rate for the fourth time this year and signaled further hikes to tame inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Iceland decided to raise the key seven-day term deposit rate by 75 basis points to 5.50 percent. A similar higher rate was last seen in May 2017.
RTTNews | 611 days ago
