interest rate unchanged at 1.50 percent as it viewed that the current accommodative policy stance is still needed to strengthen the continuation of growth in domestic demand and support the rise of headline

previous quarter. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 1.50 percent as it considered that the current accommodative monetary policy stance remained

several Asian central banks gradually signaled a more accommodative stance while also cutting their policy rates. Such moves were meant to forestall downside risks amid global economic headwinds while also

, whereas the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan may opt for tapering of their quantitative easing stance. Against this backdrop, interest rates in several countries are likely to be on an upward

forward, any improvement in the global economy will mainly hinge on the above factors. As a result, several central banks are expected to maintain their accommodative stance. Even though the Federal Reserve

from 1.0 percent in 2019. Private consumption will likely remain subdued from the elevated household debt. Fiscal stimulus, an accommodative monetary stance and clarity in the government’s implementation

Minister particularly his policy stance on developing community power plant and regulating LNG imports by private sectors. Ft adjustment: the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced the decrease of the

maintain its tightening monetary stance through hikes in its policy rate, along with cutbacks in its balance sheet. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan may be considering the right

several other central banks in Asia gradually adopted a more accommodative stance in response to the weakening global economy amid looming risks. The US central bank cut its policy rate to 2.00-2.25 percent

consumption by industrial sector decreased by 1.7% due to the economic slowdo wn of the main trading partners, as well as the more cautious stance of the financial institutions in granting loans, resulting in