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Central banks - summary of current interest rates

This page provides a summary of the current interest rates of a large number of central banks. The current interest rate is the rate at which banks can borrow money from the central bank. The interest rates are used by central banks to shape monetary policy. The summary records the current and historic interest rates for each central bank. If you click on the name of the interest rate in the first column, you will access a page with extensive supplementary information.

Summary of current interest rates of a large number of central banks

 Name of interest rate country/region current rate direction previous rate change
 American interest rate FED United States 0.250 % 1.000 % 12-16-2008
 Australian interest rate RBA Australia 4.000 % 3.750 % 03-02-2010
 Brazilian interest rate BACEN Brazil 8.750 % 9.250 % 07-22-2009
 British interest rate BoE Great Britain 0.500 % 1.000 % 03-05-2009
 Canadian interest rate BOC Canada 0.250 % 0.500 % 04-21-2009
 Chinese interest rate PBC China 5.310 % 5.580 % 12-22-2008
 Danish interest rate Nationalbanken Denmark 1.050 % 1.150 % 01-14-2010
 European interest rate ECB Europe 1.000 % 1.250 % 05-07-2009
 Indian interest rate RBI India 4.750 % 5.000 % 04-21-2009
 Japanese interest rate BoJ Japan 0.100 % 0.300 % 12-19-2008
 Mexican interest rate Banxico Mexico 4.500 % 4.750 % 07-17-2009
 Russian interest rate CBR Russia 8.500 % 8.750 % 02-19-2010
 South African interest rate SARB South Africa 7.000 % 7.500 % 08-14-2009
 Swedish interest rate Riksbank Sweden 0.250 % 0.500 % 07-08-2009
 Swiss interest rate SNB Switzerland 0.250 % 0.500 % 03-12-2009
 Turkish interest rate CBRT Turkey 6.500 % 6.750 % 11-19-2009

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American interest rate (Fed)0.25 %12-16-2008
Australian interest rate (RBA)4.00 %03-02-2010
British interest rate (BoE)0.50 %03-05-2009
Canadian interest rate (BOC)0.25 %04-21-2009
European interest rate (ECB)1.00 %05-07-2009
Japanese interest rate (BoJ)0.10 %12-19-2008
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