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Originally Posted by daxm
As I've "crawled" the forums I see several people asking where they can get the Central Bank Interest Rates for the respective countries. I have yet to see a good answer (Oanda's calculator is interesting but hard to understand for noobs, like me).
I can see the validity in wanting to know this to know why your account was debited/credited something that doesn't show in the spread or price movement. Or if you want to play the interest rate spread on a sideways trending pair.
So. I propose that we have a quick chart/list of the banks and their current interest rates. I'll even maintain it! (Yes, I'm serious about that but I need help getting the data.)
I'd suggest the the columns tracked should look something like this:
Central Bank | Current Rate | Last Change Date | Submitted By | Notes
Therefore we as a "hive mind" can have a useable quickly referenceable (and understandable) list.
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Central Bank Next Meeting Last Change Current Interest Rate
Bank of Canada Jan 22 2008 Dec 04 2007 4.25%
Bank of England Feb 07 2008 Dec 06 2007 5.5%
Bank of Japan Jan 22 2008 Feb 21 2007 0.5%
European Central Bank Feb 07 2008 Jun 06 2007 4%
Federal Reserve Jan 30 2008 Dec 11 2007 4.25%
Swiss National Bank Mar 13 2008 Sep 13 2007 2.75%
The Reserve Bank of Australia Feb 07 2008 Nov 06 2007 6.75%
Country Current Interest Rate Previous Last Change
Egypt 8.75% 8.00% Dec 15 2006
South Africa 11.0% 10.5% Dec 06 2007
Asia Pacific
Country Current Interest Rate Previous Last Change
Australia 6.75% 6.50% Nov 06 2007
China 7.47% 7.29% Dec 20 2007
Hong Kong SAR 5.75% 6.00% Dec 12 2007
India 7.75% 7.50% Apr 24 2007
Japan 0.50% 0.25% Feb 21 2007
Korea, Republic of 5.00% 4.75% Aug 09 2007
New Zealand 8.25% 8.00% Jul 25 2007
Taiwan 3.375% 3.250% Dec 20 2007
Europe
Country Current Interest Rate Previous Last Change
Czech Republic 3.50% 3.25% Nov 29 2007
European Monetary Union 4.00% 3.75% Jun 06 2007
Hungary 7.50% 7.75% Sep 24 2007
Iceland 13.30% 13.75% Jun 20 2007
Norway 5.25% 5.00% Dec 12 2007
Slovakia 4.25% 4.50% Apr 24 2007
Sweden 4.00% 3.75% Oct 30 2007
Switzerland 2.75% 2.50% Sep 13 2007
United Kingdom 5.50% 5.75% Dec 06 2007
Middle East
Country Current Interest Rate Previous Last Change
Turkey 15.75% 16.25% Dec 13 2007
North America
Country Current Interest Rate Previous Last Change
Canada 4.25% 4.50% Dec 04 2007
United States 4.25% 4.50% Dec 11 2007
South America
Country Current Interest Rate Previous Last Change
Brazil 11.25% 11.50% Sep 05 2007