Central Bank Rate Decisions Tracker
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July 2026
Trade Policy
Interest rate decisions, forward guidance changes, and dissenting votes from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England, and Bank of Japan, structured each month from central bank announcements, press conference transcripts, and financial news. Each record includes the central bank, action type (rate hold, hike, or cut), rate change in basis points, new rate level, announcement date, and key officials. CatchAll scanned 9,932 web pages for the May 2026 edition. The Federal Reserve generates the most records due to the volume of FOMC-related coverage and minutes releases.
Federal Reserve, ECB, Bank of England, or Bank of Japan announced an interest rate decision or material change to forward guidance
Fixed income traders and macro hedge funds use it to track rate decision events and dissenting vote patterns across the four major central banks. Economists and research teams use it to monitor policy divergence between the Fed, ECB, BoE, and BoJ. Financial journalists use it as a structured source for covering FOMC, MPC, and ECB governing council decisions. Corporate treasury teams use it to monitor the rate environment affecting their borrowing costs.
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<table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:280px">Event</th><th style="min-width:160px">Announcement Date</th><th style="min-width:160px">Forward Guidance Summary</th><th style="min-width:160px">Rate Change Bps</th><th style="min-width:160px">Officials Involved</th><th style="min-width:160px">Rate Direction</th><th style="min-width:160px">Decision Type</th><th style="min-width:160px">Central Bank</th><th style="min-width:160px">New Rate Pct</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:40px">1</td><td style="min-width:280px">Bank of Japan Signals Faster Rate Hikes Amid Yen Weakness</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-07-31</td><td style="min-width:160px">BOJ signaled faster rate hikes, with Governor Ueda warning of accelerated increases if monetary conditions remain too relaxed, committed to continuing rate adjustments.</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td><td style="min-width:160px">Kazuo Ueda, Governor</td><td style="min-width:160px">unchanged</td><td style="min-width:160px">rate_hold</td><td style="min-width:160px">Bank of Japan</td><td style="min-width:160px">1</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">2</td><td style="min-width:280px">Fed Member Reiterates Hawkish Stance on Inflation</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-07-07</td><td style="min-width:160px">Fed member Kevin Warsh reiterated at the Sintra conference that prices remain too high and that the Fed will not feel comfortable with inflation above the 2% target.</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td><td style="min-width:160px">Kevin Warsh, Fed member</td><td style="min-width:160px">unchanged</td><td style="min-width:160px">forward_guidance_change</td><td style="min-width:160px">Federal Reserve</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">3</td><td style="min-width:280px">BoE Governor Bailey Warns on Financial Stability Risks</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-07-14</td><td style="min-width:160px">Governor Bailey warned of increased risks to financial stability and an unstable economic outlook due to renewed Middle East hostilities.</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td><td style="min-width:160px">Andrew Bailey, Bank of England Governor</td><td style="min-width:160px">unchanged</td><td style="min-width:160px">forward_guidance_change</td><td style="min-width:160px">Bank of England</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">4</td><td style="min-width:280px">Fed Chairman Signals Tighter Monetary Policy</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-07-15</td><td style="min-width:160px">Statements from the new Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh, indicated a preference for tighter monetary policy and expectations of future interest rate increases.</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td><td style="min-width:160px">Kevin Warsh, Fed Chairman</td><td style="min-width:160px">increase</td><td style="min-width:160px">forward_guidance_change</td><td style="min-width:160px">Federal Reserve</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">5</td><td style="min-width:280px">Fed Expected to Hold Rates, Hoenig Urges Hike</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-07-29</td><td style="min-width:160px">The Federal Reserve will likely refrain from raising interest rates until at least its September meeting, even though elevated price pressures</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td><td style="min-width:160px">Thomas Hoenig, former Kansas City Fed President</td><td style="min-width:160px">unchanged</td><td style="min-width:160px">rate_hold</td><td style="min-width:160px">Federal Reserve</td><td style="min-width:160px">3.65</td></tr><tr class="catchall-blurred"><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td></tr><tr class="catchall-blurred"><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td></tr><tr class="catchall-blurred"><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Are both rate decisions and forward guidance changes included?</h3><p>Yes. Both formal rate decisions (hold, hike, or cut) and standalone forward guidance changes — such as shifts in meeting statement language or official speeches signalling a policy change — are included and distinguished by action type.</p><h3>Are dissenting votes captured?</h3><p>Yes. Where a committee member voted against the majority decision, their name and the nature of their dissent are captured in a dedicated field.</p><h3>Which central banks are covered?</h3><p>The Federal Reserve (FOMC), European Central Bank (Governing Council), Bank of England (Monetary Policy Committee), and Bank of Japan. The Fed generates the most records due to the volume of FOMC-related coverage and minutes releases.</p><h3>What is the refresh rate of this dataset?</h3><p>We rerun this dataset once a month. You can create your own dataset that updates as frequently as every one hour on <a href="https://platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall">platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall</a></p>