— Markets & Countries
Monetary policy for 195 central banks in one directory.
Policy rates, stance, FX reserves, gold holdings, reserve-adequacy scores, decision calendars and the latest official speeches, for every central bank the platform tracks.
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Live: Governor and board speeches from the BIS, Fed, BoE and ECB feedsPartial: Major and priority banks carry curated detail; other fields are estimated from the country profile or shown as a dash; smaller banks may have no speeches in the feedsSample: The table on this page uses illustrative rowsMethodology- central banks in the directory
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- Advanced-economy central bankLow single digitsHoldSTRONG
- Emerging-market central bankHigh single digitsCutADEQUATE
- Frontier central bankDouble digitsHikeWEAK
— Overview
What Central Banks does.
Central Banks lists 195 monetary authorities, from the Federal Reserve and Bank of England to frontier-market central banks. Each row shows the policy rate, current stance (hold, cut or hike), FX reserves, gold holdings, a reserve-adequacy score and the next scheduled decision.
The reserve score runs from 0 to 100 and is banded Strong, Adequate or Weak. It shows how much cushion a country has against external shocks, which matters for anyone paid in, or lending into, that country's currency. Central-bank reserve data from the World Bank and the BIS/IMF reference set sits behind it.
Coverage is uneven, and we say so. Major and priority central banks carry curated rate, reserve and calendar detail. For the rest, some fields are estimated from the country profile or shown as a dash when no reliable figure exists. Each bank opens to its own page, linked to the country's sovereign bonds and procurement record, with a feed of recent speeches by its governor and board drawn from the BIS central bankers' speeches list and the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and ECB feeds.
— Capabilities
What you can do with it.
The core of Central Banks, as it works inside the platform today.
Complete directory
One sortable table of 195 central banks: name, policy rate, stance, FX reserves, gold, reserve score and next decision.
Policy stance at a glance
Each bank is tagged Hold, Cut or Hike so tightening and easing cycles show up across regions.
Reserve-adequacy score
A 0–100 score banded Strong, Adequate or Weak, read alongside the country's sovereign risk.
Decision calendar
The next scheduled rate decision for each bank, so country exposure can be planned around policy dates.
Per-bank pages
Each central bank has a page with its full name, seat, rate and reserves, linked to its country, bonds and finance ministry.
Live speeches
Recent governor and board speeches from the BIS, Federal Reserve, Bank of England and ECB feeds, each linked to the official text. Feeds are cached for about six hours; smaller banks may have none.
Clear about gaps
Where a reserve or gold figure is not reliably published, the field shows a dash. Nothing is filled in to look complete.
— Data sources
Where the data comes from.
Official and licensed institutional sources. Every record keeps its source and a link back to the original.
World Bank Open Data
Total reserves (FI.RES.TOTL.CD) and macro context per country.
Bank for International Settlements
Central-bank policy and reserves reference, as listed on the platform's data-sources page.
IMF
Macro and programme context used next to reserve adequacy.
BIS · Federal Reserve · Bank of England · ECB feeds
Official speech feeds behind each bank's statements list, cached for about six hours.
See every source and its tier on the data sources page, and how each is scored in the methodology.
— Who it’s for
Who uses it, and for what.
ForTreasury and FX teams
Track rate cycles and reserve cushions in the currencies their receivables are paid in.
ForSovereign and EM investors
Read policy stance and reserve strength alongside spreads in Sovereign Bonds.
ForExporters and contractors
Gauge repatriation and devaluation risk before signing contracts in a local currency.
— A look inside
What a Central Banks view looks like.
The layout below mirrors the in-platform table. The rows are illustrative, not live records.
How a directory row reads
| Central bank | Policy rate | Stance | Reserve score | Level | Next decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced-economy central bank | Low single digits | Hold | 90+ | STRONG | Scheduled meeting |
| Emerging-market central bank | High single digits | Cut | 60–79 | ADEQUATE | Scheduled meeting |
| Frontier central bank | Double digits | Hike | Below 60 | WEAK | Scheduled meeting |
Illustrative sample. Live records in the platform carry their source, as-of date and provenance label.
— Questions
Frequently asked.
How current are the policy rates?
Major and priority banks carry curated values. Others are reference figures from the country profile. Confirm decisions against the central bank's own release.
What does the reserve score measure?
An indicative 0–100 view of reserve cushion relative to the country's risk, banded Strong (80+), Adequate (60–79) or Weak (below 60).
Do you publish governor statements?
Yes. Each bank page lists recent speeches from the BIS central bankers' speeches feed and the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and ECB feeds, linked to the official text. They refresh about every six hours. Coverage follows what those feeds publish, so smaller banks may show none.
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