Dictionary

policy rate en · NOUN

Meanings

1. An interest rate set by a central bank to conduct monetary policy (often implemented as the bank's discount rate/bank rate or its repurchase agreement rate).
   • “What is the Central Bank policy rate?”, in IMF, (Can we date this quote?): “The central bank policy rate (CBPR) is the rate that is used by central bank to implement or signal its monetary policy stance.”
   • “The policy rate”, in Norges Bank, (Can we date this quote?): “The policy rate is Norges Bank's main instrument for stabilising inflation and developments in the Norwegian economy.”

Forms

Relateds

discount rate · bank rate · target overnight rate

Synonyms

policy interest rate · key rate · key interest rate

Translations (21)

sh ključna kamata (interest rate) · ar سِعْر الْفَائِدَة الأَسَاسِيّ (interest rate) · zh 政策利率 (interest rate) · da diskonto (interest rate) · de Leitzins (interest rate) · pl podstawowa stopa procentowa (interest rate) · sl ključna obrestna mera (interest rate) · sk kľúčová úroková sadzba (interest rate) · no styringsrente (interest rate) · is stýrivextir (interest rate) · sh ključna kamatna stopa (interest rate) · ja 政策金利 (interest rate) · ru ключева́я ста́вка (interest rate) · es interés oficial (interest rate) · sv styrränta (interest rate) · pt taxa de juro diretora (interest rate) · fi ohjauskorko (interest rate) · de Leitzinssatz (interest rate) · fr taux d'intérêt directeur (interest rate) · it tasso di riferimento (interest rate) · it tasso di interesse di riferimento (interest rate)