Central Banks
African Central Banks Poised to Hold Rates as Inflation Softens
- Central banks in 11 economies set to decide on monetary policy
- Dollar moves, domestic challenges will top their agendas
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Most African central banks due to decide on interest rates in the next two weeks are set to keep them on hold as decades-high inflation eases after more than a year of tightening.
Those such as in Egypt, Kenya and Mozambique may also factor into their decisions a drop in global commodity prices and the unwinding of supply constraints. Expectations that the US Federal Reserve may pause its most aggressive hiking cycle since the 1980s, which could weaken the dollar and boost their currencies, will be another consideration.