{"id":9739,"date":"2022-11-02T11:09:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T11:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finseta.com\/?p=9739"},"modified":"2022-11-02T11:50:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T11:50:33","slug":"who-actually-sets-interest-rates-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finseta.com\/ca-en\/who-actually-sets-interest-rates-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Who actually sets interest rates around the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9739\" class=\"elementor elementor-9739\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d344ba8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d344ba8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b119d66\" data-id=\"6b119d66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0f13a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f0f13a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Given the ongoing economic crises in various countries around the world, attention at the moment is rightly more focused on interest rate decisions than in normal times.\u00a0<\/p><p>The process for raising or lowering interest rates varies from country to country. For some, it\u2019s a pretty simple decision made by the Finance Minister, for others, it is a long convoluted process that takes days or even weeks to achieve.<\/p><p>Below we\u2019ll take a look at some of the world\u2019s key economies and how their interest rate decisions are made.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-926bdfa elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"926bdfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-163494e\" data-id=\"163494e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e89dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64e89dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">United Kingdom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a013e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a013e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To begin with we\u2019ll start at home with the UK.<\/p><p>Interest rates are set by the Bank of England which has been fully independent of government control since the late 1990s.\u00a0<\/p><p>The decision is taken by the Monetary Policy Committee which consists of nine members.\u00a0<\/p><p>These members include the Governor, his three deputies, the Chief Economist and four external members.\u00a0<\/p><p>The monetary policy committee meets 8 times a year and its decisions are based on a vote of the members after a set of lengthy formal meetings.\u00a0<\/p><p>The results of the vote are published in full and those who voted against the majority have to state what rate they would have preferred. If there is a tie, the Governor has the casting vote.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22fbabc\" data-id=\"22fbabc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1374592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1374592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hdr-bank-england-london-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hdr-bank-england-london-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hdr-bank-england-london-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hdr-bank-england-london-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hdr-bank-england-london.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-attachment-id=\"439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/ae-en\/the-friday-update-mar-18-2022\/hdr-bank-of-england-in-london\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hdr-bank-england-london.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HDR Bank of England in London\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The historical building of the Bank of England in London, UK HDR&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hdr-bank-england-london-1024x768.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(Interest Rates are set in by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee in the UK)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60873ee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60873ee7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53c81a0d\" data-id=\"53c81a0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323e73d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"323e73d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-700e3cde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"700e3cde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71de1d46\" data-id=\"71de1d46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad33f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad33f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/federal reserve bank office-1024x683.\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8666\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/federal%20reserve%20bank%20office-1024x683. 1024w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/federal%20reserve%20bank%20office-300x200. 300w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/federal%20reserve%20bank%20office-768x512. 768w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/federal%20reserve%20bank%20office-1536x1024. 1536w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/federal%20reserve%20bank%20office-mfrh-original-2048x1365. 2048w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/federal%20reserve%20bank%20office 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-attachment-id=\"8666\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/ae-en\/where-does-money-come-from\/joshua-woroniecki-skfy8ljb7x4-unsplash-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/federal reserve bank office\" data-orig-size=\"1620,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Offices of the US Federal Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/federal reserve bank office-1024x683.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(Interest rates in the US are set by the Federal Reserve )<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d672a5b\" data-id=\"7d672a5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5873856d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5873856d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">United States<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362b1520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"362b1520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now turning to the USA, the decision across the Atlantic is taken by the FOMC (the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve System)- a long title!<\/p><p>The FOMC meets every 6-8 weeks and is made up of the Board of Governors of the Fed, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and four rotating regional president members from across the country.<\/p><p>Other key figures from the Federal Reserve system attend and partake in the discussions but do not vote.\u00a0<\/p><p>They meet in Washington DC and publish minutes of their discussions three weeks after the event. Like in the UK, how members voted is published.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78e0f03d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78e0f03d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c4b4f1d\" data-id=\"1c4b4f1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e49667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54e49667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8336f85 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8336f85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26043db\" data-id=\"26043db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b279562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b279562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Eurozone<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c5908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1c5908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The decision making process for interest rates in the eurozone is the responsibility of the European Central Bank\u2019s Governing Council.\u00a0<\/p><p>This council consists of the ECB\u2019s Executive Board and 15 national central bank governors who take their seats on a rotating process (like in the US).<\/p><p>They meet every 6 weeks to make a decision on the interest rate.\u00a0<\/p><p>Unlike the UK and the US though, they do not publish the minutes or voting records from their meetings. This is in large part to help the individual governors who could be pressured by their respective countries one way or another and to facilitate a Europe-wide decision making process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-181b26f\" data-id=\"181b26f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180df3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"180df3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/frankfurt-european-central-bank-duskjpg-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9748\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/frankfurt-european-central-bank-duskjpg-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/frankfurt-european-central-bank-duskjpg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/frankfurt-european-central-bank-duskjpg-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/frankfurt-european-central-bank-duskjpg-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/frankfurt-european-central-bank-duskjpg-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/frankfurt-european-central-bank-duskjpg-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-attachment-id=\"9748\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/ae-en\/who-actually-sets-interest-rates-around-the-world\/frankfurt-european-central-bank-duskjpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/frankfurt-european-central-bank-duskjpg-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1704\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"frankfurt-european-central-bank-duskjpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/frankfurt-european-central-bank-duskjpg-1024x682.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(The European Central Bank is HQ'd in Frankfurt)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78ee117 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78ee117\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22a0a1a\" data-id=\"22a0a1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-image-title=\"512px-People&amp;#8217;s_Bank_of_China_Headquarter,_Beijing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/512px-Peoples_Bank_of_China_Headquarter_Beijing.jpeg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(The PBoC is responsible for setting rates in China) <br><br> Image Copyright: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:People%27s_Bank_of_China_Headquarter,_Beijing.jpg\">Max12Max<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b307228\" data-id=\"b307228\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f9664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44f9664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">China<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c717146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c717146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The system in China is much more complicated than in the West and is shrouded in much more levels of secrecy and bureaucracy.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Peoples&#8217;s Bank of China is the responsible authority however it is not independent of the government and is instead more of an arm of the government.<\/p><p>The PBoC is known for surprising many with its decisions and often focuses on other monetary policy tools other than interest rate changes when making interventions in the economy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78f57153 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78f57153\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45795bb0\" data-id=\"45795bb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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responsibility of the Bank of Japan, often known as the\u00a0Nichigin which is based in Tokyo.<\/p><p>The decision is taken by the Policy Board which consists of nine members including the Governor and his two deputies.<\/p><p>The Bank of Japan is independent of the Japanese Government and it is clear and transparent in many of its actions. It publishes detailed information on its decision-making process in both Japanese and English.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55738a44\" data-id=\"55738a44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d3c1a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75d3c1a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bank_of_Japan_headquarters_in_Tokyo_Japan-1024x664.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9749\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bank_of_Japan_headquarters_in_Tokyo_Japan-1024x664.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bank_of_Japan_headquarters_in_Tokyo_Japan-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bank_of_Japan_headquarters_in_Tokyo_Japan-768x498.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bank_of_Japan_headquarters_in_Tokyo_Japan-1200x778.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bank_of_Japan_headquarters_in_Tokyo_Japan.jpeg 1486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-attachment-id=\"9749\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/ae-en\/who-actually-sets-interest-rates-around-the-world\/bank_of_japan_headquarters_in_tokyo_japan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bank_of_Japan_headquarters_in_Tokyo_Japan.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1486,963\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bank_of_Japan_headquarters_in_Tokyo,_Japan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bank_of_Japan_headquarters_in_Tokyo_Japan-1024x664.jpeg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(The Bank of Japan in Tokyo)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given the ongoing economic crises in various countries around the world, attention at the moment is rightly more focused on interest rate decisions than in normal times.\u00a0 The process for raising or lowering interest rates varies from country to country. 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