DIARY - Major Central Bank Meetings for 2012

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Please find below a list of dates of meetings and interest
rate decisions in 2011 from key central banks around the world.

** More countries will be added, when they are confirmed.

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U.S. FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE

Jul 31 - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) holds two-day meeting on interest rates.
Aug 1 - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee
(FOMC) announces decision on interest rates.
Sep 12-13 - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) holds two-day meeting on interest rates.
Sep 13 - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) announces decision on interest rates.
Oct 23-24 - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) holds two-day meeting on interest rates.
Oct 24 - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) announces decision on interest rates.
Dec 11-12 - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) holds two-day meeting on interest rates.
Dec 12 - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) announces decision on interest rates.

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EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
(Held in Frankfurt unless otherwise stated).

Jul 19 - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate
announcements scheduled.
Aug 02 - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement and News conference.
Sep 06 - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement and News conference.
Sep 19 - ECB Governing Council and General Council meeting.
No interest rate announcements scheduled (to Sep. 20).
Oct 04 - LJUBLJANA - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed
by interest rate announcement and News conference.
Oct 18 - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate
announcements scheduled.
Nov 08 - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement and News conference.
Nov 22 - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate
announcements scheduled.
Dec 06 - ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement and News conference.
Dec 19 - ECB Governing Council and General Council meeting.
No interest rate announcements scheduled (to Dec. 20).

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BANK OF JAPAN

Aug 08 - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting (to Aug. 9).
Sep 18 - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting (to Sep. 19).
Oct 04 - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting (to Oct. 5).
Oct 30 - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting.
Nov 19 - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting (to Nov. 20).
Dec 19 - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting (to Dec. 20).

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BANK OF ENGLAND

Aug 01 - Bank of England (BoE) holds Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) meeting (to Aug. 2).
Aug 02 - Bank of England (BoE) announces interest rate
decision.
Sep 05 - Bank of England (BoE) holds Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) meeting (to Sep. 6).
Sep 06 - Bank of England (BoE) announces interest rate
decision.
Oct 03 - Bank of England (BoE) holds Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) meeting (to Oct. 4).
Oct 04 - Bank of England (BoE) announces interest rate
decision.
Nov 07 - Bank of England (BoE) holds Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) meeting (to Nov. 8).
Nov 08 - Bank of England (BoE) announces interest rate
decision.
Dec 05 - Bank of England (BoE) holds Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) meeting (to Dec. 6).
Dec 06 - Bank of England (BoE) announces interest rate
decision.

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CANADA

Jul 17 - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate
announcement.
Sep 05 - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate
announcement.
Oct 23 - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate
announcement.
Dec 04 - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate
announcement.

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BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS (BIS)/G10 - All
bi-monthly meetings take place in Basel, Switzerland, except
where indicated;

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SWISS NATIONAL BANK

Sep 13 - Swiss National Bank (SNB) Monetary policy
assessment.
Dec 13 - Swiss National Bank (SNB) Monetary policy
assessment.

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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA

Aug 07 - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds interest rate
meeting.
Sep 04 - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds interest rate
meeting.
Oct 02 - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds interest rate
meeting.
Nov 06 - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds interest rate
meeting.
Dec 04 - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds interest rate
meeting.

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RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

Jul 26 - Reserve Bank of New Zealand announces Official Cash
Rate (OCR).
Sep 13 - Reserve Bank of New Zealand announces Monetary
Policy Statement and Official Cash Rate (OCR).
Oct 25 - Reserve Bank of New Zealand announces Official Cash
Rate (OCR).
Dec 06 - Reserve Bank of New Zealand announces Monetary
Policy Statement and Official Cash Rate (OCR).

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SWEDEN'S RIKSBANK

Sep 05 - Swedish central bank holds monetary policy meeting
(to Sep. 6).
Sep 06 - Swedish central bank announces interest rate
decision.
Oct 24 - Swedish central bank holds monetary policy meeting
(to Oct. 25).
Oct 25 - Swedish central bank announces interest rate
decision.
Dec 17 - Swedish central bank holds monetary policy meeting
(to Dec. 18).
Dec 18 - Swedish central bank announces interest rate
decision.

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ICELAND CENTRAL BANK

Aug 22 - Iceland Central Bank announces Interest Rate
Decision.
Oct 03 - Iceland Central Bank announces Interest Rate
Decision.
Nov 07 - Iceland Central Bank announces Interest Rate
Decision.
Dec 12 - Iceland Central Bank announces Interest Rate
Decision.

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NORGES BANK

Aug 29 - Norwegian central bank's policy-setting executive
board holds interest rate meeting.
Oct 31 - Norwegian central bank's policy-setting executive
board holds interest rate meeting.
Dec 19 - Norwegian central bank's policy-setting executive
board holds interest rate meeting.

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DANISH NATIONAL BANK

Denmark's National Bank does not have regularly monetary
policy meetings. The Board of Governors convenes whenever
necessary but these meetings often coincide with the ECB.

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