FACTBOX-Global interest rates in 2008

(Updates with Australia rate cut)

LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank cut its benchmark cash
rate by 75 basis points to 5.25 percent on Nov. 4. As a result the average rate
set by 11 leading central banks -- the five that decide monetary policy for the
G7 nations plus six other major banks -- fell to 3.64 percent from 3.71 percent.

The Bank of Japan cut interest rates for the first time in seven years on
Oct. 31 to 0.3 percent from 0.5 percent. As a result, the average rate set by
central banks of the Group of Seven nations fell to 2.36 percent from 2.40
percent.

For interest rate changes in 2007 please double click on [ID:nL0860845]

For interest rate changes in 2006 please double click on [ID:nL16106090]

The following table of average rates is aimed at reflecting the movement of
official policy rates during the economic cycle rather than actual borrowing
costs.

2008
MONTH: END06..END07..01...02...03...04...05...06...07...08...09...10...11...12
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G7 AVG: 3.65 3.70 3.40 3.35 3.10 2.90 - - 2.95 - - 2.36 - -
11 AVG: 4.00 4.52 4.39 4.41 4.32 4.25 4.26 4.28 4.33 - 4.28 3.71 3.64 -
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FED 5.25 4.25 3.0* - 2.25 2.0 - - - - - 1.00 - -
BOJ 1) 0.25 0.50 - - - - - - - - - 0.3 - -
ECB 3.50 4.00 - - - - - - 4.25 - - 3.75 - -
BOE 5.00 5.50 - 5.25 - 5.0 - - - - - 4.50 - -
BOC 4.25 4.25 4.0 - 3.5 3.0 - - - - - 2.25**- -
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SNB 2) 2.00 2.75 - - - - - - - - - 2.5 - -
RBA 6.25 6.75 - 7.0 7.25 - - - - - 7.0 6.0 5.25 -
RBNZ 7.25 8.25 - - - - - - 8.0 - 7.5 6.5 - -
RIKSBK 3.00 4.00 - 4.25 - - - - 4.5 - 4.75 3.75**- -
NORWAY 3.50 5.25 - - - 5.5 - 5.75 - - - 4.75 - -
DENMARK 3.75 4.25 - - - - 4.35 - 4.6 - - 5.5++ - -
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NO. OF RATE
CHANGES: 2007: 34 3 3 3 4 1 1 4 - 3 14 1 -
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MONTH: END06..END07..01...02...03...04...05...06...07...08...09...10...11...12
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EASTERN EUROPE:
POLAND 4.00 5.00 5.25 5.5 5.75 - - 6.0 - - - - - -
HUNG 8.00 7.50 - - 8.0 8.25 8.5 - - - - 11.5 - -
CZECH 2.50 3.50 - 3.75 - - - - - 3.5 - - - -
SLOVAK 4.75 4.25 - - - - - - - - - 3.75 - -
RUSSIA 11.0 10.0 - 10.25 - 10.5 - 10.75 11.0 - - - - -
UKRAINE 8.5 8.0 10.0 - - 12.0 - - - - - - - -
ROMANIA 8.75 7.5 8.0 9.0 9.5 - 9.75 10.0 10.25 - - - - -
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LATIN AMERICA:
BRAZIL 18.00 11.25 - - - 11.75 - 12.25 13.0 - 13.75 - - -
MEX 3) 7.0 7.5 - - - - - 7.75 8.0 8.25 - - - -
CHILE 5.25 6.0 6.25 - - - - 6.75 7.25 7.75 8.25 - - -
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ASIA
KOREA 4.50 5.00 - - - - - - - 5.25 - 4.25 - -
THAI 4) 5.00 3.25 - - - - - - 3.5 3.75 - - - -
PHIL 7.50 5.25 5.0 - - - - 5.25 5.75 6.0 - - - -
TAIWAN 2.75 3.375 - - 3.5 - - 3.625 - - 3.5 3.00 - -
INDS 9.75 8.00 - - - - 8.25 8.5 8.75 9.0 9.25 9.5 - -
INDIA 7.25 7.75 - - - - - 8.5+ 9.0 - - 8.0 7.5 -
CHINA 6.12 7.47 - - - - - - - - 7.2 6.66 - -
(For more Asian rates please double click on [ID:nASIAINT])
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MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA:
SARB 9.0 11.0 - - - 11.5 - 12.0 - - - - - -
ISRAEL 4.5 4.25 - 3.75 3.25 - 3.5 3.75 4.0 4.25 - 3.75 3.5 -
TURKEY 17.5 15.75 15.5 15.25 - - 15.75 16.25 16.75 - - - - -
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* The Federal Reserve cut rates twice in January 2008 by 75 and 50 basis points
respectively
** The Bank of Canada cut rates twice in October 2008 by 50 and 25 basis points
respectively while the Riksbank cut them twice by 50 basis points
+ The Reserve Bank of India raised the repo rate twice in June 2008, to 8.0
percent on June 11 and 8.5 percent on June 24.
++ The Danish central bank raised its key rate in October 2008 twice, by 40 and
50 basis points respectively.
# South Korea cut rates twice, by 25 and then 75 basis points in October 2008

NOTES:

If rates change more than once a month, the last rate for that month is
listed.

1. The Swiss National Bank targets a range for the three-month Swiss franc
LIBOR rate. It currently targets roughly the midpoint of that range.

2. Table shows the Bank of Mexico's overnight lending rate. This replaces
monthly averages of yields on 28-day Cetes treasury bills at weekly open market
operations, as shown in past tables.

3. On Jan. 17, 2007 the Bank of Thailand set a new policy rate based on the
1-day repurchase rate BOT15, instead of the 14-day rate. The rate was set at
4.75 percent, compared with the market close that day of 4.9375 percent.
Comparison in the table for the end of 2006 shows the 14-day rate.
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INTEREST RATES. (All the interest rates are policy rates identified by each
central bank):

GROUP OF SEVEN CENTRAL BANKS:

U.S FEDERAL RESERVE = federal funds rate

BANK OF JAPAN = overnight call rate

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK = refi rate

BANK OF ENGLAND = bank rate

BANK OF CANADA = overnight funding rate

MAJOR CENTRAL BANKS:

SWISS NATIONAL BANK = 3-month Swiss Libor

RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA = cash rate

RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND = cash rate

SWEDISH RIKSBANK = repo rate

NORGES BANK = deposit rate

DENMARKS NATIONALBANK = 1-week cd rate

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE:

NATIONAL BANK OF POLAND (NBP): 28-day intervention rate

NATIONAL BANK OF HUNGARY: (NBH) 2-week deposit rate

CZECH NATIONAL BANK (CNB): 2-week repo rate

NATIONAL BANK OF SLOVAKIA (NBS): 2-week limit repo rate

CENTRAL BANK OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION (CBR): refinancing rate

NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE (NBU): discount rate

NATIONAL BANK OF ROMANIA (NBR): monetary policy rate

LATIN AMERICA:

CENTRAL BANK OF BRASIL (BCB): Selic rate

CENTRAL BANK OF CHILE (BCC): Discount rate

BANK OF MEXICO: Overnight lending rate

ASIA:

BANK OF KOREA: Overnight call rate

BANK OF THAILAND: 1-day repurchase (repo) rate. End-05 and end-06
comparisons are for the 14-day repo rate (see note 4 above)

CENTRAL BANK OF PHILIPPINES: Overnight borrowing rate

CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA (TAIWAN): Discount rate

BANK INDONESIA: Bank Indonesia (BI) reference rate

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA: Repo rate

PEOPLE'S BANK OF CHINA: One-year yuan lending rate

MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA:

SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK: Repurchase rate

BANK OF ISRAEL: Short-term lending rate

CENTRAL BANK OF TURKEY: Overnight borrowing

(editing by David Stamp)