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Annual Monetary Snapshot · 1956

Global Interest Rates & Central Bank Statistics in 1956

Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1956. Inspect 7 headline monetary indicators and 7 reporting central bank policy rates recorded in 1956.

Headline Monetary Indicators in 1956

Central Bank Policy Rates & Real Interest Rates in 1956 (7 Monetary Authorities)

Rank Central Bank Country / CCY 1956 Policy Rate 1956 CPI Inflation 1956 Ex-Post Real Rate
#1 Bank of Japan (BOJ) Japan (JPY) 7.30% 0.29% +7.01%
#2 Bank of England (BOE) United Kingdom (GBP) 5.50% 5.20% +0.30%
#3 Danmarks Nationalbank (DNB) Denmark (DKK) 5.50% 5.83% -0.33%
#4 Sveriges Riksbank (RIKSBANK) Sweden (SEK) 4.00% 5.08% -1.08%
#5 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) India (INR) 3.50% 12.20% -8.70%
#6 Federal Reserve (FED) United States (USD) 3.00% 1.52% +1.48%
#7 Swiss National Bank (SNB) Switzerland (CHF) 1.50% 1.51% -0.01%

Surrounding Decade Context (1954-1961)

Year Fed Funds BoE Rate BoJ Rate US CPI Context
1954 1.44% 3.00% 5.84% 0.32% Post-Korean War Federal Reserve policy rate normalization
1955 2.50% 4.50% 7.30% -0.28% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1955.
1956 3.00% 5.50% 7.30% 1.52% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1956.
1957 3.00% 7.00% 8.40% 3.34% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1957.
1958 2.38% 4.00% 7.30% 2.73% Eisenhower recession and global monetary easing
1959 4.00% 4.00% 7.30% 1.01% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1959.
1960 3.00% 5.00% 6.94% 1.46% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1960.
1961 2.50% 6.00% 7.30% 1.07% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1961.