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Annual Monetary Snapshot · 1957

Global Interest Rates & Central Bank Statistics in 1957

Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1957. Inspect 7 headline monetary indicators and 7 reporting central bank policy rates recorded in 1957.

Headline Monetary Indicators in 1957

Central Bank Policy Rates & Real Interest Rates in 1957 (7 Monetary Authorities)

Rank Central Bank Country / CCY 1957 Policy Rate 1957 CPI Inflation 1957 Ex-Post Real Rate
#1 Bank of Japan (BOJ) Japan (JPY) 8.40% 2.96% +5.44%
#2 Bank of England (BOE) United Kingdom (GBP) 7.00% 3.85% +3.15%
#3 Danmarks Nationalbank (DNB) Denmark (DKK) 5.50% 3.19% +2.31%
#4 Sveriges Riksbank (RIKSBANK) Sweden (SEK) 5.00% 4.20% +0.80%
#5 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) India (INR) 4.00% 6.05% -2.05%
#6 Federal Reserve (FED) United States (USD) 3.00% 3.34% -0.34%
#7 Swiss National Bank (SNB) Switzerland (CHF) 2.50% 1.96% +0.54%

Surrounding Decade Context (1954-1962)

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.
1962 3.00% 4.50% 6.57% 1.20% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1962.