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Annual Monetary Snapshot · 1986

Global Interest Rates & Central Bank Statistics in 1986

Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1986. Inspect 11 headline monetary indicators and 13 reporting central bank policy rates recorded in 1986.

Headline Monetary Indicators in 1986

Central Bank Policy Rates & Real Interest Rates in 1986 (13 Monetary Authorities)

Rank Central Bank Country / CCY 1986 Policy Rate 1986 CPI Inflation 1986 Ex-Post Real Rate
#1 Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) Brazil (BRL) 115.56% 167.80% -52.24%
#2 Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) New Zealand (NZD) 27.00% 13.16% +13.84%
#3 Norges Bank (NORGES) Norway (NOK) 14.80% 7.14% +7.66%
#4 Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Australia (AUD) 14.75% 9.07% +5.68%
#5 Bank of England (BOE) United Kingdom (GBP) 10.88% 3.33% +7.55%
#6 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) India (INR) 10.00% 5.51% +4.49%
#7 South African Reserve Bank (SARB) South Africa (ZAR) 9.50% 18.66% -9.16%
#8 Bank of Canada (BOC) Canada (CAD) 8.49% 4.20% +4.29%
#9 Sveriges Riksbank (RIKSBANK) Sweden (SEK) 7.50% 4.25% +3.25%
#10 Danmarks Nationalbank (DNB) Denmark (DKK) 7.00% 3.71% +3.29%
#11 Federal Reserve (FED) United States (USD) 5.88% 1.91% +3.97%
#12 Swiss National Bank (SNB) Switzerland (CHF) 4.00% 0.75% +3.25%
#13 Bank of Japan (BOJ) Japan (JPY) 3.00% 0.60% +2.40%

Surrounding Decade Context (1981-1991)

Year Fed Funds BoE Rate BoJ Rate US CPI Context
1981 13.13% 14.38% 5.50% 10.35% Volcker disinflation peak pushes benchmark policy rates to postwar highs
1982 11.20% 10.00% 5.50% 6.16% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1982.
1983 9.92% 9.06% 5.00% 3.22% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1983.
1984 8.74% 9.50% 5.00% 4.30% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1984.
1985 7.75% 11.38% 5.00% 3.55% Plaza Accord coordinated G5 currency intervention depreciates USD
1986 5.88% 10.88% 3.00% 1.91% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1986.
1987 6.81% 8.38% 2.50% 3.66% Louvre Accord and Black Monday central bank liquidity provision
1988 8.69% 12.88% 2.50% 4.08% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1988.
1989 8.25% 14.88% 4.25% 4.83% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1989.
1990 7.00% 13.88% 6.00% 5.39% German reunification tightening and Japanese asset bubble peak
1991 4.00% 10.38% 4.50% 4.25% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1991.