Central Banking

Policy rates set by central banks, and the size of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet — a rough gauge of how much monetary support is still in the system.

Policy Rates

Country	Policy Rate	Change	Last Changed	As of
Brazil	13.75%	▼ -0.250 pp	2026-09-17	2026-09-29
Canada	2.25%	▼ -0.250 pp	2025-10-30	2026-10-02
China	3%	▼ -0.100 pp	2025-05-20	2026-09-29
Euro Area	2.5%	▲ +0.250 pp	2026-09-16	2026-10-05
India	5.25%	▼ -0.250 pp	2025-12-05	2026-07-23
Japan	1.25%	▲ +0.250 pp	2026-09-24	2026-09-29
United Kingdom	3.75%	▼ -0.250 pp	2025-12-18	2026-10-02
United States	3.875%	▲ +0.250 pp	2026-09-17	2026-10-05

Treasury Yield Curve

As of 2026-10-05 · 10yr–2yr spread: +0.47 pp

Latest Central Bank Speeches

2026-10-05	Leading the next chapter - Islamic finance as a catalyst for national prosperity Presentation by Mr Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia), at the Financial Institutions' Directors Education (FIDE) Forum “Advancing Islamic finance a…
2026-10-05	Accelerating Hong Kong’s bond market development - building a diversified, deep, dynamic and digital-native market Welcoming remarks and keynote address by Mr Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, at the Treasury Markets Summit 2026, Hong Kong, 23 September 2026.
2026-10-05	Unwavering dedication Remarks by Mr John C Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, at the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 29 September 2026.
2026-10-05	From digital banking to resilient banking - technology, cyber security and ai as pillars of trust Address by Mr Rohit Jain, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the 13th SBI (State Bank of India) Banking and Economics Conclave, Mumbai, 24 September 2026.
2026-10-05	Payments in the age of AI agents Speech by Mr Christopher J Waller, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at Sibos 2026, Miami, Florida, 29 September 2026.
2026-10-05	Opening address - “Key trends 2026” conference Opening address by Dr Jorgovanka Tabaković, Governor of the National Bank of Serbia, at the “Key trends 2026” conference, organised by the Association of Serbian Banks, Chamber of Commerce and Industr…
2026-10-05	Launch of the Women Entrepreneurs (WE) Finance Code in Albania Address by Mr Gent Sejko, Governor of the Bank of Albania, at the launch of the Women Entrepreneurs (WE) Finance Code in Albania, Tirana, 8 September 2026.
2026-09-30	Speech - 11th Annual General Assembly Meeting of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion Speech by Ms Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, at the 11th Annual General Assembly Meeting of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), Port Morseby, 2 September 2026.
2026-09-30	Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Speech by Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, Brussels, 28 September 2026.
2026-09-30	Good practices of green finance in Southeast Asia Keynote speech by Mr Arthur Yuen, Acting Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, at the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Green Forum 2026 and Sharing Workshop “Good practices of green finance in…

Central Bank Balance Sheets

Current size vs. each bank's own all-time high — a rough gauge of how much monetary support is still in the system relative to its historical peak. Currencies aren't converted or compared to each other directly; each bar reflects only that bank's own history.

Assets: Total Assets: Total Assets (Less Eliminations from Consolidation): Wednesday Level As of 2026-09-30

6,743,031 Millions of U.S. Dollars · 75.2% of all-time peak (peak 8,965,487 on 2022-04-13)

Central Bank Assets for Euro Area (11-19 Countries) As of 2026-09-25

5,897,262 Millions of Euros · 66.7% of all-time peak (peak 8,835,987 on 2022-06-24)

Bank of Japan: Total Assets for Japan As of 2026-08-01

6,446,620 100 Million Yen · 84.3% of all-time peak (peak 7,648,115 on 2024-08-01)

Sources: Bank for International Settlements (CBPOL dataset and central bankers' speeches RSS feed), U.S. Department of the Treasury (daily par yield curve), Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED — Fed, ECB, BOJ, and PBOC balance sheet series). "Change" reflects the last actual rate move detected within a 26-week lookback window.