Minutes of the Executive Board's monetary policy meetings 2008

For the meetings designated as monetary policy meetings, that is to say, when the repo rate is set, monetary policy minutes are taken, which include an account of the discussion preceding the decision. The date for the publication of these minutes (usually around two weeks after the meeting) is stated in the press release published in connection with the announcement of the repo rate.


Until the end of 2008, minutes of monetary policy meetings were taken as separate minutes. As of 2009, minutes of monetary policy meetings have been taken in a series of their own, known as monetary policy minutes.


 
DATE HEADER

17/12/2008 Unanimous Executive Board reduced the repo rate to 2 per cent
05/11/2008 Unanimous Board lowered the repo rate to 3.75 per cent
15/10/2008 Unanimous Board lowered the repo rate to 4.25 per cent
17/09/2008 Interest rate decision not unanimous
16/07/2008 Unanimous decision by the Executive Board to increase the repo rate, but disagreement about the repo rate path
07/05/2008 Unanimous Executive Board held repo rate and interest rate path unchanged
25/02/2008 Separate minutes of the Executive Board meeting on 12 February 2008

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05/11/2008