Explore the moments 86 Sep 2, 2015Brazil holds the Selic rate Policy · 🇧🇷 Brazil Sep 25, 2015The UN adopts the Sustainable Development Goals World · World Dec 12, 2015The Paris Agreement is adopted World · World Dec 16, 2015The Fed raises its target range Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Jun 23, 2016The UK votes in the EU referendum World · World Nov 4, 2016The Paris Agreement enters into force World · World Dec 14, 2016The Fed resumes rate increases Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 15, 2017The Fed raises rates in March Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 29, 2017The UK triggers Article 50 World · World Jun 14, 2017The Fed raises rates again Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Sep 20, 2017Balance-sheet runoff is announced Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Dec 13, 2017The Fed closes 2017 with a hike Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 8, 2018The U.S. announces steel tariffs Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 21, 2018The Fed raises rates under Powell Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Jun 13, 2018The Fed lifts rates in June Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Sep 26, 2018The Fed reaches a 2% lower bound Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Nov 30, 2018The USMCA is signed World · World Dec 19, 2018The fourth rate hike of 2018 Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Jan 30, 2019The Fed signals patience Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 20, 2019The Fed outlines an end to runoff Policy · 🇺🇸 United States May 10, 2019U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods rise Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Jun 19, 2019The Fed watches growing uncertainty Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Jul 31, 2019The Fed begins cutting rates Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Sep 18, 2019A second rate cut in 2019 Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Oct 30, 2019The Fed delivers a third cut Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Jan 29, 2020The U.S. enacts the USMCA implementation law Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Jan 30, 2020WHO declares a coronavirus emergency World · World Jan 31, 2020The UK leaves the European Union World · World Mar 3, 2020An emergency half-point cut Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 11, 2020WHO characterizes COVID-19 as a pandemic World · World Mar 15, 2020The Fed responds to the pandemic Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 17, 2020The Fed creates a commercial-paper backstop Banking · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 18, 2020A money-market liquidity facility is announced Banking · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 19, 2020Dollar swap lines expand to more central banks Banking · World Mar 20, 2020Central banks increase dollar-swap frequency Banking · World Mar 23, 2020Asset purchases become open-ended Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 27, 2020The CARES Act becomes law Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 31, 2020The Fed announces the FIMA repo facility Banking · World Apr 9, 2020The Fed announces broader lending support Banking · 🇺🇸 United States Apr 29, 2020The Fed holds rates near zero Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Jun 10, 2020The Fed maintains pandemic support Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Jul 1, 2020The USMCA enters into force World · World Aug 27, 2020The Fed changes its inflation framework Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Sep 16, 2020New forward guidance on rates 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World Jul 22, 2022The Black Sea Grain Initiative is signed World · World Jul 27, 2022Another three-quarter-point hike Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Aug 16, 2022The Inflation Reduction Act becomes law Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Sep 8, 2022The ECB raises rates by 75 basis points Policy · World Sep 21, 2022The Fed lifts rates above 3% Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Nov 2, 2022A fourth straight 75-basis-point hike Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Dec 14, 2022The Fed slows to a half-point hike Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Feb 1, 2023The Fed steps down to a quarter point Policy · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 10, 2023Silicon Valley Bank is closed Banking · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 12, 2023Signature Bank is closed Banking · 🇺🇸 United States Mar 22, 2023The Fed hikes amid banking stress Policy · 🇺🇸 United States May 1, 2023First Republic Bank is closed Banking · 🇺🇸 United States May 3, 2023The Fed lifts the lower bound to 5% Policy · 🇺🇸 United States May 5, 2023WHO ends the COVID-19 emergency designation World · World Jun 3, 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