Inflation ( CCPI)3.4% (Nov 2023)
GDP-3.1% (2Q 2023)
Unemployment5.2% (2Q 2023)
3M T-Bill Rate14.67%
12M T-Bill Rate12.88%
2Y T-Bond Rate13.95%/ 14.05%
4Y T-Bond Rate14.20% / 14.30%
USD/LKR327/328
Reserves $3.58Bn (Nov 2023)
Cum. Trade Deficit $3,307 Mn (Sep 2023 cumulative)
Cum. Fiscal DeficitLKR 1,614 Bn (Sep 2023)

Interest rates jumped by 0.30 pct to 0.70 pct, now it is at 16 months high

Interest RatesSep 29, 2021
Interest rates jumped by 0.30 pct to 0.70 pct, now it is at 16 months high
The rates of T-bills across all maturities jumped substantially 91 Days from 6.38% to 6.70%, 182Days 6.27% to 6.99% and 364Days from 6.50% to 7.01%. CBSL offered LKR 51.5Bn to collect LKR 34.4Bn and managed to attract LKR 31.2Bn. The 1Y T-bill rate has elevated 1.68% since CBSL last rate hike. New governor removed the celling placed on primary auction rates and allowed the market to decide the benchmarked T-bill rates.

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