Wednesday 28/January/2026 – 11:41 PM
She walked three of Central banks The Gulf Gulf follows the approach of the US Federal Reserve, and decided to stabilize interest rates, according to data issued by the central banks in the Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar.
Central Bank of the Emirates
The UAE Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged, as the base rate settled at 3.65%, while the overnight EIBOR rate recorded 3.471%.
Central Bank of Bahrain
For its part, the Central Bank of Bahrain decided to set the overnight deposit interest rate at 4.25%, similar to its counterparts in the region.
Qatar Central Bank
The Qatar Central Bank also announced setting the repurchase rate at 4.1%, while keeping the lending interest rate at 4.35%, and the deposit interest rate at 3.85%.
This trend comes after the US Federal Reserve’s decision to stabilize interest rates, in line with the expectations of about 97% of the markets according to the FedWatch tool, so that the US interest rate would stabilize in a range between 3.5% and 3.75%, during its first meeting of the current year in January.
According to Bloomberg, the markets’ eyes are turning to the course of monetary policy during 2026, in light of US President Donald Trump’s attempts to put pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates further in support of economic growth and the labor market. On the other hand, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continues to follow a cautious approach in making monetary policy decisions, in anticipation of the risks of accelerating inflation, at a time when markets are anticipating possible changes at the head of the leadership of the US Central Bank with the selection of a new president by Trump.
