Gulf central banks raise interest rates following Fed hike
- Qatar's central bank increased its key interest rates after originally announcing it would hold rates steady.
- Saudi Arabia's central bank raised its key repo rate and reverse repo rate by 25 basis points each.
- The rate increases in Qatar and Saudi Arabia follow the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates.
- Qatar's central bank raised its deposit rate to 5.50%, lending rate to 6% and repo rate to 5.75%.
- Saudi Arabia's currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar, prompting its central bank to raise rates in line with the Fed.