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Too few recent speeches for a current tone.
- Speeches
- 35
- First speech
- May 6, 2006
- Latest speech
- Apr 17, 2026
- Tone vs coming rate moves
- Not tested
- too few speeches or no published rate
Does the tone run ahead of the rate?
Speech tone over the previous three months, and the policy rate at the end of each month, on the same timeline. Hover over either chart to read the same month in both.
Speech tone
Policy rate
Latest speeches
Each speech's tone is the average over its sentences about policy, prices, rates or the economy. Open a speech to read it in full.
| Date | Speech | Tone |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | Ayman M Al-Sayari | – |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Ayman M Al-Sayari | +0.63 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Ayman M Al-Sayari | +0.10 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Ayman M Al-Sayari | +0.36 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | H E Dr Khaled Al-Dhaher | −0.08 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Ayman M Al-Sayari | +0.24 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Abdulelah A Aldeheem | +0.28 |
| Sep 25, 2014 | Fahad Almubarak | +0.15 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | Fahad Almubarak | +0.34 |
| Mar 17, 2014 | Fahad Almubarak | +0.25 |
| Mar 27, 2013 | Abdulrahman A Al-Hamidy | −0.09 |
| May 17, 2012 | Fahad Almubarak | +0.32 |
| Apr 28, 2012 | Fahad Almubarak | – |
| Dec 12, 2011 | Muhammad Al-Jasser | +0.37 |
| Nov 30, 2011 | Abdulrahman A Al-Hamidy | −0.12 |
| Oct 8, 2011 | Muhammad Al-Jasser | +0.02 |
| May 17, 2011 | Muhammad Al-Jasser | −0.15 |
| Mar 23, 2011 | Abdulrahman A Al-Hamidy | +0.41 |
| Dec 11, 2010 | Muhammad Al-Jasser | – |
| Nov 2, 2010 | Muhammad Al-Jasser | +0.02 |
| Sep 25, 2010 | Muhammad Al-Jasser | +0.18 |
| Mar 24, 2010 | Muhammad Al-Jasser | −0.47 |
| Mar 16, 2010 | Muhammad Al-Jasser | – |
| Oct 11, 2008 | Hamad Al-Sayari | +0.40 |
| Nov 7, 2007 | Hamad Al-Sayari | +0.32 |
| May 23, 2007 | Hamad Al-Sayari | +0.20 |
| May 9, 2007 | Hamad Al-Sayari | +0.23 |
| Jan 17, 2007 | Hamad Al-Sayari | +0.69 |
| Jan 17, 2007 | Hamad Al-Sayari | – |
| Jan 15, 2007 | Hamad Al-Sayari | +0.34 |
| Dec 2, 2006 | Hamad Al-Sayari | +0.73 |
| Nov 28, 2006 | Hamad Al-Sayari | −0.17 |
| Nov 14, 2006 | Hamad Al-Sayari | +0.57 |
| May 10, 2006 | Hamad Al-Sayari | +0.30 |
| May 6, 2006 | Hamad Al-Sayari | +0.63 |