BoJ's Kuroda defends yield curve control, says policy helping Japan overcome stagnation
Dec 26, 2016 15:06 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda in a speech at Keidanren, Japans biggest business lobby on Monday, strongly defended the central banks yield curve control policy. He said that the new policy framework had kept...
Dec 26, 2016 07:02 am UTC| Economy Central Banks Insights & Views
Indias inflation continued to remain subdued during the month of November, exerting deeper pressure on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to undertake easing policy in the next 2-day bi-monthly monetary policy scheduled to be...
ECB's Weidmann says bank shouldn't delay hike rates
Dec 22, 2016 14:58 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
ECBs governing council member and Bundesbank Chief Jens Weidmann called for the central bank to prevent undue delays in hiking rates. In an interview in German WIWO, Weidmann noted that the central bank shouldnt leave it...
Weidman worries inflation; calls for ECB to not to fear hikes
Dec 22, 2016 13:37 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
According to the German Bundesbank chief Jens Weidman, the European Central Bank (ECB) is running the risk of keeping monetary policy too loose in the face of higher inflation. Mr. Weidman, who voted against additional...
Czech National Bank likely to keep policy unchanged in December
Dec 22, 2016 06:14 am UTC| Commentary
The Czech National Bank is unlikely to make any changes in its guidance in its upcoming meeting today and is expected to keep its policy unchanged. The central bank has already received two early Christmas gifts. Firstly,...
PBoC may start another round of policy easing by Q2 2017 – Deutsche Bank
Dec 21, 2016 16:40 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Growth stability in China has alleviated concerns over a hard landing, as quasi fiscal spending pushes up infrastructure investment. Upbeat property market is largely driving stability in Chinas activity data. Chinas GDP...
PBoC to tighten supervision of shadow banking businesses; aims to prevent asset bubbles in 2017
Dec 21, 2016 14:33 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Peoples Bank of China is set to tighten supervision of shadow banking businesses in an effort to prevent asset bubbles in 2017 and to place greater importance on managing financial risk. The PBOC also urged financial...
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