Australia's RBA voices confidence in tighter home loan standards
Mar 25, 2015 00:33 am UTC| Central Banks
In a 58-page Financial Stability Review report, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) noted that the composition of new mortgage finance remained skewed to investors, particularly in the large cities such as...
Brazil's central bank says will not extend forex intervention program
Mar 24, 2015 23:58 pm UTC| Central Banks
Brazils Central bank comments earlier: says will not extend currency intervention program beyond march 31st says currency swaps expiring after may 1st will be fully rolled over says will continue to sell dollar repos...
BOJ Iwata says hard to achieve 2 pct inflation strictly within 2 yrs - Asahi
Mar 24, 2015 23:56 pm UTC| Central Banks
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kikuo Iwata comments from Asahi piece earlier: Says hard to achieve 2 pct inflation strictly in 2 years End to deflation coming in sight Real wages rising as a trend Says Japans economic...
China monetary policy to remain prudent - CBank governor Zhou Xiaochuan
Mar 22, 2015 11:55 am UTC| Central Banks
China C.Bank head Zhou: QFII scheme not flexible enough, plans reform measures Sticking to prudent monetary policy despite rate, RRR cuts Monetary policy needs to support growth, also help structural...
RBA Gov Stevens: exchange-rate decline helping economy transition
Mar 20, 2015 02:14 am UTC| Central Banks
Australian firms and households getting less optimistic Decline in exchange rate assisting economic transition Transiton from mining boom not as seamless as would like Says will continue to lend what support we can to...
Bank of Japan Minutes from the February policy meeting
Mar 19, 2015 23:53 pm UTC| Central Banks
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BOJ offers to buy 780 bln yen JGBs with residual maturities outright from 3/23
Mar 19, 2015 01:11 am UTC| Central Banks
BOJ offers to buy 400 bln yen JGBs (Residual maturity of 5YR to 10YR) outright from 3/23 BOJ offers to buy 240 bln yen JGBs (Residual maturity of 10YR to 25YR) outright from 3/23 BOJ offers to buy 140 bln yen JGBs...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight