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A star abroad, India central bank boss riles bond traders at home
April 17th, 2014
Since taking the helm of India’s central bank, Raghuram Rajan’s agenda to reform markets has put the noses of Mumbai bond traders firmly out of joint by upending practices that provided them with a relatively secure rate of return. ...
China consumer prices rise, but industry deflation persists
April 11th, 2014
China’s consumer inflation rate increased in March as fresh food prices jumped, but persistent deflation in the industrial sector was another signal of weak demand and slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy. The consumer price index (CPI) rose ...
Europe Stock Futures Follow Asia Down on Tech; Lira Falls
April 11th, 2014
European index futures and emerging-market currencies slid as a gauge of Asian stocks dropped the most in three weeks amid a selloff in technology shares that’s cut demand for riskier assets. Nickel extended its longest rally since 2010. Contracts ...
Reserve Bank Bulletin Released
March 31st, 2014
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has released the March 2014 edition of the Reserve Bank Bulletin. The Bulletin’s first article provides an introduction to the Reserve Bank’s loan-to-value ratio (LVR) restrictions framework. The Bank imposed an LVR ‘speed ...
Reserve Bank of New Zealand: Coordination of Monetary and Macro-Prudential Policies
March 27th, 2014
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, sees a case to coordinate its monetary and macro-prudential policies, such as loan to value ratios, when the effects of those policies overlap, Deputy Governor Grant Spencer says in a speech today to ...
