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China Adopts IMF Accounting Practice in Reserve-Currency Push
May 12th, 2015
China adopted the International Monetary Fund’s standards for its latest balance of payments data as the nation seeks to obtain reserve-currency status for the yuan. The changes, effective this year, include putting reserve assets under the financial rather than ...
Oil prices fall on oversupply fears, ignore record China imports
May 8th, 2015
* China’s monthly crude imports up 13 pct on month * But analysts warn fundamentals remain weak (Re-leads with price falls, updates prices) Oil fell on Friday, erasing gains earlier in the session, as concerns over oversupply outweighed strong ...
China’s imports plunge in new sign of economic weakness
May 8th, 2015
China‘s imports and exports contracted again in April in a new sign of economic weakness, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders to reverse a politically dangerous slump. Imports fell by a bigger-than-expected 16.2 percent over a year earlier to ...
IMF says China FX policy should continue to allow more flexibility
May 7th, 2015
China should allow greater flexibility in its exchange rate policy by reducing intervention, as part of its efforts to secure a gradual moderation in growth while pursuing economic reforms, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. “To help deliver ...
China Stocks Drop While Aussie Gains After RBA; Commodities Fall
May 5th, 2015
Chinese stocks fell on concern recent gains were excessive, while Indonesia’s rupiah weakened after the economy contracted. Australia’s currency rose amid speculation the central bank will refrain from further interest-rate cuts. The Shanghai Composite Index retreated 2.3 percent by ...
Asian shares rise as weak China data spurs stimulus bets
May 4th, 2015
Asian stocks bounced off lows on Monday and the Australian dollar pared early losses as weak China factory activity reinforced views that Beijing will roll out fresh support measures soon for the world’s second-largest economy. Spreadbetters expected the equity ...
Banks around the world announced their First Quarter Results
April 30th, 2015
Banks around the world with international operations issued press release to annouce their Results for the First Quarter of 2015. Highlights for Credit Susisse, BNP Paribas, Royal Bank of Scotland and Bank of China are as follow: Credit Suisse ...
Cutting Russia off SWIFT banking network would be catastrophic — UniCredit representative
April 30th, 2015
In case of a cut-off, Russia will be much more effective in adopting a different system of payments, maybe in cooperation with China, and many Western banks will collapse The idea of cutting Russia off the SWIFT international banking ...
China Rate Swap Has Biggest Monthly Drop Since ’08 as PBOC Eases
April 30th, 2015
China’s interest-rate swaps were headed for the biggest monthly drop since 2008 as the central bank steps up monetary easing in support of the economy. The People’s Bank of China lowered lenders’ reserve requirements in April by the most ...
Bank of Thailand: Monetary Policy Committee’s Decision on 29 April 2015
April 29th, 2015
Mr. Mathee Supapongse, Secretary of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), announced the outcome of the meeting on 29 April 2015 as follows. The committee voted 5 to 2 to reduce the policy rate by 0.25 percentage point from 1.75 ...