Tag: Banking/Credit
10 months ago
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2024 Could Be the Year of the Yen

The Bank of Japan waited out the rest of the world’s rate hikes. Now the yen is rebounding.

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11 months ago
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Pressure Is Building in China’s Financial Plumbing

Signs of indigestion in China’s money markets are an ominous sign—particularly given shadow-bank troubles and enormou...

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about 1 year ago
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Yield Curve Control Joins the Living Dead

Japan’s Halloween decision to nix its official bond yield cap means ‘yield curve control’ has one foot in the grave—b...

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about 1 year ago
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ECB to Push Ahead With Plans for a Digital Euro

The ECB said it would push ahead with plans to develop a digital euro, putting the 20-country eurozone among the vang...

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about 1 year ago
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Australia Proposing Tighter Regulation of Crypto Platforms

Platform operators would require a financial-services license

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about 1 year ago
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BOQ CEO Says Tough Market, Not Leadership Changes, Weighed on Earnings

The Australian regional bank on Wednesday reported fiscal 2023 cash earnings

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about 1 year ago
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BOE Sees Strong U.K. Banks, but Wants Tougher Rules for Money-Market Funds

U.K. banks are well-placed to weather any turbulence, even as rising interest rates and growing geopolitical tensions...

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about 1 year ago
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Billions of Dollars in Loans to Board Members Draw Spotlight to Gulf Banks

As the U.A.E. extends its financial reach, a corporate-governance issue has emerged

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about 1 year ago
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Central Banks Near Rate Peak, but Economic Toll Yet to Be Counted

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the central bank will leave its benchmark interest rate uncha...

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about 1 year ago
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U.K. Inflation Falls Unexpectedly, Easing Pressure on Bank of England

Central bank was expected to raise its key interest rate Thursday, but that now seems less certain

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over 1 year ago
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Bank of England Raises Key Interest Rate by Quarter Percentage Point

Core inflation is rising in the U.K. while falling in other big economies like the U.S. WSJ's Anna Hirtenstein explai...

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over 1 year ago
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Is a Stronger Yen Lurking Around the Corner?

The Bank of Japan’s surprising tweak to its monetary policy injects more uncertainty into the yen’s trajectory

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over 1 year ago
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Why the Drivers of Lower Inflation Matter

Competing effects of central banks, healing supply chains affect recession odds

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over 1 year ago
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U.K.’s Stubborn Inflation Means More Pain for Homeowners, Renters

With price increases slowing down, the June retail sales report gives an update on which businesses are thriving and ...

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over 1 year ago
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Australian Consumer Confidence Fell Despite RBA Holding Rates

Australian consumer confidence slipped again last week even as the country’s central bank’s decision to hold interest...

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over 1 year ago
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Hong Kong’s Crypto Hail Mary Is Risky Business

Crypto imploded in 2022, as investors lost faith in digital assets and the industry was plagued with crisis. But unli...

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over 1 year ago
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BOJ Needs More Confidence Inflation Will Stay High to Change Policy, Ueda Says

Central bank chief says Japan’s underlying inflation rate is still below 2%

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over 1 year ago
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Bank of England Outpaces Peers With Rate Rise of Half Percentage Point

Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey discusses how the government can successfully fight imported and domestic inflatio...

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over 1 year ago
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Humm Told to Stop Adding New BNPL Customers by Australian Regulator

Australian credit provider said itcomplied with the order and is seeking to engage with the ASIC.

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over 1 year ago
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Zambia Hikes Key Lending Rate to 9.5% After Inflation Spike

African nation is currently in negotiations with donors to restructure its staggering $18 billion foreign currency debt

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over 1 year ago
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European Central Bank Slows Pace of Rate Increases

ECB raises rates by quarter point, a day after Fed nudged rates higher

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over 1 year ago
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Stocks Fall as Fed Day Looms

Investors look ahead to Wednesday’s rate decision from the Federal Reserve

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over 1 year ago
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Rakuten Bank’s Explosive Market Debut Is Justified

Shares of Japan’s largest internet bank jump nearly 40% following its IPO

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over 1 year ago
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Europe’s Economy Grows Despite Banking Stress

Surveys of purchasing managers point to continued rebound despite signs that banks are feeling strains

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over 1 year ago
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After Credit Suisse, Chinese Banks Aren’t a Great Safe Harbor

Chinese banks will likely avoid the troubles of their global peers, but they are cheap for good reason

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over 1 year ago
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Deutsche Bank Selloff Focuses Attention on Credit-Default Swap Market

The cost of insuring the German bank’s debt against default surged last week

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over 1 year ago
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Eurozone Banks Cut Lending Even Before Latest Financial Turmoil

Decline in bank lending could deepen as financial institutions move to retain deposits, strengthening effect of ECB r...

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over 1 year ago
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Banking Strains, Inflation Threaten Global Economic Rebound

A strong services sector is supporting activity around the world, but that strength also fuels inflation

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over 1 year ago
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Swiss Central Bank Lifts Key Rate, Declares End to Bank Crisis

Move follows decisions by the Fed and the ECB to press ahead with rate rises despite bank strains

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over 1 year ago
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Credit Suisse Write-Off Upends European Bank Capital Bonds

Holders of riskier bonds got nothing while shareholders will receive a payout in UBS shares

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over 1 year ago
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ECB Defies Mounting Banking Strains With Half-Point Rate Rise

Decision shows central bank still sees tackling inflation as its priority

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over 1 year ago
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Getting Money Out of SVB Was Hard—For Chinese Customers, It Was Harder

International transfers from the U.S. bank are slowly resuming, but many Chinese tech companies and venture firms are...

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over 1 year ago
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U.S. Bank Collapses Add to Pressure on Global Central Banks

Policy makers who had been raising rates must now factor in risk of financial instability

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over 1 year ago
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SVB Bust Won’t Go Big in Japan—Probably

SVB was tripped up by investments in Treasurys and government-backed debt; Japanese financial institutions have long ...

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almost 2 years ago
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World Bank Cuts 2023 Global Growth Projection as Inflation Persists

Price pressures raise the risk of global recession at a time when China and Ukraine inject uncertainty into the world...

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almost 2 years ago
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Japan’s Banks Get a Shot in the Arm

A tweak to Japan’s “yield curve control” interest-rate policy has lit a fire under the country’s financial stocks.

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almost 2 years ago
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The Bank of Japan Shocked Markets, but Not These Investors

Betting against the Bank of Japan has finally begun to pay off.

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almost 2 years ago
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The Bank of Japan Steals Christmas

The central bank’s decision to raise its effective cap on 10-year government bond yields adds an extra dollop of unce...

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almost 2 years ago
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Swiss Central Bank Follows Fed With 0.5-Point Rate Rise

The decision kick-starts a busy day for monetary policy in Europe, with the Bank of England and the European Central ...

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