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Negative rates hold few positives for stock investors

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INTERNATIONAL

Financial markets turmoil and negative interest rates.

Ukraine central bank consistent amid political tumult

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UKRAINE

The NBU has weathered political storms and economic turbulence since 2014 to emerge with clear anti-inflationary policies: keeping the key refinancing rate above inflation and…

Banking sector is set for growth in Paraguay

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PARAGUAY

Outlook for the banking sector.

Turkey's return to economic orthodoxy may waver

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TURKEY

The statement implies that a return to economic orthodoxy is likely, following two years of unorthodox policies built around Erdogan’s preference for low interest rates. The…

China’s monetary policy will rely on banks’ compliance

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CHINA

China’s GDP growth slowed to 6.4% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, with full-year growth at 6.6%. The PBoC is loosening monetary policy to support growth by lowering…

Tighter global money risks exposing banks’ fault lines

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INTERNATIONAL

Addressing the concerns this raises for banks' profitability, the Financial Services Agency announced that it would stress test Japan's 105 regional banks in mid-2019. Central…

Monetary tightening will spread through Central Europe

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Central banks’ divergent monetary policy stances in Central Europe.

US 'open' Fed aim could suffer under Trump

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UNITED STATES

The scheme is part of a year-long review of Fed monetary policy strategy and tools, and communication practices, with a research conference canvassing views about Fed policy tools…

Fed's 2022 rate rises to bite fully this year

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INTERNATIONAL

The major central banks use one key tool to implement policy and influence the economy as directly as possible -- an overnight interest rate on banks’ reserves at the central…

Australian central bank's forecasting under review

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AUSTRALIA

The Labor government commissioned the review, the first of its kind for a generation, after the RBA failed to predict the speed with which inflation has risen since the pandemic…