All posts tagged "government bonds"
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348Australia & NZRBNZ Launches New Liquidity Facility for Banks
The facility allows banks to swap corporate paper and other asset-backed securities for cash. Banks are offering six-month deferrals on residential mortgage repayments.
March 31, 2020 -
219Australia & NZ
RBNZ Announces Bond Buying Programme, Other Measures
The latest measures include a NZ$30bn bond-buying programme, a new term lending facility for banks, and additional liquidity to support funding markets.
March 23, 2020 -
280Asia-PacificUPDATED – BOT Announces Emergency Rate Cut, Other Measures
The central bank says the rate cut will have a greater impact if FIs take an active role to address borrowers' liquidity problems and accelerate debt restructuring.
March 23, 2020 -
224JapanBOJ Carries Out Emergency Operations to Curb Bond Volatility
The 1.3 trillion yen emergency bond-buying operation to was aimed at stabilising the debt market given its recent volatility, the BOJ said.
March 20, 2020 -
236Australia & NZRBA, APRA Free Up Liquidity, Capital Buffers for Banks
New measures include an interest rate cut, a bond-buying programme, a term lending facility for banks, and relaxed expectations on bank capital ratios.
March 19, 2020 -
243Australia & NZ
RBA Mulls First-Ever Quantitative Easing Programme
The RBA says it stands ready to buy government bonds in the secondary market, while APRA and ASIC are tasked with 'adjusting' regulatory requirements to boost credit availability.
March 17, 2020 -
251Australia & NZ
RBNZ Defers Implementation of New Capital Framework
The deferment will enable banks to supply up to around NZ$47bn in additional lending to households and businesses, the RBNZ estimates. The OCR has also been cut to 0.25%.
March 16, 2020 -
297UncategorisedRBI Eases Limits on FPI Investment in Debt Securities
RBI has re-opened the 'voluntary retention route' for FPI investments in debt, doubling the investment cap. Short-term investment limits have also been eased.
January 24, 2020 -
356ChinaChina Directs Local Gov’ts to Allow Bond Underwriting by Foreign Banks
Local governments have been told to revise their procedures and remove restrictions to allow foreign-invested banks to participate in bond underwriting syndicates.
January 7, 2020 -
225IndiaNSE Launches Interest Rate Options on 10-Yr Govt Bond
Interest rate options on 10 year government bonds provide institutional investors a new tool to hedge interest rate risk.
December 12, 2019
