All posts tagged "Interest Rates"
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704Asia-PacificBSP Cuts Reserve Requirements for Smaller Banks
The move to lower the reserve requirement ratio for thrift, rural and cooperative banks will release an estimated $200mn into the economy.
July 22, 2020 -
563Capital RegulationChinese Officials Ask Banks to ‘Bear the Costs’ of Rising Bad Debt
Chinese banks are asked to sacrifice 1.5tr yuan in 2020 profits to support businesses through lower lending rates and fees, loan repayment deferrals, and bad debt write-offs.
June 22, 2020 -
308FeatureBOJ Expands Coronavirus Lending Programme to Over $1tr
BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda indicated that the total size of the programme could rise further, particularly if a second wave of Covid-19 infections emerges.
June 17, 2020 -
552Australia & NZAustralia: Banks Fail to Pass Rate Cuts to Credit Card Customers
The credit cards with the largest rate increases are those backed by Citigroup, Members Equity Bank, Police Credit Union, and ANZ, according to consumer advocacy group CHOICE.
June 11, 2020 -
484Capital Regulation
PBOC Governor Pledges Additional Measures to Support SMEs, Banks
The PBOC plans to further extend SME loan repayment deferrals to 31 March 2021, further drive down real interest rates, and bolster support for banks.
May 27, 2020 -
322Australia & NZRBNZ Announces Expansion of Asset Purchase Programme
The RBNZ's bond-buying programme will be capped at NZ$60bn, up from the NZ$33bn announced in March. Government inflation-indexed bonds are also now included.
May 14, 2020 -
496Japan
BOJ Ramps Up Support for Bond Markets, Corporate Japan
The BOJ has removed its bond-buying cap, more than doubled its limit on corporate debt purchases, and expanded the collateral banks can pledge to include household debt.
April 27, 2020 -
458Australia & NZACCC Finds Transparency, Competition Issues in Mortgage Market
The time taken to pass on announced interest rate reductions to customers varied across the big four banks, with revenue being a key motivator. CBA consistently had the longest lag period.
April 27, 2020 -
456China
PBOC Cuts Bank Lending Rates to Offset Covid-19 Pressures
Policymakers said on Friday that monetary policies should make full use of RRR cuts, interest rate reductions and relending, indicating a shifting stance after GDP shrank 6.8% in Q1.
April 21, 2020 -
398Asia-PacificSri Lankan Brokers Prohibited from Charging Interest on Margin Loans
The central bank has also suspended overseas investment and outward remittances by Sri Lankan residents, and cut interest rates for the second time in three weeks.
April 8, 2020
