BOJ takes steps to make YCC more flexible, keeps ultra-low rates
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-low interest rates on Friday but took steps to make its yield curve control policy more flexible, underscoring a growing concern over the rising…
BOJ must eye rate hike, shift to more flexible policy, says ex-deputy governor
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) must make its monetary policy framework more flexible and stand ready to raise its long-term interest rate target next year if…
Taiwan central bank: ‘Flexible’ monetary policy will help maintain stability, growth
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s central bank’s “flexible” monetary policy structure during a period of high uncertainty can help maintain price and financial stability as well as economic growth, its governor Yang Chin-long…
BOJ deputy governor candidate calls for more flexible rate policy
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan must thoroughly examine its stimulus programme and adjust interest rates more flexibly in response to cyclical economic swings, said Sayuri Shirai, an…
Bank of Korea board member Suh says macroeconomic policy needs to be flexible
SEOUL (Reuters) – Bank of Korea (BOK) monetary policy committee member Suh Young-kyung said on Tuesday that monetary policy needs to be flexible, as trade-offs have intensified between external and internal financial…
BOJ’s Kuroda: Making yield curve control more flexible a future option
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday making the bank’s yield curve control policy more flexible could be an option in the future, but not now. “If…
Brazil’s Lula eyes flexible primary surplus target to replace spending cap
By Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Economic advisers to Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are looking at two main ideas to replace a constitutional spending cap, including a…
China’s Nio takes on BMW, Mercedes in home market with flexible battery plan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese electric-car startup Nio is looking to grab a share of Europe’s growing market for electric vehicles by rolling out a battery leasing and swapping network to cut costs…
IMF board approves $18.5 billion flexible credit line for Chile
(Reuters) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)approved a flexible credit line of around $18.5 billion for Chile to “augment buffers and provide insurance against adverse scenarios,” the IMF…
EU seeks to make airport slot rule more flexible for airlines
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS – The European Commission proposed on Tuesday to make the bloc’s “use-it-or-lose-it” airport slot rule more flexible in order to respond to unexpected developments in the future, such…
India’s central bank to remain flexible while aiming to tame inflation, governor says
MUMBAI – India’s central bank will continue calibrating policy to preserve and foster macroeconomic stability while bringing down inflation and will remain flexible in its approach, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday.…
IMF approves new $9.8 billion flexible credit line for Colombia
NEW YORK – The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved a $9.8 billion Flexible Credit Line (FCL) for Colombia, which the South American country said will be treated as “precautionary,” the IMF…
Americans back flexible approach on masks, but eager to move on from COVID-Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON – Most Americans support a flexible approach to the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, with cities reimposing mask mandates when cases surge, even as a growing number are eager to…
U.S. banks urge regulators to be flexible on climate-risk rules
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON – U.S. banks this week welcomed a regulatory proposal to incorporate climate change risks into their daily operations, yet said they opposed prescriptive risk management and lending criteria,…
ECB’s Visco says flexible approach needed in unwinding stimulus
By Francesca Landini PARMA, Italy -The European Central Bank (ECB) will keep a flexible approach as it unwinds its ultra-expansionary monetary policy, monitoring not only inflation threats but also risks of uneven…
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