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New Zealand’s central bank raises rates again

Bloomberg New Zealand’s central bank raised interest rates for the second time in two months and signalled it will need to tighten policy more quickly than previously expected to contain the inflation. The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee lifted the official cash rate by a quarter percentage point to 0.75% on Wednesday, as expected by most economists. New forecasts published ...

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Dollar rises to four-year high against yen

Bloomberg The dollar surged past a key level against the yen for the first time since 2017, as the renomination of Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair fuelled bets that the US might tighten policy more quickly. The dollar-yen climbed as much as 0.2% to 115.14 — a Japanese market holiday — surpassing the psychologically important 115 level. Treasury yields ...

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Citi to recruit 100 people in push into digital assets

Bloomberg Citigroup Inc is looking to hire 100 people as part of a new push into digital assets inside its institutional business, according to a person familiar with the matter. As part of the effort, the firm tapped Puneet Singhvi to be its new head of digital assets inside the institutional-clients group, according to a memo to staff seen by ...

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China FX panel urges banks to cap speculation as yuan surges

Bloomberg An organisation formed by key participants in China’s currency market urged banks to limit speculative foreign-exchange trading after the yuan climbed to a six-year high versus peers. The China Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) — founded under guidance from the central bank — encouraged lenders to be risk-neutral when trading foreign exchange for themselves and for clients, according to people ...

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OCBC mulls setting up crypto exchange: CEO

Bloomberg Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) is considering whether to set up a crypto exchange as Southeast Asia’s second-largest lender seeks to respond to customer needs, Chief Executive Officer Helen Wong said. “We are looking at it and seriously there are some work being done in the bank,” Wong told Haslinda Amin in a Bloomberg Television interview, when asked whether the ...

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JPMorgan to reimburse $5,000 to HK bankers for quarantine

Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co is offering to reimburse Hong Kong employees up to $5,000 to compensate for their quarantine stay as the financial hub sticks to its zero-Covid policy. All Hong Kong-based employees who are executive directors and below may claim the amount for a single quarantine stay for personal trips to visit immediate family members, which includes spouses, ...

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Scotiabank plans phased return to office for HQ staff

Bloomberg Bank of Nova Scotia plans to start a phased return-to-office plan for headquarters employees who are still working remotely on January 17, marking the first of Canada’s largest banks to set a specific date for a broad return. The return will be staggered for different groups, and the majority of head-office employees will be working in a hybrid model, ...

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Kiwi set to recover from sharp selloff

Bloomberg The New Zealand dollar looks poised to recover from its sharp selloff this month, with technical support, a yield advantage over the US and hedge-fund bets pointing to gains in the kiwi ahead of a pivotal central bank decision. A 50 basis points hike by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand could amplify gains, while a 25 basis points ...

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Bailey justifies BOE stance, says inflation risks are two-sided

Bloomberg UK economic activity is slowing and supply-side issues are stoking prices, underlining the “two-sided” debate over inflation, Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey said. Reinforcing comments from Chief Economist Huw Pill, Bailey said it’s not the bank’s job to fix supply chain issues that have hampered economies around the world. “The proximate cause of many of these inflation ...

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UBS, Deutsche set the course for next era with new heads

Bloomberg Two of Europe’s banking giants picked the leaders who will help chart their next era as they named successors for the chairmen who steered them through a decade of restructuring. UBS Group nominated former Morgan Stanley President Colm Kelleher to succeed Axel Weber as chairman next year. A day earlier, Deutsche Bank AG proposed Dutch insurance veteran Alexander Wynaendts ...

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