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BOJ to cut negative rate in September: JPMorgan

Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will lower its short-term interest rate to -0.3 percent from -0.1 percent in September to head off risks posed by an expected Federal Reserve rate cut, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said in a research note. Fed cuts are now expected in September and December after escalating US-China trade tensions have raised the risk that ...

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Draghi’s rate-cut plan fails to sway investors

Bloomberg Mario Draghi’s insistence that he’s determined to revive euro-zone inflation with interest-rate cuts and renewed bond purchases if needed isn’t convincing investors. The European Central Bank president talked a tough game after policy makers extended their pledge to keep borrowing costs at record lows and announced more cheap loans to banks. Yet traders pared bets on a rate cut, ...

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Fitch slashes Deutsche Bank rating to BBB

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG’s credit rating was cut by Fitch Ratings, which cited the firm’s lack of progress in improving operations. The bank’s long-term issuer default rating was downgraded to BBB from BBB+, Fitch said in a statement. “The downgrade of Deutsche Bank reflects its continued difficulty and limited progress in improving its profitability and stabilising its business model,” Fitch ...

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