Bloomberg China’s central bank repeated a pledge to proactively address mounting economic pressure and also highlighted a drop in deposit rates, a decline that could spur banks to lower the cost of borrowing for the first time in months. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) reaffirmed it will focus on supporting small businesses, sectors and groups hit by Covid-19 outbreaks, …

  Bloomberg The dollar’s relentless advance to a two-year high is roiling Asian currencies and pushing policymakers into action to curb losses. From direct dollar selling to verbal intervention, authorities are deploying every tool from their armouries to ward off currency threats. India and Taiwan have intervened in the market, while Japan has tried to talk up the yen. China …

  Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. appointed E.G. Morse to co-lead the China business and will relocate him to Shanghai as the US bank continues to ramp up in the world’s second-largest economy. Morse, currently head of Singapore, will become co-head of Goldman Sachs China alongside Wei Cai and Sean Fan, who are based in Hong Kong and Beijing, respectively, …