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China preparing for all risks in currency policy, says PBOC’s Yi

Bloomberg China’s central bank is considering a range of risks in its currency policy, including a worst-case scenario, Governor Yi Gang said. As the yuan inches closer to the psychologically important level of 7 per dollar amid rising trade tensions with the US, the People’s Bank of China governor told Bloomberg in an exclusive interview that the Chinese currency is ...

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Kazakhstan looks to stave off rate hike with other ‘maneuvers’

Bloomberg Kazakhstan’s central bank has a range of options besides changing its key interest rate as it looks to fine-tune monetary policy after markets stabilized and inflation came in below expectations, according to Governor Daniyar Akishev. With the benchmark held twice at 9 percent after four cuts and anticipation building that a hike is on the way, Akishev said “the ...

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Sudden jump in rates a global risk: Draghi

Bloomberg European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the key threat facing the global economy is a jump in interest rates sparked by financial instability, inflation surprises or geopolitics. “It’s quite clear that the main risk we should focus on here is a sharp repricing in assets, or a sharp increase, a sharp and sudden increase, in interest rates,” he ...

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