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Hawks take hold in India as RBI’s monetary policy looks set to tighten

Bloomberg The interest-rate cycle in India is turning. The central bank may be set to tighten policy next week to keep inflation in check and stem the declines in the rupee, if the rate-market moves are any indication. The Reserve Bank of India hasn’t tinkered with rates since August, and even cut inflation projections last month, raising expectations that borrowing ...

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Deutsche Bank staff ‘to learn their fates’ by July

Bloomberg If you’re at Deutsche Bank AG and haven’t already been fired, you’re likely to find out next month if you will. The bank will have completed the “vast majority” of front-office job cuts by the end of June, Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing said at a conference in New York, adding that 600 staff have already left the Corporate ...

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The $457bn reason for China to cut its reserve ratio again

Bloomberg The case for the People’s Bank of China to cut the amount of cash lenders are required to hold is getting stronger. Chinese banks racked up 2.93 trillion yuan ($457 billion) in medium-term loans extended by the PBOC scheduled for repayment during the rest of 2018. That has prompted some analysts to raise bets the PBOC may soon repeat ...

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