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RBNZ keeps rate at record low, leaves door open to cut

Bloomberg New Zealand’s central bank held interest rates at a record low and left the door open to a cut as inflation remains subdued. Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr kept the official cash rate at 1.75 percent and said it would remain there “for some time to come.” The RBNZ pushed out its forecast for the first OCR increase to ...

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BOJ board stresses need to keep monetary easing

Bloomberg Bank of Japan board members discussed the need for policy sustainability and strengthened commitment to reaching its 2 percent inflation goal during its April 26-27 policy meeting, when it removed language about when it expected to hit that target. A summary of opinions from that meeting indicate that the BOJ looks set to continue on its current course following ...

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At Deutsche Bank’s US unit, anxiety grows before axe falls

Bloomberg The gossip inside the Beverly Hills Hilton kept taking an unexpected turn — towards, of all things, Deutsche Bank AG. In chandeliered conference rooms and marble-floored hallways, Wall Street A-listers chatted, with no shortage of schadenfreude, about the German bank’s recent capitulation: After two decades trying to build one of the world’s top investment banks, it’s settling for something ...

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