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Draghi promises to avoid surprises in stimulus plan

Bloomberg Mario Draghi said the European Central Bank will avoid surprising investors with sudden changes to its stimulus plans, stressing that inflation is still too low and US trade policies and a stronger euro are concerns. “Adjustments to our policy will remain predictable, and they will proceed at a measured pace,” the institution’s president said in his opening speech at ...

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Rupee woes mount as Indian central bank bans import-finance tool

Bloomberg Traders can add one more reason to sell the Indian rupee. Stung by a $2 billion bank fraud, the Reserve Bank of India banned a key import finance tool, a move that may push up short-term dollar demand. The central bank barred lenders from issuing guarantees in the form of letters of undertaking to overseas banks as it clamped ...

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G20 leaders call for crypto-asset monitoring

Bloomberg The world’s financial leaders will call on international standard-setting bodies on March 20 for stronger monitoring of crypto-assets and to assess the need for a multilateral response as such assets could at some point threaten financial stability. The call appears in a draft communique prepared for the meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the world’s 20 ...

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