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Central banks must be open-minded to meet challenges, says ECB’s Draghi

Bloomberg Mario Draghi said that while central-bank actions over the last decade have strengthened the global economy, it is important to be open-minded in readying for future developments. In a speech that gave no specific signals on the European Central Bank’s current policy deliberations, the institution’s president stressed that officials must be “unencumbered by the defense of previously held paradigms ...

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Bank Indonesia’s rate cut shows comfort with inflation outlook

Bloomberg Indonesia’s central bank surprised most economists by lowering interest rates, reflecting its relative comfort with the currency and inflation outlook. The benchmark rate was cut by a quarter point to 4.5 percent, with all but six of the 28 economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicting it would stay on hold. Bank Indonesia reduced borrowing costs six times last year, making ...

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BofA executives squabble over location of EU trading hub

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp.’s investment bank executives are divided over where their European Union trading hub should be after Brexit, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Equities head Fabrizio Gallo has pushed for Frankfurt as the base for traders working with EU clients, while his fixed-income colleagues Sanaz Zaimi and Bernard Mensah have favoured Paris, the people ...

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