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Global private banks stop accepting Fantasia bonds as collateral

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Bloomberg The private-banking units of Citigroup Inc and Credit Suisse Group AG have stopped accepting the bonds of Fantasia Holdings Group Co as collateral amid rising concerns about the Chinese developer’s financial health, according to people familiar with the matter. The banks have assigned a zero lending value to the notes, meaning their private-wealth clients can no longer use them ...

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Polish central bank head says raising rates will be very risky

Bloomberg The head of Poland’s central bank pushed back against rising expectations for interest-rate increases, saying lifting borrowing costs now would be “very risky” despite inflation hitting a two-decade high. In an interview with the PAP news service just three days before the next monetary-policy meeting, Governor Adam Glapinski said the bank isn’t ignoring elevated price growth and won’t allow ...

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Goldman Sachs sees loose monetary and fiscal policy

Bloomberg China’s various industry crackdowns from technology to education mean monetary and fiscal policies will likely remain loose on the margin to offset the drag on economic growth, economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc said. The economy is in a “micro takes and macro gives” environment, where regulatory tightening in specific sectors will likely be accompanied by supportive policy from ...

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