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Fed may adopt yield-curve caps, ex-chairs Bernanke, Yellen say

Bloomberg Former Fed Chairs Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen warned that the US economic recovery from the coronavirus shock could be slow and uneven and said the central bank may opt to cap yields on Treasury securities to help it along. “It is possible, though not certain,” that the Fed will implement yield-curve control, they wrote on the Brookings Institution ...

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BofA setting aside billions for soured loans; shares drop

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp.’s (BofA) profit slid 52% as it joined rivals in preparing for an onslaught of consumer defaults spurred by pandemic’s economic fallout. Profit at the consumer-banking unit plunged 98% as the coronavirus shuttered much of the US economy and caused tens of millions of Americans to lose their jobs. The company allocated $5.1 billion for loan ...

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Bank Indonesia slashes rate for 2nd month as growth sputters

Bloomberg Bank Indonesia lowered its key interest rate for a second straight month to bolster economic growth, and signalled further easing will depend on inflation and how the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic unfolds. The central bank cut its seven-day reverse repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 4%, the lowest since the current rate system was adopted in 2016, ...

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