Bloomberg Three of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) top policy makers defended their monetary stimulus even as they acknowledged that the negative side effects must be watched closely. President Christine Lagarde told the European Parliament in Strasbourg that she realises subzero interest rates and bond purchases can hurt savers and lead to overvalued asset prices such as real estate, but ...

Bloomberg India’s central bank is actively managing bond yields to keep borrowing costs in check, analysts say, after five interest-rate cuts last year failed to spur lending in the economy. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) recent shift to targeted cash injections and credit easing contrasts with the central bank’s insistence that it only looks to smoothen liquidity and facilitate ...

Bloomberg Poland’s central bank is raising eyebrows in its justifications for maintaining record-low borrowing costs. Governor Adam Glapinski has brushed aside concern about the worst economic expansion in three years and an upward shift in inflation surpassing anywhere else in the European Union (EU). Western sluggishness is weighing on growth, he says, while factors beyond the bank’s control are driving ...