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China liquidity jitters are set to test bond market again

Bloomberg China’s government-bond investors will soon be looking for reassurance from the central bank that there’s plenty of cash in the financial system. The country will see a “liquidity hole” of 2.8 trillion yuan ($400 billion) in January, in large part because people across the nation will withdraw cash for the Lunar New Year holiday, according to Guotai Junan Securities ...

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ECB may let Greek banks buy more of sovereign debt

Bloomberg The European Central Bank’s (ECB) Single Supervisory Mechanism will likely lift the ceiling on Greek banks’ holdings of the country’s sovereign bonds, people familiar with the situation said. The supervisory ceiling set in 2015 is expected to be lifted in February, according to the people, who asked not to be named discussing ongoing deliberations. European and national authorities warned ...

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Thailand holds interest rate as growth forecasts lowered

Bloomberg The Bank of Thailand held its benchmark interest rate steady at an all-time low and cut its forecasts for economic growth, saying it was gauging whether further efforts were needed to restrain the local currency. The central bank kept its policy rate at 1.25% on Wednesday in a unanimous decision. All 23 economists in a Bloomberg survey predicted a ...

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