Bloomberg Indonesia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for a second straight month and slashed its economic growth forecast, joining global policy makers seeking to shore up their economies amid the coronavirus crisis. Bank Indonesia lowered the seven-day reverse repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 4.50%, in line with the forecasts of 14 of 26 economists surveyed by …

Bloomberg India’s most-valuable bank is betting big on the nation’s businesses at a time when a slumping economy and souring loans have forced peers to retreat. HDFC Bank Ltd.’s lending to large and small companies surged 63% over the two years through December 31 as India’s economy went from world-leading growth to its slowest expansion in six years. Behind the …

Bloomberg The Bank of Korea (BOK) said it will purchase 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in government bonds in order to stabilise markets amid the coronavirus crisis. Futures on the bonds rose after the announcement. The BOK routinely buys government bonds, but the last time it bought them for the stated purpose of market stability was in 2016 when volatility …