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Showing 11 - 20 of 22 results for "Peoples' Bank of China"

Missed the bottom?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... they need to keep stimulating their economy. Good on them. Good for us all. I just don't know whether the Peoples Bank of China is still buying euro-denominated debt though. These, along with the equity markets' oversold condition, have tempted investors ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... Just last night, SGH Macro Advisors - a NY-based macro policy think tank - reported that it expects the Peoples Bank of China to cut its bank's reserve requirement by 50 basis points within this coming week. And of course, we already know the ECB also ...

Equity and commodity alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... growth, reduce corporate profits - equities fall. This logic was there for all to see yesterday after the Peoples Bank of China again announced -its fifth this year - that it' lifting its reserve requirement by 50 bps to 21 per cent effective 18 May. ...

Pain sans hysteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... Similarly, the emerging world is more worried about inflation than the expected disruptions to growth. The Peoples Bank of China even raised the reserve requirement for the country's largest banks by 50 bps to 20 per cent last week. Many expect an interest ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... rising inflationary pressures. The first month of 2011 is still not over and yet we've already seen the Peoples Bank of China announce that it is lifting the reserve requirement for its large commercial banks and the Bank of Thailand and the Bank of ...

Chireland hurdled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... excess liquidity to bring down inflation came to pass - fears passed, Beijing passed tightening measures. The Peoples Bank of China again raised the reserve requirement by 50 bps to as much as 18 per cent for major banks. This followed the State Council's ...

Recycled fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... very, very afraid for this is the highest inflation rate in China since September 2008. Be afraid... the Peoples Bank of China has already lifted its banks reserve requirement by 50 basis points to 17.5 per cent from 17 per cent last week. Be very, very ...

Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... as global growth slowdown fears re-emerged. And this brings us to the bad news in the global economy. The Peoples Bank of China increased its one-year lending rate by 25 bps to 5.56 per cent and the deposit rise by 25 bps to 2.50 per cent. This is the ...

To spend or not to spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... Financial markets have comeback to reality after being distracted by the renminbi sideshow courtesy of the Peoples Bank of China. They've woken up to the reality that their dream of a floating, dearer yuan is just that a dream. Oh yes, the PBOC tried ...

Patience is a virtue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... financial Armageddon is nigh. Yesterday's concerted action by 6 of the world's major central banks - plus the Peoples Bank of China - on top of prior cuts by the RBA and the Hongkong Monetary Authority, were followed by interest rate reduction by the ...