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Hong Kong got a blow from Moody’s on Monday after the agency downgraded the special administrative region’s rating to Aa3 from Aa2, largely because of the lack of an effective response from the government to months of volatility. Rashmi Kumar reports. -
A research paper published on Monday by the Bank for International Settlements sets out how grave the peril of climate change is. It asserts the necessity of central banks grasping this problem as central to their responsibilities — but also admits that they will be unable to “preserve financial stability in the age of climate change”.
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Contrary to market expectations, the People’s Bank of China kept both the one year and five year loan prime rates (LPRs) unchanged on Monday.
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In this round-up, China and Myanmar have signed deals on Belt and Road projects, the central bank has kept the benchmark lending rates unchanged, and overseas investors increased their holdings of Chinese bonds and stocks by $128bn in 2019.
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In this round-up, Chinese premier Li Keqiang encourages local government bond issuance, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection plans to investigate corruption around local government debt, and Shanghai is working to grow the Star board and attract more foreign investment into the city.
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In this round-up, China’s economy grows at the slowest rate in nearly three decades, the central bank injects a shot of liquidity into the market through the medium-term lending facility and reverse repo, and DBS Bank (China) receives a bond settlement agent licence in the interbank market.
