Articles by Jimmy Choi
PBoC withdraws liquidity and holds key rate
Policy-makers refrain from easing despite weak inflation and exports data
Vietnamese court jails former central bank officials for bribery
State Bank of Vietnam’s ex-senior supervisor avoided death penalty by returning bribes, court says
Laos and Brunei join Asian cross-border payments initiative
Laotian and Thai central banks also launch new cross-border payments link
RBA to shift to ‘ample reserves’ operational framework
New approach will be simpler to operate and reduce market volatility risk, assistant governor Kent says
Malaysia using more yuan and ringgit for trade, BNM says
Central bank says the use of dollars for settlement has remained stable over last 14 years
Taiwanese central bank unexpectedly raises rates
Rate-setters warn of potential rise in inflationary expectations amid stronger growth
Bank Indonesia holds rate
Governor pledges continued interventions to support rupiah amid low inflation
Chinese authorities reshuffle monetary policy committee
Four new members include securities regulator, PBoC deputy governor and two academics
BoJ ends negative interest rate policy
Japanese central bank also scraps yield curve control policy and ends ETF purchases
Malaysian central bank rebukes Google for exchange rate error
Google Malaysia says faulty exchange rate data came from third party and apologises for the error
PBoC holds key policy rate
Central bank holds off easing amid yuan weakness and banks’ narrowing margins
HKMA unveils new wholesale CBDC project
De facto central bank to launch sandbox for testing settlement of tokenised deposits
Thailand forges ahead with virtual banking
BoT to accept applications to open virtual banks from March 20
Trial opens in Vietnam over alleged multi-billion dollar fraud
Accused include real estate tycoon and 15 former central bank officials
China sets 5% growth target
Economists question whether government can achieve GDP goal, given weakness in economy
PBoC pledges to improve visitors’ payment experience
China’s central bank tells firms to make mobile and card payments easier for foreign nationals
New Zealand central bank holds policy rate
RBNZ says inflation risks have become “more balanced”
Philippine central bank launches sustainable finance taxonomy
BSP is Asia’s latest monetary authority to set out framework to help tackle climate crisis
Politicians must be able to overrule RBA, say ex-governors
Ian Macfarlane and Bernie Fraser argue government should retain veto over Australian monetary policy
South Korean and Indonesian central banks hold rates
BoK says policy will remain restrictive for now, while BI highlights need to keep inflation stable
China makes record cut to mortgage reference rate
PBoC unveils 25bp reduction in five-year LPR in further bid to revive flagging property sector
PBoC holds key rate
China’s central bank refrains from further stimulus amid weak yuan
India and Nepal to set up cross-border payments link
Project adds to growing list of similar bilateral initiatives in Asia
Consumer prices in China fall at fastest pace since 2009
Central bank says it expects modest rebound