Articles by Jimmy Choi
Malaysian central bank holds rate
Inflation in Malaysia has slowed but the ringgit is under pressure
China sets up renminbi clearing bank in Laos
New currency clearing arrangement is China’s fifth in South-east Asia
New Zealand to publish new monthly price data
Central bank says the new data will be valuable for policy-making
Philippines’ Marcos pledges SWF will still go ahead
Government puts implementation rules on hold, but president says it will open by year’s end
Hong Kong has no plans to change US dollar peg, says HKMA chief
Eddie Yue says the linked exchange rate system has served the city well
Ex-governor issues stern warnings about planned RBA revamp
Debate over proposed changes to RBA’s board structure escalates
Chinese developer says regulators’ conditions prevent new debt issue
Pressure grows on Evergrande to restructure estimated $328 billion debt amid property sector crisis
BoJ keeps negative rates unchanged
Ueda says more time is needed to assess whether rising wages are supporting inflation
PBoC holds key lending rates
Central bank official says data shows recent easing measures are taking effect
PBoC cuts reserve requirement ratio but holds policy rate
Data shows some improvement in demand but continuing property sector problems
RBA’s Lowe defends record, but admits some mistakes
Outgoing Australian governor says guidance was wrong but that media worsened policy debate
RBA holds rates at Lowe’s final meeting
Outgoing governor has not ruled out need for further tightening
Macau establishes digital currency as legal tender
New legal regime also introduces a penalty system for refusing notes and coins
China to ease mortgage rules and cut banks’ FX reserve ratio
Moves come on top of authorities’ recent support measures for property sector and stock market
Central bank communicators at a time of transparency
Specialists discuss the evolving roles of comms staff in the policy-making process
PBoC delivers smaller rate cut than expected
Move signals banks are under strain due to falling interest margins, analysts say
Central Bank of the Philippines holds policy rate
Governor pledges further increases if necessary as central bank raises inflation forecast
PBoC cuts key rates as economy stutters
China stops publishing youth jobless rate after record-high figure in June
China’s new lending slumps to lowest since 2009
Analysts believe PBoC has limited room to cut interest rates amid current yuan weakness
China slips into deflation
Risk of Japan-style deflation exists but can be avoided, analyst says
BoJ unlikely to change policy further this year, analysts say
Central bank needs time to review situation after surprise yield curve move
BoJ loosens yield curve control, raises inflation forecasts
Ueda says Japanese central bank has been underestimating inflationary pressures
Bank of Korea to boost emergency liquidity over bank run fears
Central bank will lower rate and accept more collateral amid scare over credit union’s deposits
Pan Gongsheng named as PBoC governor
Veteran banking regulator replaces Yi Gang as Chinese economy faces growing challenges