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ANALYSIS-Under siege from politics, central bankers fight back - at a cost
Politicians clamour for lower borrowing costsCentral bankers dig in to defend independenceDecade of money printing sets difficult precedentConflict opens debate about central banks' roleBy Francesco Canepa, Howard Schneider and Leika Kihara FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U...Reuters
Fri, Feb 27
USD/CNH recovers above 0.8500 as PBOC cuts FX risk reserve ratio to 0%
The USD/CNH pair recovers some lost ground to near 0.8505 during the early European session on Friday. The Chinese Yuan (CNH) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) as China moves to rein in the currency’s strength by scrapping an extra fee for betting against it in the derivatives market.
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Fri, Feb 27
Japan imports of rare earths from China down 5.7% y/y in January
TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Japanese imports of rare earths from China fell 5.7% from a year earlier in January, according to calculations from the think tank of Mizuho Research & Technologies, based on trade data released by the Ministry of Finance. It was not immediately clear whether the declin...Reuters
Fri, Feb 27
Core inflation in Japan's capital slows below BOJ's 2% target in test for policy
February Tokyo core CPI rises 1.8% yr/yr vs forecast +1.7%Index excluding fresh food, fuel rises 2.5% yr/yrData in line with BOJ's forecast of brief inflation slowdownBy Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Annual core inflation in Tokyo slowed in February, running below...Reuters
Fri, Feb 27
Argentina's YPF posts $649 million quarterly loss; 42% jump in shale output
Feb 26 (Reuters) - Argentine state energy firm YPF YPFDm.BA posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $649 million, more than double the $284 million loss it reported a year earlier due to shifting prices in oil and petroleum derivatives and a slowdown in gas sales, the company said. The company's rev...Reuters
Fri, Feb 27
IMF approves $8.1 billion loan for Ukraine, with $1.5 billion to go immediately
IMF program helps anchor broader global support packageWorld Bank estimates cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $588 blnDonor countries agreed to maintain debt standstill for nowBy Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said its executive board had appr...Reuters
Fri, Feb 27
