Banking

SNB hikes Swiss inflation view but policy to stay ultra-loose

The Swiss National Bank on Thursday signalled monetary policy would stay ultra-loose for the foreseeable future, saying projected higher inflation was no reason to change course a day after the timetable for U.S. rate hikes moved forward.

Bank of Canada seeing signs of cooling in hot housing market

OTTAWA, June 16 (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada is starting to see signs that the country’s red hot housing market is cooling down, although a return to a normality will take time, Governor Tiff Macklem said on Wednesday.

ECB will “see to it” that banks meet climate risk expectations: Elderson

FRANKFURT, June 16 (Reuters) – No major bank in the euro zone meets all of the European Central Bank’s expectations in assessing climate-related risk and they should expect increased pressure from their supervisor to adjust, ECB board member Frank Elderson said on Wednesday.

Taiwan c.bank seen standing pat on rates again as economy booms

Taiwan’s central bank will likely keep its policy rate steady at a record low this week as the economy booms on global tech demand fuelled by the work-from-home trend, despite a spike in COVID-19 cases at home, a Reuters poll showed.

SNB hikes Swiss inflation view but policy to stay ultra-loose

The Swiss National Bank on Thursday signalled monetary policy would stay ultra-loose for the foreseeable future, saying projected higher inflation was no reason to change course a day after the timetable for U.S. rate hikes moved forward.

Bank of Canada seeing signs of cooling in hot housing market

OTTAWA, June 16 (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada is starting to see signs that the country’s red hot housing market is cooling down, although a return to a normality will take time, Governor Tiff Macklem said on Wednesday.

ECB will “see to it” that banks meet climate risk expectations: Elderson

FRANKFURT, June 16 (Reuters) – No major bank in the euro zone meets all of the European Central Bank’s expectations in assessing climate-related risk and they should expect increased pressure from their supervisor to adjust, ECB board member Frank Elderson said on Wednesday.

Taiwan c.bank seen standing pat on rates again as economy booms

Taiwan’s central bank will likely keep its policy rate steady at a record low this week as the economy booms on global tech demand fuelled by the work-from-home trend, despite a spike in COVID-19 cases at home, a Reuters poll showed.

Categories