Europe’s bond boom may stem investment bank exodus from sovereign debt auctions

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The surge in government borrowing during the COVID-19 crisis and boost in bond trading may stem investment banks’ gradual exodus from the less profitable business of…

IMF to examine Nordic efforts to stop money laundering in the Baltics

[ad_1] STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund will examine efforts by Nordic banks and regulators to stop money laundering in the region and the Baltic countries, Sweden’s central bank…

Swiss National Bank to stay loyal to ultra-loose policy – Reuters poll

[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank will hold firm to its expansive stance and negative 0.75% interest rate when it meets to review monetary policy on Thursday, a…

Bank of England to probe possible leak of QE decision to Sun newspaper

[ad_1] By David Milliken, Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said he would look into how The Sun newspaper reported that the central bank would…

Factbox: What could change under BOJ’s March policy review?

[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is conducting a review of its policy tools to make them more sustainable, as the hit to the economy from the coronavirus…

HIGHLIGHTS-BOJ Governor Kuroda’s comments at news conference

[ad_1] Oct 29 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan on Thursday trimmed its economic and price forecasts for the current fiscal year, but offered a more upbeat view on the…

Denmark to join euro zone’s Target2 payment system

[ad_1] FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Denmark’s central bank has applied to join from 2025 the European Central Bank’s Target2 system, a real-time payment settlement platform used to clear cross-border interbank transactions,…