China granted US asset managers a CNY250 bln ($38 bln) quota under the existing QFII system Bank of Korea surprised the market by delivering a 25 bp rate cut to 1.25% Oman issued its first global bond since 1997 Polish President Duda softened his CHF loan conversion plan Central Bank of Russia resumed its easing cycle with a 50 bp cut to 10.5% There appears to have been a significant change in FX strategy from the...
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Korea will extend trading hours for stock and FX markets by 30 minutes effective August 1 The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it will withdraw BSI Bank’s license for breaches of money-laundering rules The US lifted a decades-old arms embargo on Vietnam The Nigerian central bank said it would allow “greater flexibility” in the FX market Poland signaled a compromise over the judicial row that triggered EU scrutiny Brazil Budget Minister Romero Juca was forced to step down Banco de...
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