Articles by Iris Yeung
China's president hands PBoC stronger role in tackling financial risks
China will set up a financial stability and development committee to co-ordinate financial supervision, and the central bank will play a stronger role in financial regulation, Xi Jinping said at a national financial work conference.
BoJ ups asset purchases to curb bond market pressure
The Bank of Japan has increased the size of JGB purchase operation and announced unlimited purchases of 10-year JGBs at a fixed rate of 0.11%
New leaders take charge at Philippines central bank
New governor pledges to enhance financial inclusion, mitigate cyber-crime risk and fine-tune monetary policy to make it more market-oriented
BoJ told to improve communication on potential exit from stimulus
Speculation is growing over the timing and method of the exit from the stimulus programme, creating a new communication challenge for the BoJ
BSP piles pressure on banks to adopt new chip technology
Philippines central bank imposes “hard deadline” for banks to migrate to EMV technology, as initial target has been missed
BoJ's balance sheet surpasses that of the Fed
BoJ's balance sheet exceeds ¥500 trillion, a fraction larger than that of the Federal Reserve in absolute terms, and much larger as a percentage of GDP
A regulatory storm hits China
Regulators are making a country-wide push to tighten supervision, in an attempt to pull the Chinese economy away from shadow banking and excessive credit growth
Bank Negara governor defends efforts to curb NDF market
Malaysian central bank will continue its actions to improve market mechanism to facilitate an open and robust onshore financial system
No Asean pan-regional regulator in near future – panellists
Divergent stages of development, a desire for sovereignty and the limited business case are hampering further integration, speakers say
BoJ cuts inflation forecast at a time of falling JGB purchases
Bank of Japan reduces forecast to 1.4% as bond purchases appear to be declining
China’s NPL problem has ‘stabilised’ – PBoC’s Yi
Deputy governor says non-performing loans are “pretty much stabilised” and capital outflow pressures have declined
BoJ board nominations add to dovish slant
Japan’s government has nominated two economists seen as likely to support further easing, in the place of two frequent dissenters