Central Bank News Link List – Jan 18, 2015 – Swiss finance minister says economy will withstand loss of cap

By CentralBankNews.info

• Swiss finance minister says economy will withstand loss of cap (Reuters)
• Looking to the ECB to move the dial (Reuters)
• ECB compromises with Germany on QE program: report (AFP)
• China central bank scholar sees GDP growth up to 7.3% in 2015: Xinhua (Reuters)
• Russia’s net outflows hit their highest level ever (Business Insider)
• Switzerland loses global currency war that may affect other countries (AFP)
• ECB’s Draghi meets Merkel ahead of crunch meeting (Reuters)
• ECB Knot: National central banks should bear QE risk – press (MNI)
• Switzerland could act on currency again, central banker says-report (Dow Jones)
• Greek c.bank asks ECB to allow emergency bank lending line if needed (Reuters)
• Tumbling oil will keep UK rates on hold until 2016, warns forecaster (Telegraph)
• Canadian dollar little changed ahead of rate announcement (Canadian Press)
• Hedge funds turn to Denmark after Swiss move jolts markets (Bloomberg)
• Hungary’s Orban rules out state help with Swiss franc loans (Reuters)
• Russian banks’ collapse raises alarm of possible financial crises (Moscow Times)
• Egyptian pound hits historic low as country courts investors (Reuters)
• Pakistan inflation 4.3%: Stakeholders expect 50-100 bsp rate cut (Customs Today)
• Malaysia has “moved on” from capital controls – central bank (Reuters)
• Mexico said to bring forward rate decision to cut risk of leaks (Bloomberg)
• Central Bank of Kenya exerts pressure on banks to cut lending rates (Standard)
• Do contractionary monetary policy shocks expand shadow banking? (BOE paper)
• Will create system to force promoters to absorb losses: Rajan (Indian Express)
• Credit Suisse to charge large companies for franc deposits (Reuters)
• Barbados central bank predicts economic growth of 2% for 2015 (Caribbean 360)
• Peru’s central bank says economic slowdown touched bottom in Nov (Reuters)
• Nigeria’s Emefiele disputes JPMorgan, says naira value is right (Bloomberg)
• Korean government holding firm on growth forecast as BOK cuts (Bloomberg)