KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves amounted to US$113.8 billion (RM535.88 billion) as of June 28, compared with US$114.1 billion as of June 14.

WASHINGTON, April 18 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Asian central banks to focus on domestic inflation and avoid tying their policy decisions too closely to anticipated moves by the US Federal Reserve (Fed).

SYDNEY, March 18 — Asian shares idled and the dollar held firm on Monday as investors looked to navigate a minefield of central bank meetings this week that could see the end of free money in Japan and perhaps a slower glide path for US rate cuts.

FRANKFURT, Feb 20 — The German economy may fall into recession in the first quarter of 2024, as headwinds persist, the German central bank predicted on Monday, reported Xinhua.

BEIJING, Nov 21 — China's central bank has told some banks to bring forward some of the loans they plan to extend in early 2024 to late this year and to not overdo lending in the first quarter, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, Nov 15 — China's central bank ramped up liquidity injection but kept the interest rate unchanged when rolling over maturing medium-term policy loans on Wednesday, matching market expectations.

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Oct 22  — China will promote a sustained economic recovery, focusing on expanding domestic demand, while fending off financial risks, People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng said in a report published on Saturday.

SINGAPORE, Oct 11— Singapore's economic growth in the third quarter is expected to remain sluggish as the central bank seeks to balance the task of containing inflation and shoring up the slowing post-pandemic recovery.

JAKARTA, March 5 — Indonesia's inflation will remain above 5 per cent in the first half of 2023, mainly on high food prices, before falling below 4 per cent in the second half, central bank Governor Perry Warjiyo said on Sunday, warning that the fight to control inflation must continue.

SYDNEY, Feb 21 — Australia's central bank, startled by the risk that inflation could prove stickier than previously thought, abandoned all thought of pausing at its February policy meeting and signalled more rate hikes would be needed in the months ahead.

LONDON, Feb 4 — Major central bank interest rates moves were off to a tepid start in January with a single hike by Canada but the pace will speed up again in February with policy makers in the US, Britain and the euro zone out of the starting blocks already.

MANILA, Feb 4 — The Philippine central bank will focus on inflation rather than the Federal Reserve's recent policy action when it meets on February 16 to review key interest rates, its governor said on Saturday.

Reuters, Jan 31 — Asian shares traded cautiously and bonds nursed small losses on Tuesday as investors braced for an eventful week that includes central bank meetings, a slew of earnings reports and key US economic data.

JAKARTA, Oct 5 — Indonesia's central bank governor said on Wednesday the cross border payment programme between five Asean countries, namely Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia will be fully connected next year.

JAKARTA, Sept 27 – The central banks of Indonesia and Malaysia on Tuesday renewed a local currency bilateral swap arrangement up to 28 trillion rupiah (US$1.85 billion), according to a joint statement.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — The current high inflation will cause significant but temporary credit effects in many countries, as the actions of central banks will help push inflation lower next year, and ease further in 2024 with economic growth recovering towards trend, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report.

COLOMBO, April 29 — Domestic debt in the form of government securities and development bonds will not be restructured as restructuring external debt is a top priority for Sri Lanka, reported Xinhua, quoting the central bank governor on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The ringgit rebounded in early trade on Wednesday as risk appetite for the local currency improved, thanks to the firmer oil prices.