Rate Cuts: A Race To The Bottom

Carlos Casanova, Chief Asia Economist, Coface

09-Aug-19 07:05

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00:52 - In the past week, we have seen central banks across Asia slashing their interest rates in an attempt to mitigate economic headwindse. We speak to Carlos Casanova, Chief Asia Economist at Coface, about his thoughts on these rate cuts as well as China's economic performance amid the intensifying trade tensions with the US.

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Tags: central banks, rate cuts, PBOC, yuan, Philippines, tariffs, trade tensions,

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