HONG KONG, Nov 19 - ICICI Bank <ICBK.BO>, India's second-biggest lender, has lowered the spread range on its dollar bonds to 337.5-350 basis points (bps) over U.S. Treasuries after strong demand, a source close to...
* Record $73 bln fund flows into HK raise asset bubble fears * C.bank head says rising Asian rates could aggravate inflows * Surging inflows pose problems for many emerging mkts (Adds details, formerly slugged...
JAKARTA, Nov 20 - Lending by Indonesian commercial banks is expected to grow more than 20 percent in 2010, Darmin Nasution, the central bank's senior deputy governor, said on Friday. Bank Indonesia (BI), the central...
* Fund inflows aimed mainly at stock, property markets * Chan says unclear if Hong Kong experiencing asset bubble HONG KONG, Nov 20 - Hong Kong's central bank chief Norman Chan warned that Hong Kong...
HONG KONG, Nov 20 - Hong Kong's central bank chief Norman Chan warned that Hong Kong asset prices could rise sharply next year and disconnect from fundamentals, raising the risk of a bubble, and surging...
* Intervention not seen as dangerous for wider bank system * Expected to be officially announced on Friday (Adds government quote, details) CARACAS, Nov 19 - Venezuela is to take control of four small banks,...
CARACAS, Nov 19 - Venezuela is to take control of four small banks, government sources with knowledge of the action said, citing problems of solvency and the origin of funds. The move is not seen...
* EU sanctions risk harming consumers, economy-lawyer * Bankers urge harmony of U.S., EU rules on bailed out banks * U.S. approach more lenient than in Europe FRANKFURT/LONDON, Nov 19 - Europe's bailed-out banks face...
HONG KONG, Nov 19 - Asian bond spreads were slightly wider on Thursday tracking weakness in regional stocks with ICICI Bank becoming the latest borrower to announce an issue in an unusually busy primary market....
* Central bank voices concern about property market * Investors unswayed by new foreign currency rules for banks (Updates to close) SEOUL, Nov 19 - South Korean government bonds rallied on Thursday, lifted by the...