By Chen Yixin and Gabriel Wildau. SHANGHAI, March 27- China's seven-day repo rate fell to its lowest in three weeks on Wednesday because of ample liquidity in the interbank money market, but dealers said there could be a rebound soon.
BUCHAREST, March 26- Following are Romanian M3 money supply figures for February released by the central bank on Tuesday. FEB 2013 m/m change y/y ROMANIAN MONEY M3 219,495 0.1 0.8 DEPOSITS 195,537 -0.1 3.7- leu deposits 123,450 -0.3 -2.7 households 75,244 0.3 0.6 corporates 48,206 -1.2 -7.4.
BUCHAREST, March 26- Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Tuesday. The British arm of one of Cyprus's main banks said customers could continue to withdraw their cash but warned that deposits above 100,000 euros may not be safe.
Mar 25- Saudi Arabia's M3 money supply growth slowed to 12.0 percent year-on-year at the end of February after a 13.4 percent rise in the previous month, central bank data showed on Monday.
TAIPEI, March 25- Taiwan's M2 money supply in February rose 3.53 percent from a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday. M2 is cash, checking accounts, passbook deposits, savings accounts and quasi-money.
M-2 money supply rose by $1.8 billion in the March 11 week to $10,411.5 billion, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday. One week ended March 11.
TOKYO, March 21- The Bank of Japan's new governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, on Thursday declined to comment on whether he would call an emergency meeting to discuss easing monetary policy before a regular rate review scheduled for April 3-4.
MUMBAI, March 20- India's M3 money supply. rose an annualised 12.6 percent in the two weeks to March 8, compared with 14.0 percent a year earlier, the Reserve Bank of India said on Wednesday. Money supply was 82.62 trillion rupees as of March 8, compared with 81.53 trillion rupees on Feb. 22, the central bank data showed.
March 19- Oman's M2 money supply grew 10.8 percent year-on-year at the end of January after a 10.7 percent rise in the previous month, data from the central bank showed on Tuesday. Bank lending grew 13.2 percent in January, a 16- month low, down from 14.4 percent in December, the data also showed.
March 18- Money supply growth in the United Arab Emirates slowed to 8.2 percent year-on-year in December from 8.7 percent at the end of November, central bank data showed on Monday. Bank lending growth in the world's No. 3 oil exporter slowed to 2.6 percent from 3.1 percent, the data also showed.
March 17- Money supply in Qatar grew 30.8 percent year-on-year in January, accelerating from 22.9 percent growth in the previous month, central bank data showed on Sunday. Total bank credit rose 30.0 percent on an annual basis, accelerating from 26.0 percent growth, the data also showed. QATAR C.BANK NET FOREIGN RESERVES.
New or amended items marked*. See below for full macroeconomic forecasts================================================================================. 15/ 03 0800/ 0900 Industrial output Jan -4.0% -12.5% 15/ 03 0800/ 0900 Construction output Jan n/f -17.3% 15/ 03 0800/ 0900 Producer prices m/m Feb 0.2% 1.1% 15/ 03 0800/ 0900 Producer prices y/y Feb 1.5% 1.4% 28/ 03 0900/ 1000 Foreign debt euros Q4 n/f 75.90 bln 29/ 03 0900/ 1000 Money supply Feb n/f 4.6%.
New or amended items marked*. See below for full macroeconomic forecasts================================================================================. 15/ 03 0800/ 0900 Industrial output Jan -4.0% -12.5% 15/ 03 0800/ 0900 Construction output Jan n/f -17.3% 15/ 03 0800/ 0900 Producer prices m/m Feb 0.2% 1.1% 15/ 03 0800/ 0900 Producer prices y/y Feb 1.5% 1.4% 28/ 03 0900/ 1000 Foreign debt euros Q4 n/f 75.90 bln 29/ 03 0900/ 1000 Money supply Feb n/f 4.6%.
*China c.bank chief: monetary policy now neutral, no longer loose. *China banks and other beta plays lead losses. HONG KONG, March 13- Hong Kong shares erased 2013 gains on Wednesday, with losses accelerating in the late afternoon after the Chinese central bank governor said monetary policy in the world's second-largest economy was no longer loose.
BEIJING, March 12- Intense lobbying by central government agencies and debt-laden local governments is keeping People's Bank of China hawks in check after inflation jumped to a 10- month high, forcing the central bank to keep its monetary policy setting in neutral.
BEIJING, March 8- China should deepen reforms to gradually wean the economy off its heavy reliance on bank lending and cut the country's exceptionally high money supply relative to GDP, the central bank chief said in comments published on Friday.
HONG KONG, March 6- Hong Kong shares could start higher on Wednesday following Wall Street's record close on signs of a strengthening U.S. economy and continued support from the Federal Reserve with easy monetary policy. Power Assets, SOHO China and Hysan Development are among companies due to post corporate earnings later in the day.
HONG KONG, March 5- China shares rebounded on Tuesday from the previous session's two-month closing low, powered by strong gains for mid-sized lenders as jitters over monetary policy tightening ebbed following a sharp dip in money market rates.
China's central bank refrained from draining or injecting funds into money markets on Tuesday, while official comments on its recent open market operations helped to ease worries about possible tightening, traders said.