Dec
03
Asian Banks See Funding Costs Rise, Making for Challenging 2018
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About 50 percent of banks polled saw cost of funds rise
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Eighteen percent of the banks turned down low-margin loans
It’s been a borrower’s market for a long time, in Asian syndicated loans as in the rest of the dollar universe.
But Asia-Pacific lenders are facing increasing funding pressures, and a handful are aiming to pass those costs along — in another sign that the beginning of the end of ultra-easy money may be coming. Half of the 50 banks in a Bloomberg News survey have experienced an increase in funding cost of as much as 20 basis points over the past few months…
Asian Banks See Funding Costs Rise, Making for Challenging 2018
