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Traders Plot How to Play Rate Divergence of 5 Central Banks

  • Rate cuts expected in New Zealand, India, the Philippines
  • Possible trades include Aussie short-end rates against kiwi
Views Of The RBI And BSE As Central Bank Chief's Exit Roils Indian Markets Already Jittery From Election

Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

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This week looms as a key one for Asian financial markets with no less than five central banks set to hand down decisions that may set the tone for the rest of the year.

Markets are predicting policy makers in India, the Philippines and New Zealand will all cut interest rates to shore up faltering growth, while those in Australia will pause after back-to-back moves, and Thailand looks set to avoid lowering borrowing costs at all.