1. He added that higher interest rates in Europe and the United States could tighten liquidity in Latin American markets, reducing foreign investment and pushing prices down. 2. As for non-food products, Sugito said, the government could still influence the demand side by tightening liquidity. 3. Chronologically, he said, the first mistake made by the competent and incorruptible officers of the Bank of Thailand was raising interest rates and tightening marketing liquidity. 4. Currency dealers said Bank Indonesia had been tightening rupiah liquidity in the last few days when the rupiah came under renewed attack. 5. Having evaluated the proposed disposal, Perdana noted that the new lending measures issued by Bank Negara Malaysia have tightened the liquidity of the property market. 6. He said banks were worried the Peregrine incident would tighten their liquidity and push up interest rates. 7. It further tightened the liquidity in the market and as a result, a slowdown of the economy is inevitable. 8. Schroders Investment associate director Alan Luk said Hibor surged due to fears of tightening liquidity. 9. The bank also increased reserve requirements on hard-currency accounts in an effort to tighten liquidity. 10. The central bank has been tightening domestic liquidity, instead of increasing its borrowing rates, in an attempt to prevent speculative attacks on the peso. |