MNI: The following MNI Exclusives were released......>

MNI: The following MNI Exclusives were released late yesterday afternoon:

** MNI EXCLUSIVE: Fed May Consider Yield Caps, Seen Wary For Now (Apr 22

17:57BST)

- The Federal Reserve is likely to further explore adopting caps at the front

end of the yield curve later this year, former Fed officials told MNI, though

they were divided as to its efficacy and expected the central bank to remain

wary of the policy at least in the near term.

** MNI INTERVIEW: Germany to Reduce Virus Debt Over 20 Years (Apr 22 15:31BST)

- Germany will take many years to return its public debt to pre-pandemic levels,

a senior government official told MNI, although he expected the country's

economy to bounce back from the effects of coronavirus in the H2 2020.

MNI EXCLUSIVE: China May Loosen Rules On Insurers' Bond Buys (Apr 22 15:52BST)

- China could ease restrictions on insurers' purchases of banks' perpetual bonds

in order to boost demand, with smaller banks struggling to meet required levels

of additional tier 1 debt following a rush of issuance in 2019, policy advisors

told MNI.