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US Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate By 0.25%, Sending Stocks Tumbling
Policymakers voted 11-to-1 to lower the central bank's key lending rate to between 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent as expected, the Fed announced in a statement.
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RBI Ready To Counter Rupee Slide, Fund Outflow Post-US Election: Sources
India's central bank is well-equipped to deal with a potential sudden outflow of foreign funds and any steep fall in the rupee if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins next week's US presidential election, sources said.
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Mexico, US Visit To Focus On G20, IMF, World Bank Meetings
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to Mexico and the USA to participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor (FMCBG) and fund bank annual meeting.
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Global Bank Messaging Network SWIFT to Trial Live Digital Currency Transactions in 2025
SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital currencies next year. Banks and asset managers hope that by using digital units - usually blockchain-based tokens that represent a share of the underlying asset - trading can be quicker, cheaper and more efficient, including by cutting out middlemen involved in many transactions.
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Bangladesh PM's Office, Police Websites Hacked Amid Unrest Over Job Quota
Amid the unrest in Bangladesh, the official websites of Bangladesh's Prime Minister's Office, Central Bank and police appeared to have been hacked by a group calling itself "THE R3SISTANC3".
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Crypto Industry Criticises Lack of Bank Support for Cryptocurrencies, Asks RBI to Define Crypto-Banking Relations
The crypto industry in India has once again asked the Reserve Bank of India to define the status of the banking with crypto firms in the country. These companies have highlighted the moves taken by financial authorities in the world, who have begun to define the parameters that banks need to follow before growing their relationships with the crypto...
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Blinken Says Palestinian Authority Should Have Key Role In Gaza's Future
US top diplomat Antony Blinken said the Palestinian Authority (PA) should play a central role in the future of the Gaza strip, a US official said after a visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday
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"India Poised To Be Growth Engine Of World": RBI Governor's Top Quotes
RBI Monetary Policy:The Reserve Bank of India has decided to retain the policy rate for the fourth time in a row, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said today, adding that the central bank is closely monitoring inflation.
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"A Lack Of Will On...": Ukraine Urges Allies For Action Against Russia
Since Moscow's invasion in February 2022, Western sanctions have led to the freezing of some 300 billion euros of Central Bank of Russia foreign exchange reserves around the world.
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China Cuts Key Interest Rate To Counter Post-Covid Slowdown
China's central bank on Monday cut a key interest rate in an attempt to counter the post-Covid growth slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.
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Birds Or Rivers? Europeans Can Weigh In On Themes For New Euro Notes
The European Central Bank launched a survey today asking citizens to weigh in on the redesign of euro banknotes, with rivers, birds and European culture among the shortlisted themes.
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Ex-Deputy Governor Of China Central Bank Arrested For Suspected Bribery
Fan, 59, is the highest-ranking official at the People's Bank of China to be arrested under President Xi Jinping's anti-graft drive in the past decade, in a campaign aimed at weeding out corrupt officials in the financial sector.
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Japan Said to Step Up Efforts in Issuing Digital Yen With Creation of New Panel, Start of Pilot Programme
Japan is stepping up efforts toward issuing a digital yen with the creation of a government advisory panel and the launch of a pilot programme, joining a growing number of countries exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The finance ministry is said to set up a panel of experts as early as April to discuss the feasibility of issuing a di...
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As UBS Acquires Credit Suisse, Central Banks Try To Calm Jittery Markets
Some of the world's largest central banks came together on Sunday to stop a banking crisis from spreading as Swiss authorities persuaded UBS Group AG to buy rival Credit Suisse Group AG in a historic deal.
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Credit Suisse To Borrow Up To $54 Billion In Bid To Calm Investor Fears
Credit Suisse on Thursday said it was taking "decisive action" to strengthen its liquidity by borrowing up to $54 billion from the Swiss central bank after a slump in its shares intensified fears about a broader bank deposit crisis.
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US Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate By 0.25%, Sending Stocks Tumbling
Policymakers voted 11-to-1 to lower the central bank's key lending rate to between 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent as expected, the Fed announced in a statement.
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RBI Ready To Counter Rupee Slide, Fund Outflow Post-US Election: Sources
India's central bank is well-equipped to deal with a potential sudden outflow of foreign funds and any steep fall in the rupee if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins next week's US presidential election, sources said.
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Mexico, US Visit To Focus On G20, IMF, World Bank Meetings
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to Mexico and the USA to participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor (FMCBG) and fund bank annual meeting.
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Global Bank Messaging Network SWIFT to Trial Live Digital Currency Transactions in 2025
SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital currencies next year. Banks and asset managers hope that by using digital units - usually blockchain-based tokens that represent a share of the underlying asset - trading can be quicker, cheaper and more efficient, including by cutting out middlemen involved in many transactions.
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Bangladesh PM's Office, Police Websites Hacked Amid Unrest Over Job Quota
Amid the unrest in Bangladesh, the official websites of Bangladesh's Prime Minister's Office, Central Bank and police appeared to have been hacked by a group calling itself "THE R3SISTANC3".
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Crypto Industry Criticises Lack of Bank Support for Cryptocurrencies, Asks RBI to Define Crypto-Banking Relations
The crypto industry in India has once again asked the Reserve Bank of India to define the status of the banking with crypto firms in the country. These companies have highlighted the moves taken by financial authorities in the world, who have begun to define the parameters that banks need to follow before growing their relationships with the crypto...
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Blinken Says Palestinian Authority Should Have Key Role In Gaza's Future
US top diplomat Antony Blinken said the Palestinian Authority (PA) should play a central role in the future of the Gaza strip, a US official said after a visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday
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"India Poised To Be Growth Engine Of World": RBI Governor's Top Quotes
RBI Monetary Policy:The Reserve Bank of India has decided to retain the policy rate for the fourth time in a row, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said today, adding that the central bank is closely monitoring inflation.
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"A Lack Of Will On...": Ukraine Urges Allies For Action Against Russia
Since Moscow's invasion in February 2022, Western sanctions have led to the freezing of some 300 billion euros of Central Bank of Russia foreign exchange reserves around the world.
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China Cuts Key Interest Rate To Counter Post-Covid Slowdown
China's central bank on Monday cut a key interest rate in an attempt to counter the post-Covid growth slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.
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Birds Or Rivers? Europeans Can Weigh In On Themes For New Euro Notes
The European Central Bank launched a survey today asking citizens to weigh in on the redesign of euro banknotes, with rivers, birds and European culture among the shortlisted themes.
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Ex-Deputy Governor Of China Central Bank Arrested For Suspected Bribery
Fan, 59, is the highest-ranking official at the People's Bank of China to be arrested under President Xi Jinping's anti-graft drive in the past decade, in a campaign aimed at weeding out corrupt officials in the financial sector.
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Japan Said to Step Up Efforts in Issuing Digital Yen With Creation of New Panel, Start of Pilot Programme
Japan is stepping up efforts toward issuing a digital yen with the creation of a government advisory panel and the launch of a pilot programme, joining a growing number of countries exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The finance ministry is said to set up a panel of experts as early as April to discuss the feasibility of issuing a di...
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As UBS Acquires Credit Suisse, Central Banks Try To Calm Jittery Markets
Some of the world's largest central banks came together on Sunday to stop a banking crisis from spreading as Swiss authorities persuaded UBS Group AG to buy rival Credit Suisse Group AG in a historic deal.
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Credit Suisse To Borrow Up To $54 Billion In Bid To Calm Investor Fears
Credit Suisse on Thursday said it was taking "decisive action" to strengthen its liquidity by borrowing up to $54 billion from the Swiss central bank after a slump in its shares intensified fears about a broader bank deposit crisis.
