The world’s largest centralized crypto exchange by volume has received a broker-dealer license in Brazil via an acquisition. Binance says the Central Bank of Brazil […]
Year: 2025
China’s central bank outlines monetary priorities for 2025
China’s central bank has outlined its monetary and financial priorities for 2025 following a two-day meeting that ended Saturday, emphasizing expanding domestic demand, stabilizing expectations […]
Argentina weighing new loans from either investment funds or IMF
Argentina’s government is evaluating whether to negotiate a loan with two investment funds or seek additional financing from the International Monetary Fund in order to […]
Merchants, banks spar over Fed’s debit card fee proposal
The Merchants Payments Coalition and the American Bankers Association revived their battle last week over whether the Federal Reserve should finalize a rule that would […]
Sber joins digital ruble pilot. Bill confirms July 2025 launch – viewed as optimistic – Ledger Insights
Russia’s largest bank Sber has finally joined the digital ruble pilot along with the largest digital bank TBank (formerly Tinkoff) and Tochka Bank, according to […]
China’s central bank to lower interest rates, bank reserve ratio for growth By Investing.com
Investing.com — The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has reiterated its commitment to lower interest rates and the reserve requirement ratio for banks when the […]
Türkiye’s inflation eases more than expected to end 2024 at 44.4%
Türkiye’s annual inflation cooled more than expected in December to mark a seventh consecutive drop that put the year-end figure largely in line with the […]
China central bank calls in mutual funds to flag bond investment risks, sources say
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank summoned some fund managers on Friday to warn against frenzied buying of government bonds that has driven yields to […]
China’s central bank prepares for historic monetary policy shift
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Banking trade groups sue Fed over stress tests
The American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute and other trade groups sued the Federal Reserve last week over what they call a “lack of transparency” […]