PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

and Europe, the Swiss central bank has taken steps to weaken the Swiss franc and put rising pressure on the currency, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Last week, the Swiss National Bank started selling francs into the market, which led to an increase in sight deposits, which lenders use to keep reserves at the central bank.

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Global Finance

MAY 8, 2024

In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region last year—as in 2022—net interest margin (NIM) dynamics were optimal for banks in Southeast Asia, Australasia, Hong Kong and India. Lending rates followed central bank tightening moves, while deposit rates lagged; and across the region, there were some record profits.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Belarus Pavel Kallaur: N/A With Belarus’ economy increasingly integrated into that of Russia, it makes perfect sense for the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) to proceed with plans to introduce a digital Belarusian ruble linked to the Russian currency. this year, going up a little to 6.5%

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The Bank of Thailand has recently cut its benchmark interest rate again. Down by a quarter-percentage point, the key rate is now at 1.25%. It was the country's second cut in three months to rein in the stronger Baht, which has gained more than 8% again the US dollar in the past year.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Argentina Santiago Bausili: Too Early To Say With the new government led by President Javier Milei, who assumed office near the end of 2023, the Argentine central bank may have changed. It is slowly moving from a little-used institution unable to set credit conditions for the country, toward becoming a modern central bank.

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 16, 2022

That’s the foreign exchange markets, and to some extent, commodities. RITHOLTZ: And last question about the various teams, does everybody have a different benchmark? We’ve got central banks all over the world starting to move. And many of them are going to be trading the most important macro market.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Bank of Algeria (BoA) maintained its nominal interest rate at 3%, unchanged since 2020. Monetary policy remains accommodative,” comments the World Bank in its latest country report. Credit Populaire d’Algérie (CPA) became the first bank to list on the Algiers Stock Exchange, floating 30% of its shares in March.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

s Conservative Party leadership contest is only the latest geopolitical event sparking concerns among analysts over foreign exchange (FX) markets — and corporates’ ability to react to those changes. banks will face a credit shortage following Brexit, leaving small businesses without access to capital.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The country’s central bank has raised its benchmark lending rate to 24 percent from 17.75 The rate hike led to gains for the lira and the local stock market, though some analysts said the bank needs to set its interest rate even higher in response to inflation. The latest news comes from Turkey. Lehman Anniversary.

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Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

There are few people in the world who understand the interrelationships between central banks, the economy, and markets like Bill Dudley does this, this is just a master class in, in understanding all the factors that affect everything from the economy to inflation, to the labor market, the housing market, and of course, federal Reserve policy.

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