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Thai central bank seen cutting rates by 50 bps this year, bond market association says
THAILAND’S Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) on Thursday (Apr 4) said it expects the country’s central bank to cut rates twice this year starting from June and totalling 50 basis...
BIS and seven central banks to test tokenisation of cross-border payments
THE Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and seven central banks including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will test using tokenization to increase the speed and integrity of...
Jacob Flickinger: Israeli Airstrike that Killed Seven World Central Kitchen Employees in Gaza Identified as 33-Year-Old Aid Doing Charity
The American-Canadian aid worker killed by an Israeli airstrike, along with six of his World Central Kitchen colleagues, while delivering food in conflict-ridden Gaza, has been identified as 33-year-old...
ECB rate cuts totalling 100 points possible this year: Greek central banker
THE European Central Bank (ECB) could possibly cut rates by a total of 100 basis points this year, but there is still no consensus within the eurozone’s central bank...
Two of the Six Workers Presumed Dead in Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse IDed as Loving Dads and Hardworking Family Men from Mexico and Central America
Officials and grieving relatives have identified the six construction workers who are believed to have died in the early Tuesday collapse of a significant Baltimore bridge as dedicated fathers...
India central bank keen to build up record high FX reserves
INDIA’S central bank will keep building its forex reserves as it seeks to build larger buffers, and strong inflows into the country’s equity and debt markets give it an...
Swift planning launch of new central bank digital currency platform in 12-24 months
GLOBAL bank messaging network Swift is planning a new platform in the next one to two years to connect the wave of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) now in...
Goldman says commodities to benefit as central banks cut rates
COMMODITIES will advance this year as central banks in the United States and Europe move to reduce interest rates, helping to support industrial and consumer demand, according to Goldman...
