Spain pushes ahead with bank windfall tax – Industry roundup: 22 December
by Graham Buck
US corporates adjust FX risk management; Thai workers sue UK grocer Tesco; RBI chief warns on crypto... while Russia softens its stance
According to the latest Bank for International Settlements (BIS) survey of foreign exchange volumes, in 2013, almost $5.3 trillion in currencies globally are traded daily. The increasing…
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US corporates adjust FX risk management; Thai workers sue UK grocer Tesco; RBI chief warns on crypto... while Russia softens its stance
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HSBC ends funding for gas and oil; Hong Kong launches crypto ETFs; Kazakhstan presses ahead with CBDC; US small businesses sign alliance
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Competition in UK’s FX market; Brazil plans 2024 launch of CBDC; European central banks announce rate hikes; Argos Blockchain struggles for cash
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Bank of Canada hikes rate; Biggest gold ETF to use non-UK vaults; Lithium prices ease; LatAm dollar bond sales set to rally
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IBM and Maersk shutter TradeLens; Bulk ships "transporting food cargoes"; Fit For The Future study issued; Mastercard and Vesta in LatAm partnership
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Oil price projections for 2023; Wider band for China's yuan likely; Binance re-enters Japan via acquisition; Goldman redeploys London traders to Milan
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China goes for gold over dollar; CLOs bounce back from brief selloff; CBA leads in asset finance; Two contenders remain for Citi Banamex
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GlobeTopper and Knox Wire announce US$50 million global payment partnership; Digital payments firm PhonePe to acquire BNPL startup ZestMoney.
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Sweden raises rate to 2.5%; Trafigura upbeat on Europe's gas; Africa's uneven CBDC progress; UK firms' inventories rise
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US$1bn ASEAN infrastructure fund launch; Nigerian financial market "inadequate"; Convenience stores target card giants; HSBC: Pound set for 2023 rally
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UK-South Africa infrastructure partnership; Downbeat report from Spain’s Cellnex; India ready for retail CBDC pilot; Stenn addresses trade finance gap
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Embedded finance grows in MENA; India government bonds regain appeal; Microsoft launches supply chain platform; Allianz adds second trade finance fund
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Spain's banks pilot digital euro; ASEAN banks unite on payments; South Korea corporate debt liquidity squeeze; HSBC opens new Singapore office
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Fears as Binance abandons FTX; Blue Mediterranean Partnership launched; Citi cuts investment banking jobs; China property crisis deepens
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NY Fed positive on digital dollar; BIS issues central bank FX survey; PayPal supports Apple's Tap to Pay; SEC outlines proposals for open-end funds
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Bank of England hikes rate by 0.75%; Singapore's MAS explores retail CBDC; Call for crackdown on shadow banks; Canada ISO 20022 delay
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Australia ready for more rate hikes; Strong dollar trims corporate earnings; European sovereigns face poor liquidity; Nigeria expects a volatile 2023
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BNY Mellon unveils new aggregated payments platform in the US; Crypto and blockchain saw the most investment in Portuguese fintech market in 2022
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MBridge multi-CBDC completes pilot; SWIFT extends MonetaGo tool; Turkey plans 2023 launch for CBDC; ECB agrees second 0.75% rate hike
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Visa and Thunes team up in cross-border digital wallets collaboration; German online bank N26 to launch crypto trading in Austria.
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The strong dollar is lowering the earnings of American companies dependent on overseas sales, making them vulnerable to exchange rate fluctuations.
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Lazard adds geopolitical risk unit; Central banks "ready for recession"; Google to accept crypto payments; BNY Mellon complete Egypt-China payment
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EU commissioner on digital euro; Singapore's ESG impact hub; Mastercard offers Global Treasury Intelligence; SEC OK's new corporate debt fund
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Plan to adopt real-time payment solutions, Cash forecasting tool designed for small businesses, Mastercard in crypto space.