Digital pound “likely before 2030” – Industry roundup: 7 February
by Graham Buck
Roubini predicts challenge to USD; Volatile dollar raises hedging cost; Australia lifts bank rate to 3.35%; Bond scarcity fears in Europe
by Graham Buck
Roubini predicts challenge to USD; Volatile dollar raises hedging cost; Australia lifts bank rate to 3.35%; Bond scarcity fears in Europe
by Graham Buck
UK issues plans to regulate crypto; Gmail creator sees ChatGPT ousting Google; Eurozone and UK hike interest rates; Raiffeisen earns more from Russia
by Graham Buck
Canada’s 4.50% rate could mark peak; LatAm leaders request more funding; South Korea corporate bond sales dip; HK banks offer sweeteners to staff
by Graham Buck
Big banks work on Apple Pay rival; Sweden's rare earths discovery; New use cases for China's digital yuan; Pakistan food group plans IPO
by Graham Buck
American firms turn to convertible bonds; Thailand to allow virtual banks; Standard Chartered upbeat on India; US creates digital assets body
by Graham Buck
Global shipping costs ease; Olam announces plan for dual listing; European retailers accused of exploitation; Plug pulled on Sun Cable project
by Graham Buck
France regulator issues 2023 action plan; Japan's PM on working with central bank; WEF questions blockchain; BBVA expands via Central America partner
by Graham Buck
Air France-KLM opts for ESG bonds; Bike producer backpedals from China; TCH taps SWIFT for its new chief; Denmark's cashless banks deter criminals
by Graham Buck
Hong Kong relents on Covid-19; Carmakers lessen dependence on China; Europe's quantitative tightening underway; Little demand for digital yuan
by Graham Buck
CEBR expects global recession; HSBC files crypto trademark applications; Japan inflation of 3.7% a 41-year high; Further Europe rate hikes likely
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
by Graham Buck
HSBC ends funding for gas and oil; Hong Kong launches crypto ETFs; Kazakhstan presses ahead with CBDC; US small businesses sign alliance
by Graham Buck
Competition in UK’s FX market; Brazil plans 2024 launch of CBDC; European central banks announce rate hikes; Argos Blockchain struggles for cash
by Graham Buck
Australia acts on climate change; ESMA proposals pose challenge; Deutsche Bank to re-join LBMA; Fines on FTSE100 firms quadruple
by Graham Buck
Bank of Canada hikes rate; Biggest gold ETF to use non-UK vaults; Lithium prices ease; LatAm dollar bond sales set to rally
by Graham Buck
Oil price projections for 2023; Wider band for China's yuan likely; Binance re-enters Japan via acquisition; Goldman redeploys London traders to Milan
by Graham Buck
UK-South Africa infrastructure partnership; Downbeat report from Spain’s Cellnex; India ready for retail CBDC pilot; Stenn addresses trade finance gap
by Graham Buck
Embedded finance grows in MENA; India government bonds regain appeal; Microsoft launches supply chain platform; Allianz adds second trade finance fund
by Graham Buck
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
by Graham Buck
Bank of England hikes rate by 0.75%; Singapore's MAS explores retail CBDC; Call for crackdown on shadow banks; Canada ISO 20022 delay
by Graham Buck
EU commissioner on digital euro; Singapore's ESG impact hub; Mastercard offers Global Treasury Intelligence; SEC OK's new corporate debt fund
by Graham Buck
New concerns over shadow banking; HSBC Canada seeks a buyer; EU nations agree CO2 permits; Global trade to slow next year says WTO
by Graham Buck
Bank of England bond action costs £65bn; Banque de France reveals CBDC plans; Indian tycoon downbeat on China; Stan Chartered setback in Maersk tussle
by Graham Buck
Banks see Hong Kong revenues slide; Ford retools supply chain management; BlackRock-Insurers refine investments; PBOC imposes risk reserve requirement