Major Wall Street indexes broke record highs after global counterparts booked gains and Treasury yields rose on Thursday as the start of the Federal Reserve's first
September 19, 2024
A total of 134 countries representing 98% of the global economy are now exploring digital versions of their currencies, with almost half at an advanced stage and
September 17, 2024
Forty of the world's leading commercial banks have joined a G7-dominated pilot scheme with the New York Fed and leading central banks from Europe, Korea and Japan for a new digital
September 16, 2024
The Bank for International Settlements has urged top central banks not to squander the interest rate buffers they have rebuilt over the last couple of years by now
September 16, 2024
Wall Street eked out gains and gold surged to a record high on Thursday as investors awaited a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week.
September 12, 2024
MSCI's global equities index edged down on Thursday as investors digested mixed economic data while they anxiously waited for Friday's crucial
September 05, 2024
Suggestions that the dollar's dominance of the global financial system is ending are wide of the mark, JPMorgan said on Wednesday, despite some dramatic signs of
September 04, 2024
Ukraine announced on Wednesday that international bondholders had formally approved its plan to restructure over $20 billion of debt amid its ongoing war with Russia.
September 02, 2024
Global shares edged higher on Thursday, shrugging off investor disappointment at artificial intelligence powerhouse Nvidia's results, while oil prices rebounded
August 29, 2024
Investment bank Morgan Stanley issued an "underweight" warning on Mexican shares on Wednesday due to concerns about planned changes to the judiciary and electoral
August 21, 2024
Grenada has become the first country in the world to use a so-called hurricane clause in a government bond - a special feature that allows authorities to postpone debt
August 19, 2024
S&P Global cut Ukraine's credit rating to 'selective' default on Friday, after the war-torn country missed an international bond payment this week as it puts the
August 03, 2024
World stock indexes mostly fell in choppy trading Thursday, adding to losses after a tech-led selloff in the previous session, while the Japanese yen
July 25, 2024
World stock indexes fell on Thursday as a selling mood around high-priced technology stocks crept into the rest of the market, while the dollar index gained after
July 18, 2024
S&P Global plans to wait until a scheduled review date on August 23 to decide whether to cut Kenya's sovereign credit rating following deadly turmoil in the country
July 15, 2024
Sunday's Euro 2024 final between England and Spain and the Copa America showdown between Argentina and Colombia both look like being tight affairs - but history shows
July 12, 2024
A global index of stocks edged down and bond yields fell on Thursday after U.S. inflation data boosted bets on interest-rate cuts while the
July 11, 2024
The outcome of France's parliamentary election is negative for the country's credit rating, Moody's has warned, as a grand coalition would make decision-making and the
July 09, 2024
The U.S. has agreed to forgive $35 million of Indonesian debt over the next nine years, the U.S.
July 08, 2024
The World Bank and other top development banks got a double boost on Tuesday as Fitch said debt payment freezes for climate-disaster hit countries would not hit the
July 02, 2024
The World Bank Group said on Monday it had started operating a new one-stop-shop loan and investment guarantee platform which it hopes will triple the provision of
July 01, 2024
The Bank for International Settlements warned on Sunday that rising government debt levels amid a number of major elections this year could roil global financial
June 30, 2024
A new report has called for a radical global effort this year to help vulnerable countries fend off financial meltdown and climate change, including widespread debt
February 05, 2024Central banks should embrace the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)has said, but stressed the technology should not
June 25, 2024
A Ukrainian center that provides free bionic and prosthetic limbs to soldiers maimed by Russian shells has expanded its main hospital and intends to open others in the
June 20, 2024
Tiny rainforest lizards leap into water and don’t come up when expected. Scientists now know why
FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by company whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
Newsom signs bill to regulate social media use among children
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will visit a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank workers
For a week, New York will be center of money-focused fight to slow climate change
Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
Giant sinkholes in a South Dakota neighborhood make families fear for their safety
Lizard on track halts Formula 1 practice in Singapore
Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen for pole position at F1's Singapore Grand Prix
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