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Opinion & Features

Gold’s dip a mere blip in glittering rally hinting at global monetary shift

PBOC officials advised against participating in the initial rollout of stablecoins over concerns about allowing tech groups and brokerages to issue any type of currency, FT says.
Companies & Markets

Chinese tech giants pause stablecoin plans after Beijing steps in

Gold has smashed the US$4,000-an-ounce barrier, while Bitcoin is trading just below a record high reached earlier in the week.
Banking & Finance

Central banks seen holding Bitcoin, gold as key reserves by 2030, Deutsche Bank says

Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) cut its key rate by 50 basis points on Wednesday (Oct 9), twice as large as most analysts forecast, on economic activity and business sentiment that came in worse than expected.
Banking & Finance

Surprise rate decisions in Asia signal growing economic unease

Thailand’s 10-year yield is around 270 basis points lower than that of similar-maturity Treasuries, which is 1.7 standard deviations below its three-year average.
Banking & Finance

Asia bonds look vulnerable as Fed rate cuts deliver less support

The Czech National Bank tried to stimulate domestic consumption and inflation by maintaining extremely low interest rates, but long failed to do so.
Opinion & Features

How much influence do central banks really have?

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ESG

Benefits of forcing banks to adopt taxonomies outweigh costs: former PBOC chief economist

Austria’s new central bank governor, Martin Kocher, says it is too early to say whether the ECB’s rate-cutting cycle is over.
International

ECB policymakers keep rate options open amid uncertain outlook

The shift comes even as foreign holdings of Treasuries climbed to a record in June, fuelled by speculation of Federal Reserve rate cuts and potential capital gains.
Banking & Finance

India’s RBI cut US debt, bought gold even before Trump’s tariffs

Even though the Fed has hiked rates eleven times from March 2022 to July 2023, Wall Street continues to scale new heights because of the entrenched position the "Fed put" occupies.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Is the US Federal Reserve truly independent? The ‘Fed put’ says otherwise

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