Lula’s Middle-Class Dream Meets a Hawkish Central Bank
Fewer Brazilians are unemployed right now than any time since 2012. With the unemployment rate at 5.2%, President…
Thai Central Bank Targets ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Sector Over Growing Systemic Risk
  The Bank of Thailand moves to close regulatory loopholes as the surge in ‘invisible’ BNPL debt…
European stocks rise before central bank decisions on rates
Crude prices have rallied this week after Donald Trump ordered a blockade of ‘sanctioned’ oil tankers heading to…
Russians Pour Record Funds Into Domestic Securities as Rates Fall
Russian retail investors pumped a record amount of money into domestic securities in the third quarter, the Central…
Japan’s Central Bank Is Stirring up Fresh Jitters Across Markets
The Bank of Japan raised fears about a repeat of the yen carry trade unwind to start the…
Russia Sees Surge in Cash Circulation Amid Internet Outages and Tighter Bank Scrutiny
Russia saw a sharp increase in cash circulating in the economy between July and September, with the volume…
Russia’s Share of Households With Savings Falls to 8-Year Low – Survey
The share of Russians reporting they have any savings has dropped to its lowest level in eight years,…
Russia’s Inflation Expectations Jump to One-Year High, Central Bank Says
Russia’s slowing inflation is doing little to reassure households, with a new survey showing a sharp rise in…
Russia’s Economy Could Slip Into Recession by Year-End, Central Bank Warns
Russia’s economy could slip into recession by the end of the year after three consecutive quarters of slowing…
Russia’s Central Bank Tightens Rules on Lending to Heavily Indebted Firms Amid Rising Corporate Risks
Russia’s Central Bank will double capital requirements for banks lending to highly indebted companies from December, citing rising financial…
North America Set to Cut Rates as Rest of G-7 Looks On
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. (Bloomberg) — Policymakers in Washington and Ottawa will…
Russian Central Bank Cuts Key Rate to 16.5% as Economy Slows
The Russian Central Bank on Friday announced that it was cutting the key interest rate to 16.5%, down…