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Russia tries to stem panic over the plummeting ruble, as the central bank is forced to intervene
The ruble weakened to 114 against the greenback earliest this week — hitting its lowest level since March 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.Business - CNBC - 3 hours ago -
Russia bombs Ukraine's energy sector as temperatures plummet
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says Russian "tactics of terror" are clear with the latest massive attack on energy infrastructure as temperatures plummet.Top stories - CBS News - 9 hours ago -
Russia bombs Ukraine's energy sector as temperatures plummet
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says Russian "tactics of terror" are clear with the latest massive attack on energy infrastructure as temperatures plummet.World - CBS News - 9 hours ago -
Trump’s victory sets up traps for central banks
The incoming president is likely to attack the Fed if it seeks to counteract his policies or if inflation takes off againWorld - Financial Times - November 7 -
Iceland’s president urged to intervene over licence for Europe’s last whaler
Conservation groups are asking for the decision to allow Hvalur to hunt to be put on hold until after election. A coalition of conservation and animal welfare groups are urging Iceland’s president ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Switzerland is now flirting with deflation, causing a dilemma for its central bank
Switzerland could be at risk of slipping into deflationary territory next year as a stronger Swiss franc dogs policymakers' efforts to get a handle on prices.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Lebanon's detained former central bank governor faces new corruption charge
A Lebanese judge has charged the country’s detained former central bank governor with illicit enrichment and issued an arrest warrantWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Central banks need escape route from cycle of boom and bust
We should debate excessive policy easing and the neglect of credit and debt developmentsWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
US central bank boss says Trump can't fire him
The US central bank cuts interest rates, as its chairman vows to stay on the job.Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
Climate breakdown will hit global growth by a third, say central banks
New modelling finds risk to global economies much worse than previously thought, but group of central banks says even this may be an underestimate. The physical shocks caused by climate breakdown ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Bangladesh tycoon says Singapore citizenship is a shield against central bank ‘intimidation’
Mohammed Saiful Alam considers international arbitration over accusations he siphoned money out of banking sectorWorld - Financial Times - November 19 -
India’s central bank governor says economy ‘well placed’ to handle shocks
RBI chief Shaktikanta Das believes economic fragmentation, protectionism and tariffs are among the biggest threatsWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
South Korea's central bank cuts key interest rate to nurse a slower economy
South Korea’s central bank has lowered its key policy rate and says the country’s economy will grow at a slower pace than it initially anticipatedWorld - ABC News - 9 hours ago -
Dozens of medics tried in Turkey over baby deaths
Ten newborns died in an alleged scam in which babies were allegedly moved between hospitals for profit.Top stories - BBC News - November 18 -
Czech central bank cuts key interest rate to 4% as inflation stays low
The Czech central bank has cut its key interest rate for the eighth time in a row as inflation remains low and the economy is making a slow recoveryWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
US central bank lowers interest rates by quarter point as new Trump term looms
Rates are now at 4.5% to 4.75%, after two reductions by the Federal Reserve starting in September. The US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter point on Thursday, knocking them ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
European Central Banks warns of trade tension risks to euro zone financial stability
The Financial Stability Review also said weak growth was now a bigger threat to the 20-nation euro zone than high inflation.Business - CNBC - November 20 -
European Central Bank warns that concentration in highly-valued U.S. tech stocks poses financial stability risk
High equity valuations and investors’ concentration in big U.S. tech stocks are among the main risks to financial stability, says the ECBBusiness - MarketWatch - November 20 -
Putin launches drills of Russia's nuclear forces simulating retaliatory strikes
Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a massive exercise of the country’s nuclear forces featuring a simulation of a retaliatory strikeWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Ukrainian troops have engaged with North Korean units for the 1st time in Russia, an official says
Ukraine’s defense minister says Ukrainian troops have engaged for the first time with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighborWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
In the moral panic over vaping, we risk forgetting that cigarettes kill | Martha Gill
Bans and taxes on the most popular and effective aid for giving up smoking could lead to a major health crisis. Imagine we’d found a way to get millions of people to switch from alcohol, which in ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
Russia’s fury over US missiles
And, when Prime Minister Starmer met China’s President Xi.Top stories - BBC News - November 18 -
Ukraine says Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at Dnipro city in central-east of the country
Ukraine says Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at Dnipro city in central-east of the countryWorld - ABC News - November 21 -
A former staffer exposes how Russia's disinformation machine worked in Central African Republic
When Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was first approached in 2019 by a Russian who suggested he help promote the activities of the Central African Republic’s army and Russian forces in the country, the ...World - ABC News - November 21 -
Deutsche’s private bank fires over 100 bankers in cost-cutting drive
Frankfurt-headquartered lender has imposed demanding targets on underperforming unitBusiness - Financial Times - November 11 -
U.S. hits Israeli settler group with sanctions over West Bank violence
The United States imposed sanctions on an Israeli settler group it accused of helping perpetrate violence in the occupied West Bank.Top stories - NBC News - November 18 -
Trump’s tariff plan would put US on path to ‘crony capitalism’, Griffin says
Founder of hedge fund Citadel also floats possibility of selling minority stake in firm to outside investorsBusiness - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Three Bank of America bankers in India depart over alleged client tips
US bank conducting internal investigation into ‘front running’ of dealsWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza
Human Rights Watch says it has evidence that suggests ‘the war crime of forcible transfer’ of civilians. Israel is using evacuation orders to pursue the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Japanese troops will train with US and Australian forces as concerns over China grow
The defense ministers from the U.S., Japan and Australia have agreed to step up military cooperation and expressed concern about a spate of confrontations with China’s increasingly assertive militaryWorld - ABC News - November 17 -
Chinese trans woman awarded thousands over forced electroshock therapy
Trans performance artist Ling'er says she was forced to undergo electroshock treatments at a hospital in China that left her with a heart condition.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
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Russia expels UK diplomat over spying allegations
Security service accuses diplomat of ‘reconnaisance and subversive activities’ amid rising tension. Russia said it was expelling a British diplomat for alleged spying as tensions between London and ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Russia expels British diplomat over spying claims
Moscow’s move adds to growing list of expulsions amid escalating tensions over Ukraine warWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Russia to US: Halt 'spiral of escalation' over Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday warned the U.S. to stop what it said was a “spiral of escalation” over Ukraine as Washington moves to quickly supply Kyiv with more weapons as the Biden administration winds ...Politics - The Hill - 19 hours ago -
Israel Attacks Journalists With Impunity. The U.S. Must Intervene
Dozens of journalists have been killed as a result of the Israeli military in Gaza. The Biden administration is not doing enough to stop it.Top stories - The New York Times - November 10 -
Against Panic: A Survival Kit
There is no cure for profound grief, but beauty and love and tenderness can walk alongside it and ease the solitude.Top stories - The New York Times - November 11 -
