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⚡ Norwegian Krone: Restrictive Norges Bank stance and downside risks – Commerzbank

Norway's central bank held its key interest rate steady at 4.25 percent while maintaining its hawkish stance on potential future tightening, according...

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⚡ Equiti Moves from Sleeve to Front-of-Shirt in Al Wahda Sponsorship

Equiti has significantly upgraded its sponsorship of Abu Dhabi football club Al Wahda FC for the 2026/27 season, moving from sleeve placement...

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⚡ Citigroup’s Consumer Cards to acquire fintech Kard

Citigroup's U.S. Consumer Cards division has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kard Financial, a commerce media and rewards platform specializing in...

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⚡ French taxpayers’ data stolen in cyberattack

French taxpayers' personal data has been compromised following a June cyberattack on government systems, the French Finance Ministry confirmed Thursday. The bre...

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⚡ Norwegian Krone: Weaker after Norges Bank holds rates – Danske Bank

Norway's central bank held its benchmark policy rate steady at 4.25% today, maintaining a hawkish stance despite softening summer inflation data. Norges...

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⚡ Japanese Yen: BoJ tightening debate supports JPY – Rabobank

The Japanese Yen is gaining support as Bank of Japan policymakers intensify discussions around monetary tightening, according to Rabobank strategist Elwin de...

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⚡ BoJ set to hike rates as soon as September— Reuters

The Bank of Japan is preparing to raise interest rates as early as September with plans to accelerate the pace of tightening...

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⚡ Japanese Yen: Recovery needs faster BoJ normalisation – OCBC

The Japanese Yen is showing limited response despite surging market expectations for a September interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan,...

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⚡ Latvia issues air threat alert, Finland restricts air and sea traffic

Latvia activated an air threat alert Friday in its southeastern region bordering Russia and Belarus, according to Reuters reports. The alert comes...

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FATF Says 83% Have Crypto Travel Rules, but Action Stays Near 40%

The Financial Action Task Force reports that 83 percent of surveyed jurisdictions have enacted crypto Travel Rule legislation requiring transmission of originat...

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Deribit to Route Most Spot Orders to Coinbase under New Dubai Licence

Deribit has secured a Broker-Dealer Licence from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, enabling Coinbase-owned Deribit to route the majority of spot cryp...

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⚡ BofA to buy 49.9% stake in Indian digital lender Jio Credit

Bank of America is acquiring a 49.9% stake in Jio Credit, an Indian digital-native non-bank lender, in a deal valued at $1.9...

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