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The Australian Securities Exchange must make “foundational changes” to its governance, culture and risk management after last year’s trading settlement failure, the country’s central bank…
New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis on Wednesday announced that Anna Breman has been appointed as the country’s new central bank governor, making her the first woman in the role.…
The deal will enable Heineken to enter “new profit pools” across Central America, says chief executive Dolf van den Brink Dutch brewer Heineken will buy the beverage and retail businesses…
Thailand’s central bank wants to avoid unintended consequences from any measures such as a tax on gold trading that it takes to curb the baht’s strength, a senior Bank of Thailand (BOT)…
CHINA’S central bank has dusted off a liquidity instrument it last used eight months ago, part of a move to flood the banking system with cash before the Golden Week public holiday. The…
Australia’s central bank will be on alert to the risk that economic outlook may change, but the flow of data has been roughly in line with its expectations, its governor said on Monday.…
European shares were little changed on Friday (Sep 19), capping an eventful week on a benign note with sentiment that was largely shaped by crucial central bank decisions, including the US…
The new rule comes amid a government-led anti-corruption crackdown on infrastructure projects The Philippine central bank has tightened the noose on large cash withdrawals, ordering banks…
The currency’s strength relative to regional peers is seen as a threat to exports and tourism Thailand’s central bank has intervened to slow the Thai currency’s movement, an assistant…
The Bank of Korea (BOK) plans to expand its forward guidance scheme by offering a dot plot of the likely path of future interest rates to better communicate monetary policy to market…
Andrew Kolvet, an executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show” and a close friend of the slain conservative activist, said Charlie Kirk “loved that he was featured in ‘South Park‘” and…
Hong Kong’s central bank on Thursday (Sep 18) lowered its base interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent, tracking a cut by the US Federal Reserve. It was the first easing by the…
Indonesia’s central bank delivered another surprise interest rate cut on Wednesday (Sep 17), its sixth cut since it kicked off an easing cycle in September last year, saying economic…
INDONESIAN lawmakers are weighing changes at the central bank that include a broader mandate and a lower bar for removing senior officials, heightening investor concerns about the monetary…
Following the killing of Charlie Kirk, Comedy Central will no longer air reruns of a recent “South Park” episode that made fun of him. The episode remains available to stream on…
NBCUniversal Formats is taking its interactive game show “Don’t Ask Me” to Mongolia through a new partnership with local broadcaster Central TV. The Chalkboard TV-created format will air…
For more than 150 years, horse-drawn carriages have been a fixture in Manhattan’s Central Park. Now, a growing online movement is trying to push them out. “Pure joy—the feeling I have when…
China’s central bank has extended currency swap agreements with the European Central Bank and the central banks of Switzerland and Hungary, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on…
What sets someone off? In the twisty, streaming-caliber thriller “Fuze,” that’s as much the question as whether the 500-pound bomb discovered in a London construction site might blow. If…
DONALD Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve’s board of governors said on Thursday that he plans to take a leave of absence from his White House job while at the US central bank - but…
Bank Negara Malaysia left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.75 per cent on Thursday (Sep 4), noting that the global economy is expanding but remains fragile. The decision to keep…
Indonesia’s central bank has agreed on a “burden sharing” deal where it will give the government some bond coupon payments it receives to fund state programmes such as affordable housing…
The rupiah hit its weakest since August 1 of 16,500 a dollar during intraday trade on Monday Indonesia’s central bank has been guiding the rupiah to a stronger level and will try…
Thailand’s monetary policy should remain accommodative as the economy will face multiple headwinds in the second half of this year, including from US tariffs, the minutes of the central…
