financial markets

Legacy Treasury Management Systems Ill-Equipped as Markets Enter Real-Time Era
Legacy Treasury Management Systems Ill-Equipped as Markets Enter Real-Time Era
August 08, 2024  |  B2B Payments

When it comes to contemporary business operations, complexity is nearly unavoidable. The bigger a business gets, the more borders it crosses and peers it acquires,...

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Central Banks Debate Inflation Targets, Asset Purchases and Monetary-Fiscal Coordination
Central Banks Debate Inflation Targets, Asset Purchases and Monetary-Fiscal Coordination
October 22, 2023  |  Economy

Central banks worldwide are seeking lessons from the cost-of-living crisis, as they convene for their penultimate meetings of the year. The focus of their discussions...

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House Financial Services Chairman Calls for Governance Limits and Clarity for Stablecoins
House Financial Services Chairman Calls for Governance Limits and Clarity for Stablecoins
July 27, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairman Patrick McHenry aims to reduce the influence of environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives in financial markets. In opening remarks for the committee’s markup of the...

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Middle East Becomes IPO Oasis Amid Cooling Financial Markets
Middle East Becomes IPO Oasis Amid Cooling Financial Markets
December 14, 2022  |  IPO

The Middle East has become a bright spot among financial markets as IPO activity declines. Initial public offerings (IPOs) in that part of the world...

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Refinitiv Debuts Digital Onboarding Tool
Refinitiv Debuts Digital Onboarding Tool
October 25, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Financial markets data and infrastructure provider Refinitiv has introduced a digital solution that helps businesses onboard customers remotely in a way that is secure, personalized...

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China Says Foreign Investment Welcome Despite Potential US Restrictions
China Says Foreign Investment Welcome Despite Potential US Restrictions
September 29, 2019  |  International

China’s financial markets will stay open and foreign investment will be welcomed even though U.S. President Donald Trump is calling to curtail funds. “We will...

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Corporate Debt Rattles (Some) Economists’ Nerves
Corporate Debt Rattles (Some) Economists’ Nerves
February 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.S. federal debt has reached $22 trillion for the first time in the nation’s history, reports revealed on Wednesday (Feb. 13), raising new concerns over...

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Fed: Extended Shutdown Could Be Bad For Economy
Fed: Extended Shutdown Could Be Bad For Economy
January 10, 2019  |  Economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell said that an extended government shutdown could be damaging to the U.S. economy, according to a report in Financial Times....

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Fed President Says Banks Too Vulnerable To FinTechs
Fed President Says Banks Too Vulnerable To FinTechs
October 13, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, warned Thursday (Oct. 12) that banking regulators in the U.S. need to pick...

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