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Argentina raises interest rates to 40% Argentina's central bank has raised interest rates for the third time in eight days as the country's currency, the peso, continues to fall sharply. On Friday, the bank hiked rates to 40% from 33.25%, a day after they were raised from 30.25%. A week ago, they were raised from 27.25%. The rises are aimed at ...
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Is Bitcoin a Safe Investment? Bitcoin and the other digital currencies remain a sought-after target for cybersecurity criminals because they can easily hide their tracks and remain unregulated by a central bank or a government. Since cryptocurrencies are not backed by a physical commodity, investors who have been hacked lack any ...
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Bank of Korea working on Cashless Future through Central Bank Digital Currency According to The Korea Times, the central bank plans to consider introducing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) before July this year. "A task force has been studying the possibility of issuing a CBDC and how digital currencies will influence the country's overall financial sector since January.
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Emerging Market Currencies: Down, but Not Out Emerging market currencies are falling back toward earth after an extended run in which they defied gravity—also known as rising U.S. interest rates. U.S. Treasury yields nearly doubled from mid-2016 to the end of 2017, which should have created a great sucking sound among emerging market assets.
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