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ANALYSIS - Bessent, Warsh diverge on who should set the price of money
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (604+ words) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh appear at odds over a question at the heart of U.S. financial policy. How hands-off can policymakers be when it comes to setting a price for money? Warsh has advocated…...
Move over, Warsh. Treasury's Bessent also has a credibility problem
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (467+ words) ORLANDO, FLORIDA: Scott Bessent's nomination to become the 79th U.S. Treasury secretary was met with near-unanimous approval in financial markets. The veteran bond and currency trader was expected to be Wall Street's voice in Washington and a bulwark against President Donald Trump's…...
Treasury's Bessent says upsized bond buybacks could increase further
1+ week, 2+ day ago (640+ words) U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday (August 20) he may further increase the government's repurchases of Treasuries, attempting to jawbone a government debt market that was beginning to balk after the previous day's surprise plan to double buybacks. Bessent, a…...
The Iran war energy crisis is just getting started
1+ week, 2+ day ago (943+ words) LONDON: The Iran war has pushed the global oil refining industry to the brink, signalling that diesel and gasoline prices may remain elevated for years. Deal or no deal, the global energy inflation shock is far from over. While oil…...
Trump says interest rates are 'artificially high' and should come down
1+ week, 2+ day ago (13+ words) Awani International...
Thailand sees BRICS as key platform for expanding trade and investment
1+ week, 5+ day ago (365+ words) BRICS can play an important role in supporting international trade and investment flows, according to Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand. He made the remarks in an exclusive interview with TV BRICS, discussing the…...
Malaysia's economy grows 6% in Q2 2026, beating expectations
2+ week, 1+ day ago (316+ words) Awani International Malaysia's economy grows 6% in Q2 2026, beating expectations Brazil begins exploring retaliatory options to new U.S. tariffs Trade: U.S. accuses over 40 countries of helping China avoid tariffs Philippines' Marcos confident on economic cooperation with China, despite rows Meta faces U.S. trial over alleged…...
Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Governance & Trust in Islamic Finance
2+ week, 2+ day ago (109+ words) The Tabung Haji RCI has sparked a national conversation, but its implications go well beyond one institution.As Malaysia strengthens its position as a global Islamic finance hub, are our governance frameworks evolving as quickly as the institutions they oversee?...
US-Japan action undercuts G7's historic FX role
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (761+ words) LONDON: Last week's joint U.S.-Japan intervention to support the yen lacked full G7 firepower — an absence as telling as the operation itself. A coordinated global show of force was replaced by a transactional bilateral deal, weakening the effort and further dimming…...
Making sense of the Trump Treasury’s odd FX intervention
3+ week, 1+ day ago (571+ words) ORLANDO, FLORIDA: The U.S. Treasury's foray into the foreign exchange market on Friday (July 31) to buy Japanese yen wasn't its first FX intervention and won't be its last. But it was one of its most unusual. On Sunday (August 2), President Donald…...