ECONOMY & MARKETS

World Bank Needs To Get 'Bigger': President

World Bank President Ajay Banga, the former CEO of Mastercard, laid out his plans to redefine the vision of the bank
The World Bank could raise its lending capacity by $150 billion in the next decade but it will need to become "bigger" to respond to global challenges, its president said Wednesday.
The dollar has long been a safe haven from the peso, with citizens buying the currency whenever they can, as a form of savings and protection from their currency's volatility

Pre-Election Jitters Send Argentine Peso To New Lows

The US dollar broke through the symbolic 1,000 peso mark on Argentina's parallel market on Tuesday, as citizens scramble to dump the currency two weeks before a presidential election, according to websites tracking the rate.
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Investors will be keeping a close watch on the release of US jobs figures

Why Stocks Rallied On A Solid Jobs Report

A solid jobs report is usually unfavorable for equities, as it raises fears of further interest rate hikes to ease inflation pressures. Thus, the spike in the U.S Treasury bond yields sent stocks sharply lower in pre-market and early regular trading on Friday.
Markets fell after a senior Federal Reserve offical indicated the central bank was likely to keep rates higher for longer

Asian Markets Fall On Rate Concerns

Asian markets fell Tuesday on concerns over interest rates following hawkish comments by a senior Federal Reserve official indicating the central bank was likely to keep them higher for longer.

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