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UAE central bank reassures markets as Iranian strikes rattle region

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates sought to reassure investors as tensions escalated in the Gulf, with Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama stating that the country’s financial system remains resilient despite Iranian missile and drone strikes. In an official statement, Balama said the UAE’s......

Morocco tests digital dirham for cross-border payments

Morocco has begun cautious but concrete trials of a central bank digital currency, as Bank Al‑Maghrib pilots a digital dirham for peer‑to‑peer and cross‑border transactions. Governor Abdellatif Jouahri has described the initiative as a strategic, gradual shift in payment infrastructure, supported......

Gold prices stay above $5,000 as ETF and retail demand surge

Gold prices remain above $5,000 per ounce in late February, supported by strong inflows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and growing interest from a younger generation of investors. The metal is trading near $5,200, reflecting a gain of about 6.7% this month as demand broadens from central banks and......

Gold gains poised for seventh straight monthly rise as safe-haven demand persists

Gold hovered near recent highs on Friday and remained on track for a seventh consecutive monthly increase, supported by persistent safe-haven interest, renewed U.S. tariff uncertainty and ongoing geopolitical tension in the Middle East. Spot prices have advanced more than 6% so far in February, extending......

Lagarde’s BIS stipend reignites questions over ECB pay rules

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has come under renewed scrutiny after disclosing that she receives about 140,000 euros a year from the Bank for International Settlements for serving on its board, even though ECB staff rules prohibit employees from taking third‑party payments linked......

ECB’s Panetta highlights role of Chinese imports in euro zone inflation slowdown

Fabio Panetta, member of the European Central Bank Governing Council, has pointed to competition from inexpensive Chinese imports as a factor behind the sharper-than-expected slowdown in euro zone inflation earlier this year. Speaking at the Assiom-Forex financial conference in Venice, Italy, Panetta......

Eurozone wage rebound complicates ecb rate cut timing

Negotiated wages in the eurozone picked up again at the end of 2025, with collectively bargained pay rising 2.95% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, according to fresh European Central Bank data released on Friday. The increase marks a clear acceleration from the revised 1.89% recorded in the previous......

Christine Lagarde expected to step down early from ECB, FT reports

Christine Lagarde is expected to leave the European Central Bank before the end of her eight year term as president, which is due to expire in October 2027, according to a report published by the Financial Times on February 18, 2026. The development would mark a reversal for Lagarde, who less than a......

Dollar sentiment hits 14 year low as BRICS advance payment network

Investor sentiment toward the US dollar has fallen to its most bearish level in more than 14 years as the BRICS bloc steps up efforts to develop a cross border payment system aimed at reducing reliance on dollar dominated financial channels. The initiative builds on Brazil’s instant payment platform......

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