Central Banks Test Atomic FX Settlement Across Three Simulated Systems
The Bank of England, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank of Thailand announced on 13 November 2026 that a Project Meridian FX APAC prototype had coordinated simulated bilateral and multilateral net foreign-exchange (FX) settlement on a payment-versus-payment (PvP) basis…
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Federal Reserve Sets 2027 Payment Fees and Restructures Check Services
The Federal Reserve Board on November 12, 2026, announced payment-service fees for banks and credit unions that take effect January 1, 2027, and a check-services restructuring that pairs higher processing charges with shorter weekend and holiday operating windows. The package…
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IMF Approves Mexico’s Request to Reduce Flexible Credit Line Access
The International Monetary Fund announced on November 12, 2026, that its Executive Board had approved Mexico’s request to reduce access under the Flexible Credit Line from 200% to 150% of quota. The decision, taken on November 11, 2026, sets access…
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Bank of England Asset Purchase Facility Limit Cut to £482.4 Billion
Chancellor John Healey reduced the authorised maximum size of the Bank of England’s Asset Purchase Facility (APF) from £524.9 billion to £482.4 billion on 10 November 2026, in an exchange of letters with Governor Andrew Bailey published by the Bank.…
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Ecuador Seeks To Secure About $710 Million Through IMF RSF
The International Monetary Fund said on November 9, 2026, that its staff and Ecuadorian authorities had reached a staff-level agreement on the policies and reforms needed to complete the sixth review of Ecuador’s 48-month Extended Fund Facility. Staff also agreed…
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U.S. Payrolls Rise 165,000 as Revisions Lift Earlier Job Gains
U.S. employers added 165,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in October 2026, higher than the average monthly gain of 48,000 over the prior 12 months, while the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on November…
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Bank of Canada and Federal Government Renew 2% Inflation Target
The Government of Canada and the Bank of Canada announced the renewal of Canada’s monetary policy framework on November 5, 2026, retaining the 2% inflation target under a five-year agreement ending December 31, 2031. The decision preserves the central bank’s…
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ISM Services Growth Slows as Supplier Delays and Backlogs Increase
The Institute for Supply Management reported on November 4, 2026, that its October Services PMI slipped to 54.5% from 54.9% in September, extending the sector’s expansion to 28 consecutive months but at a slower pace. Supplier deliveries slowed further and…
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U.S. Trade Deficit Slips to $105 Billion as Computer Imports Surge
The U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on November 4, 2026 that the U.S. goods and services trade deficit narrowed by $0.7 billion to $105.0 billion in September 2026, from a revised $105.7 billion in August…
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ECB Tracker Shows Firmer Underlying Wage Growth Through September 2027
The European Central Bank’s November 4, 2026 wage-tracker update points to slightly stronger permanent negotiated wage growth ahead: excluding one-off payments, the tracker averages 2.8% across the first three quarters of 2027, compared with 2.6% for full-year 2026. The update…
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IMF Staff Backs Two Jordan Reviews, But No Funds Have Been Released
The International Monetary Fund announced on November 3, 2026 that its staff and Jordanian authorities had reached a staff-level agreement on the sixth review of Jordan’s Extended Fund Facility and the third review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility. The…
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PRA and FCA Examine Capital and Exit Rules for UK Credit Unions
The Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority announced a joint review of UK credit union regulation on November 3, 2026, examining changes to capital requirements and compliance burdens across a sector with around 340 firms, more than two million…
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ECB Holds Key Rates Steady as Energy Prices Continue to Rise
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank decided on 29 October 2026 to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged, holding the deposit facility rate at 2.50%, the rate on the main refinancing operations at 2.65% and the…
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U.S. Personal Income Rose 0.2% in September as PCE Prices Climbed 3.6%
U.S. personal income increased $54.5 billion, or 0.2 percent at a monthly rate, in September 2026, according to estimates released on October 29, 2026, by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income, defined as personal income less personal…
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U.S. Real GDP Growth Accelerated to 3.4% in Third Quarter 2026
Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the third quarter of 2026, according to the advance estimate released on October 29, 2026, by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The estimate covers July, August,…
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