New York easily kept the top spot in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), while London held on to second place as Chinese cities slipped, according to the ranking published on Friday.
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday disputed an independent investigation which found that in her previous job at the World Bank, she pressed staff to alter a report to avoid angering China.
El Salvador on Tuesday became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, although it suffered teething problems when the government had to unplug a digital wallet to cope with demand.
Sterling dipped to two-week lows against the dollar on Friday, putting it on track for a second week of decline as investors looked for fresh catalysts after Britain's growth figures for the second quarter came in as expected.
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday urged OPEC and its allies to boost oil output to tackle rising gasoline prices that they see as a...
The Lebanese pound snapped a three-day losing streak Friday, trading at 15,850 to the dollar on the black market, exchange dealers said.
The Lebanese pound was trading at 16,400 to the dollar on the black market Thursday
Turkey's central bank cut its main interest rate on Thursday after months of pressure from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for it to lower rates.
The United Arab Emirates central bank sees increased risks of illicit financial flows emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, including money-laundering and...