Korea FX Deposits Slide by Record as Weak Won Spurs Conversions

South Korea’s foreign-currency deposits fell by a record in March as a weaker won prompted companies to convert holdings into ...
Seeking Alpha

Foreign central bank holdings of Treasuries at the NY Fed at the lowest level since 2012

Foreign central banks have slashed their holdings of Treasuries at the New York Federal Reserve by $82B since Feb. 25, bringing total holdings to $2.7T—the lowest level since 2012, according to Fed ...
CBS News

State Department overhauls Foreign Service Officer Test, introduces "America First" foreign policy lectures

The State Department announced Wednesday that it is modifying the Foreign Service Officer Test to reflect the foreign policy goals of the Trump administration and meet "the challenges of the 21st ...
The Financial Express

Currency Tax: How rupee’s fall is making foreign education costlier for Indian parents

Although the rupee has historically lost value in relation to the dollar almost every year, the recent decline has been comparatively greater. (Image AI Generated) If parents are planning to send ...
Business Line

In a push for FTAs, GeM upgrades portal to support multi-currency bidding, participation of foreign sellers

Public procurement platform Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has upgraded its portal to allow global bidding in multiple currencies and participation from foreign sellers, a strategic move that could ...
The Express Tribune

Govt to end currency controls

Pakistan has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that to deal with the economic impact of the Middle East conflict, it stands ready to increase interest rates and devalue currency, as the ...

Swiss central bank posts Q1 loss of 498 million Swiss francs

ZURICH, April 23 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank made a loss of 498 million Swiss francs ($634.15 million) for the first ...
The New York Times

White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project

ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump’s new ballroom. By Ana Swanson and Luke Broadwater Reporting from Washington ...
Newsweek

Warren Buffett Issues US Currency Warning

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Warren Buffett has warned of the impact that the U.S. dollar can have ...
The New York Times

Trump Officials Try to Fight Foreign Disinformation They Once Dismissed

The war in Iran has exposed the need to mount a defense against foreign influence campaigns, officials and experts say. By Steven Lee Myers and Edward Wong The Trump administration is scrambling to ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Romania Spent €1 Billion to Defend Currency in March Global Rout

Romania’s central bank spent an equivalent of more than €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in March to prevent the global market turmoil sparked by the Middle East conflict from weakening its currency, ...
CNN

State Dept. announces ‘reforms’ to foreign service test and inclusion of ‘America First’ curriculum for orientation

The US State Department on Wednesday announced a series of changes to the US foreign service test with a specific focus on eliminating alleged “diversity, equity, and inclusion” as the Trump ...