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RBA Poised to Lift Rate to 4.35% Next Week as Peak Forecasts Climb

An oil shock from the Hormuz shutdown is reviving price pressures that point to a higher peak.

Banorte Posts Modest Q1 Profit Rise as Lower Rates Squeeze Interest Income

MPS Board Strips Lovaglio of Powers and Puts Palermo Forward as CEO

CNBV Moves to Update Digital-Payments Rules, Urges Banks to Expand Credit

Tenth Circuit Rejects Custodia’s Final Appeal, Affirms Fed Banks’ Master-Account Discretion

Fed Previews Overhaul of Bank Capital Rules to Make Standards More Risk‑Sensitive

Argentina’s 30‑Day Plazo Fijo Rates Diverge as BCRA Publishes Bank‑by‑Bank List

Argentine Banks Keep 30-Day Plazo Fijo Near 25% TNA as Smaller Lenders Push 30–33% Online

RBI Caps Bank Dividends at 75% of PAT From FY 2026-27

Western Alliance Takes $126.4 Million Charge-Off and Sues Jefferies Over First Brands Loan

Banks Ease 30-Day Peso Deposit Rates to a 23%–27% Band on March 6

Federal Reserve Proposes Rule to Eliminate ‘Reputation Risk’ From Bank Supervision

Brazil Weighs FGC Overhaul After Master Liquidations Drain About R$52 Billion

India Weighs Raising Foreign Ownership in State-Run Banks to 49%

Giorgetti Defends MPS Stake Sale, Cites EU Endorsement and Distance From Mediobanca Bid

BaFin Imposes Binding Measures on N26, Reappoints Special Commissioner and Bans Dutch Mortgages

Treasury Taps FNB to Start Paying Ithala Depositors on 8 December

ABM Says Mexico’s Banks Are Strong as Credit Reaches 36% of GDP, Calls for Clear Rules

U.S. Regulators Finalize eSLR Recalibration for Big Banks, Effective 2026

Japan’s Megabanks Raise Profit Outlooks, Expand Buybacks on Rate Shift and Deal Revival