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Bank of Korea Starts Phase 2 Digital Won Trials With Nine Banks

The pilot tests bank-issued deposit tokens to cut merchant fees using a wholesale CBDC platform.

Fed Moves in Secret Court to Quash DOJ Subpoenas in Powell Probe

Mexico Advances 2026 World Cup Commemorative Coins With Senate Vote Set for Tuesday

BOJ's Masu Urges Timely Rate Hikes as Inflation Nears 2%

Argentina Central Bank Eases Bank Reserve Rule, Targets Short‑Term Related‑Party Funding

Banxico Unveils Non-Circulating 100-Peso Centennial Specimen

Trump Names Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair Nominee After Rate Hold

RBI Unveils Over Rs 2 Lakh Crore Liquidity Plan Using Repos, FX Swap and Bond Purchases

Supreme Court Hears Trump Bid To Remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook

Japan Signals Yen Defense Readiness With U.S.-Coordinated Action Left Open

Bank of Russia Unveils Updated 1,000‑Ruble Note, Targets Broad Circulation by Late 2026

Bank of Japan Signals Further Hikes After Lifting Rate to 0.75%

Brazil Central Bank Confirms Exits of Two Directors Effective Jan. 1

EU Council Backs Dual-Mode Digital Euro With Holding Caps, Opening Talks With Parliament

ECB Rebuts Fresh Digital-Euro Falsehoods, Says No Launch Is Imminent

Brazil Central Bank Minutes Open Path to Rate Cuts While Keeping Cautious Stance

Hassett Stresses Fed Independence, Still Seen as Front-Runner for Chair Despite Internal Pushback

Trump Names Warsh and Hassett as Leading Candidates to Succeed Powell at the Fed

Mexico’s Congress Clears Coin Overhaul, Sending 10- and 20-Peso Changes to Publication

Norway Pauses Digital Krone Plan as Central Bank Sees No Immediate Need