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Mexico's central bank will lower its key interest rate to 7% at its meeting on December 18, according to a Reuters poll of economists who were almost evenly split on whether policymakers will follow through with another cut early next year.
Foreign exchange reserves rebounded strongly after the interim government cleared external arrears. The Bangladesh Bank added $8 billion to reserves within a year, raising the total from $18.8 billion in December 2024 to $26.8 billion as of 4 December 2025, enough to cover more than four months of imports.
Brazil’s annual inflation slowed to within the central bank’s tolerance range for the first time in 14 months in November, just as policymakers prepare for their final meeting of 2025.
India needs to be cautious towards stablecoins, as they pose significant macroeconomic risk while serving no purpose that fiat money cannot, the Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor, T. Rabi Sankar,
Investors were fretting about interest rates in Japan on Monday. Fears about the "yen carry trade" have sparked bouts of volatility in markets before.
Former JPMorgan Chase & Co economist Murat Tasci has been appointed chief economist at the Turkish central bank, according to people with knowledge of the matter.