Bloomberg China should pursue any transition to green economic activity in an orderly manner and avoid any “campaign-style” carbon reductions at its financial institutions, a deputy central bank governor said. Financial institutions must resist exit from high-carbon assets by enhancing their ability to identify green and low-carbon economic activities and coping with financial risks linked to climate change, the …

  Bloomberg Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro ordered his economic team to take measures to defend the bolivar following a sharp fall against the dollar this month. In a tweet, Maduro said that facing an attack from the “criminal dollar,” his government would move to protect the official exchange rate ahead of the holidays. He blamed criminal groups in Miami for …

Bloomberg The House Financial Services Committee confirmed that former FTX Chief Executive Officer Sam Bankman-Fried will testify at a hearing next week on the disintegration of his crypto empire. He is now listed as a witness alongside current FTX CEO John J Ray III, according to a media advisory the committee. The hearing will be split into two parts, each …