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Credit Suisse saw $88 billion outflows as confidence slumps

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG clients pulled as much as 84 billion Swiss francs ($88.3 billion) of their money from the bank during the first few weeks of the quarter, underlining ongoing concerns over the bank’s restructuring efforts after years of scandals. The Zurich-based bank warned on Wednesday that it will face a loss of up to $1.6 billion ...

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RBNZ raises interest rates by record 75 basis points

  Bloomberg New Zealand’s central bank (RBNZ) raised interest rates by a record 75 basis points and signalled further tightening ahead, stepping up its inflation fight even as it forecasts a recession next year. Short-maturity bond yields surged after the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee lifted the official cash rate to 4.25% from 3.5% on Wednesday in Wellington, as predicted ...

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Nigeria central bank unveils redesigned currency notes

  Bloomberg Nigeria unveils redesigned high-denomination banknotes as the central bank confirmed a January deadline to roll out the new bills despite calls for an extension. “We will not shift the deadline,” Governor Godwin Emefiele said at a briefing in the capital, Abuja. Critics of the move have argued that the six-week window will cause massive lines at banks and ...

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