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Fed’s Beth Hammack Says Economic Strength Argues Against Rate Cut

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said this week she voted against cutting interest rates by the United States financial regulator, as the strengthening of the US economy and inflation outlook do not indicate expediency of further easing of monetary policy.

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China Keeps Benchmark Lending Rates Steady

Last Friday, December 20, the People’s Bank of China decided to keep its main benchmark lending rates at the same level, as the Asian country is currently facing the challenge of bolstering economic growth while backstopping the weakening yuan.

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OpenAI to Launch More Advanced Reasoning Model

OpenAI is currently preparing to launch a new model of artificial intelligence, which, according to this startup, is capable of more advanced reasoning, similar to the human paradigm of thinking.

Science & Technology

Southeast Asia Seeks to AI Boom

Southeast Asia is gradually becoming a promising investment hot spot for leaders in the global artificial intelligence industry such as Nvidia and Microsoft, which are making financial injections in cloud services and data centers.

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Wells Fargo Leaves Climate-Banking Group

Wells Fargo & Co., one of the largest financial institutions in the United States, has announced that it is leaving the world’s largest banking climate alliance.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Justt Raises $30 Million

Chargeback management company Justt raised a $30 million investment to bolster its platform powered by artificial intelligence.

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Morgan Stanley Reportedly Predicts Favorable Environment for Lenders in 2025

The media published information according to which Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating and price targets for shares of several credit card companies and lenders.

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Benefits of Using a Car Shipping Calculator

When moving to a new place or selling your vehicle to someone far away from you and you need to deliver the vehicle, you may choose to do the whole transportation process yourself, but this might not be a cheap option; this is where a car shipping company comes into play.  They will transport your […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Acquires Featurespace to Boost Transaction Monitoring With AI

Visa has officially completed its acquisition of Featurespace, a company specialising in real-time artificial intelligence (AI) technology for payment protection, announced in September.

Finance & Economics

Bank of England Holds Rates

The Bank of England on Thursday, December 19, as part of its last monetary policy meeting this year, decided to keep interest rates at the same level.

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Accenture Beats Quarterly Revenue

Accenture on Thursday, December 19, released a report on its earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2025, which exceeded Wall Street’s preliminary expectations regarding this company’s revenue and profit for the mentioned period.

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China’s GenAI Sector Sees More Funding

The Chinese generative artificial intelligence sector received more funding this year, but at the same time recorded a decrease in the number of deals.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Hong Kong Picks Several Banks and Tech Firms to Test GenAI in Financial Sector

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has picked ten banks and four technology partners to participate in a project to test several use cases for generative artificial intelligence in the financial services sector.

Science & Technology

US Finalizes $458 Million Award to SK Hynix

The United States Commerce Department on Thursday, December 19, finalized an award for South Korean semiconductor manufacturer SK Hynix in the form of government grants worth up to $458 million.

Blockchain & Crypto

Losses From Crypto Hacks Jump to $2.2 Billion in 2024

In the current year, the total amount of funds stolen as a result of hacker attacks on cryptocurrency platforms reached $2.2 billion.

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Micron Shares Fall

The value of Micron Technology shares fell by about 12% on premarket trading on Thursday, December 19, as this chip manufacturer published disappointing earnings guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, indicating sluggish consumer demand for personal computers and smartphones, despite strong sales growth of microcircuits used for the operation of artificial intelligence systems.