The financial sector continues to face new rules and government expectations as part of the broader effort to aid the green transition.

Recent periods of financial stress and the proliferation of risks across the financial system are fueling the development of regulatory initiatives to strengthen requirements and promote international best practice.

Regulatory authorities continue to advance initiatives to improve the efficiency and sophistication of global securities markets.

As technology continues to reshape financial services, regulators and policy setters are embarking on a range of digital-finance initiatives to manage risks and set appropriate standards.

On this week’s episode of ESG Currents, Professor Michael Greenstone joins BI’s director of ESG research, Eric Kane, and senior ESG analyst, Rob Du Boff, to discuss his research on pricing the social cost of carbon and Climate Vault’s efforts to create a more robust market for carbon credits.

US CPI due at 1330 GMT Bullion hit a near 2month low on Tuesday US monetary policy still restrictive, two Fed officials say Nov 13 Reuters Gold prices edged up on Wednesday as investors sought bargains after steep declines in the previous session, while the spotlight shifted to U.S. inflation data, which could shed more […]

Markets bet German fiscal policy could loosen after election Higher growth would support European stocks and the euro Analysts uncertain about how much spending could rise LONDON, Nov 12 Reuters The collapse of Germany39;s government could have a silver lining for the euro zone39;s ailing economy with potentially higher spending likely to support its currency and stock […]

Siemens Energy jumps after raising mid term targets RWE gains after launching 1.6 bln share buyback Just Eat Takeaway soars after selling US unit Grubhub STOXX 600 up 0.1 Nov 13 Reuters European shares swung between gains and losses on Wednesday, as rising energy shares countered technology losses, while focus remained on a key U.S. […]

Yen slips past 155 per dollar to more than 3month low Euro hovers near oneyear low at 1.06105 Dollar index rises for the fourth straight session U.S. CPI data due at 1330 GMT Nov 13 Reuters The U.S. dollar scaled a fresh 612month peak against other major currencies on Wednesday and the Japanese yen fell […]

EURUSD After three consecutive days of loss, EURUSD was little changed today, trading at 1.0619, the lowest since April 2024 as USD strength remained intact. EUR weakness was due to the political instability in Germany and weaker economic sentiments in EZ this November, not to forget that the next step by ECB is to reduce […]