South African Rand Jumps as Dollar Eases

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 16 Reuters The South African rand strengthened in early trade on Monday as tensions in the Middle East underpinned the price of oil and put the dollar on the backfoot. At 0628 GMT, the rand traded at 18.9500 against the dollar , about 0.4 stronger than its previous close. The dollar eased 0.1 […]
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RBA sees Possible Cost Savings in Tokenisation

SYDNEY, Oct 16 Reuters Australia39;s central bank on Monday said tokenised money could help save billions of dollars in costs in domestic financial markets, as it studies whether and how to launch a central bank digital currency. In a speech on tokenisation, Reserve Bank of Australia RBA Assistant Governor Brad Jones said a key priority […]
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Indias HDFC Bank Posts Q2 net Profit of 159.76B Rupees

MUMBAI, Oct 16 Reuters HDFC Bank, India39;s largest private lender, posted a standalone net profit of 159.76 billion Indian rupees 1.92 billion for the JulySeptember quarter, it said on Monday. The standalone numbers do not include the business of the bank39;s subsidiaries. The results mark the first quarterly earnings report following the merger of HDFC Bank with […]
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Tourmaline Cements Position in Deep Basin with 1B Bonavista Deal

Oct 16 Reuters Tourmaline Oil said on Monday it will acquire Bonavista Energy for C1.45 billion 1.06 billion to expand its presence in Western Canada39;s Deep Basin. The Bonavista assets are an extension of Tourmaline39;s existing operations in the Deep Basin where Tourmaline is already the largest producer. Following closing of the acquisition, expected in the […]
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