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Finance & Currencies — September 2026

El Salvador bitcoin reserves not transferred, Bukele says

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele denied on Friday that the country had transferred its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to a private operator as part of a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund. Bukele wrote on X that “the only thing that was transfer…

S&P downgrades Senegal credit rating to CC

S&P downgraded Senegal's sovereign credit rating to “CC” on Friday and assigned a negative outlook, citing a debt restructuring plan linked to the country's $2…

Revolut wins conditional US banking licence

British digital bank Revolut said Thursday it had won conditional approval for a US banking licence, moving it closer to launching as a national bank in the Un…

France bond sale rate hits highest since 2008

France sold benchmark 10-year government bonds at a 4.23 percent rate on Thursday, the highest auction rate since 2008. The rate on the monthly sale of OAT bo…

Japanese yen jumps more than 1% against dollar

The Japanese yen rose more than 1% against the dollar on Thursday, strengthening to 158.12 per dollar by around 0700 GMT from 159.91 earlier. The move extended a rebound after the yen had been above 160 per dollar on Wednesday before a spike that fuelled spec…

Indonesia confirms Destry Damayanti as central bank chief

Indonesia's parliament confirmed Destry Damayanti as central bank governor on Sept. 1, following Perry Warjiyo's resignation in July. Destry, a 62-year-old economist, had been acting chief since Perry left office. She was the only candidate after being nomina…

Yen: Japan says no rate-hike talks with Bessent

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she did not discuss interest-rate increases with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after meeting him on the sidelines of the G20 finance meeting in North Carolina. Katayama spoke after Bessent publicly said he…