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Oct 2021
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Turkey’s Central Bank of Erdogan

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https://www.ft.com/content/7be2e128-c34c-45fb-991a-1d6f16ba3cd9


The US Federal Reserve has adopted new rules banning its policymakers and senior staff from buying individual shares and a number of other investments; Donald Trump announced plans to launch a media technology business that is set to go public after it merged with a Spac on Thursday. Plus, Turkey’s central bank has defied warnings from the business world and opposition parties by slashing its main interest rate despite rising inflation and an ailing currency; short-seller Hindenburg Research has set its sights on Tether and launched a $1m “bounty” programme for information on the stablecoin company at the centre of the global cryptocurrency market. 


US Federal Reserve bans officials from trading shares in wake of scandal

https://www.ft.com/content/0b99a7a9-21be-4e67-a135-14bba49d6216


Trump to launch social media platform to compete with Twitter and Facebook

https://www.ft.com/content/0c989fd1-2e1a-4509-a478-02bb494f40de


Turkish lira tumbles as central bank slashes interest rate

https://www.ft.com/content/53d3e970-c71e-42d5-b38b-6e8ca2d32c35


Short-seller Hindenburg sets $1m ‘bounty’ for details on Tether’s reserves

https://www.ft.com/content/5b62d83d-c5f0-4586-b68c-b6facaba83a4


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