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Five central banking lessons for 2024

This article is an on-site version of our Chris Giles on Central Banks newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters It is late in the year and even though many central banks are meeting this week, […]

Technology

Hackers seek ransom after getting SSNs, banking info from state gov’t portal

Hackers trying to extort the Rhode Island government infiltrated the state’s public benefits system, causing state officials to shut down online services that let residents apply for Medicaid and other assistance programs. “As part of this investigation today, we discovered that within the Rhode Island Bridges system, a cybercriminal had installed dangerous malware that constituted […]

Weather

Russia has lost another banking partner as more lenders turn their back on Moscow over fear of sanctions

Oversea–Chinese Banking Corp reportedly told customers it would no longer process Russian transactions as of November.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Russia will be cut off from another bank at the end of the month. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp will stop processing Russian transactions in November, Bloomberg reported. The Singaporean bank is following lenders in China, which have largely […]