Interbank market news scan: Asia buffs up its foreign reserves …

Alton Drew,

Foreign exchange rates as of 26 February 2021, 8:29 EST

AUS/USD : .7950

GBP/USD: 1.4113

EUR/USD: 1.2193

USD/CAD: 1.2523

USD/JPY: 106.1000

USD/MXN: 20.6400

USD/NOK: 8.3953

USD/DKK: 6.0978

Source: OANDA

Bitcoin and Ethereum rates as of 26 February 2021, 8:29 EST

BTC/USD: 49,968.1

ETH: 1,596.59

Source: OANDA

Interest rates of interest ….

Effective Federal Funds Rate: .07

Prime Rate: 3.25

Discount Window Rate: .25

Two-year Treasury: .12

Ten-year Treasury: 1.38

Thirty-year Treasury: 2.24

Source: Federal Reserve

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Central banks in Asia’s emerging economies added $467.7 billion to their foreign-exchange reserves last year, the most since 2013 when the region’s markets were rattled by the taper tantrum. Asia’s Central Banks Build Taper Tantrum Levels of Reserves (bloombergquint.com)

Published by Alton Drew

I graduated from The Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in economics and political science (1984); a Master of Public Administration (1993); and a Juris Doctor (1999). I am a member of the Maryland Bar and practice political law. You can follow me on Twitter @altondrew. You can email me at altondrew@altondrew.com.

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