Foreign currency exchange rates of interest …
| Currency Pairs | Rates as of 6:20 am EST 27 April 2021 | Rates as of 10:28 am EST 28 April 2021 | Increase/decrease in pips |
| EUR/USD | 1.1897 | 1.1877 | -20 |
| GBP/USD | 1.3855 | 1.3896 | +41 |
| USD/CAD | 1.2568 | 1.2546 | -22 |
| AUD/USD | 0.7613 | 0.7613 | No change |
| USD/JPY | 110.6250 | 110.6250 | No change |
| USD/NOK | 8.5186 | 8.5194 | +8 |
| USD/CHF | 0.9421 | 0.9295 | -126 |
| USD/SEK | 8.7166 | 8.7166 | No change |
| USD/MEX | 20.2953 | 20.2571 | -382 |
| USD/XCD | 2.7000 | 2.7000 | No change |
| USD/JMD | 145.1800 | 147.1020 | +19,220 |
| USD/DOP | 56.3164 | 56.1575 | -1,589 |
| USD/HTG | 79.0859 | 79.3382 | +2,523 |
| USD/BSD | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | No change |
News links you should be following …
Payment systems. SIBS actively pursues its contribution to payments digitization on a global scale with the development and operationalization of a new payments platform in the African continent, supporting the national payment system of São Tomé and Príncipe. Sibs to launch payments system in São Tomé and Príncipe (finextra.com)
Payment systems. Jim Aramanda, president and CEO of The Clearing House, explains why the RTP (Real-Time Payments) network is the payments system built for the 21st-century digital economy. In this excerpt from The Connected Economy’s Power Source – CEO Edition, Aramanda shares his insights on the growing need for financial inclusion and greater payments control for consumers. 21st-Century Payments System For Digital Economy | PYMNTS.com
Central banks. The Bank of Canada set the taper ball rolling last week, becoming the first major central bank to cut back on pandemic-era money-printing stimulus programmes. So who’s next? The Great Exit: Central Banks Line up to Taper Emergency Stimulus | Investing News | US News
Central banks. The world’s biggest central banks are revving up work on issuing digital cash, aiming to fend off emerging threats to traditional money and to make payments systems smoother. Explainer: an E-Yuan, Euro or Dollar? Central Banks Get to Grips With Digital Cash | Technology News | US News
Central banks. JPMorgan has created a new company to tackle cross-border payments using blockchain technology with Singapore state-backed fund Temasek and DBS. JPMorgan launches blockchain venture with Temasek for central bank digital currencies – Financial News (fnlondon.com)
Central banks. Egypt’s central bank kept its key interest rates on hold on Wednesday, the bank said in a statement. Egypt’s central bank keeps key interest rates on hold – statement | Reuters
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