Ivory Coast plans to raise $916 million in loans arranged by StanChart and SocGen to help fund its budget https://t.co/dvRyTKhErz ...

"We work with adults."Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters tells @lizzzburden he still sees no need to hand down orders to force senior bankers to be in the office more, even as rival banks get tougher on their employees https://t.co/LbAVWmxPHI https://t.co/nbZQ3hN6fm ...

Monetary Policy & Interest Rates - The Federal Reserve (FED) maintained unchanged interest rates, citing inflation risks, but two governors dissented, favoring a rate cut [1][46] - Markets priced out the possibility of a September rate cut, reducing expectations from 45 basis points to around 30 basis points for rate cuts by year-end, interpreting the FED as hawkish [2] - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) held benchmark interest rates but raised its inflation outlook, hinting at a potential rate hike in the coming months, possibly in October [51][52][58] Trade & Tariffs - President Trump imposed a 15% tariff on South Korean exports, with Seoul agreeing to invest $350 billion in the U S and buy $150 billion in energy products [1][9] - India faces a 25% tariff rate, potentially higher due to Russian energy purchases, which is perceived as a less favorable deal compared to South Korea's 15% [1][14][50] - Trade deals involve countries committing to invest in the U S and purchase energy products, with a common tariff rate around 15% to 20% [11][25] Company Earnings & Performance - Standard Chartered reported a second-quarter beat with $24 billion versus estimates of $19 billion, announcing a $13 billion buyback and projecting growth in the 52% to 7% range [6][7][8] - Meta and Microsoft posted strong earnings, with Meta projecting increased capital expenditures for AI investments and Microsoft reporting Azure cloud growth of 39% and $25 billion in Azure revenue [26][31][34] - Samsung's quarterly profit fell short of expectations due to export controls on high-bandwidth memory chips [36] Geopolitical & Regional Developments - Canada is planning to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations summit in September, a move rejected by Israel [1][37] - Bain is winding down its consulting operations in South Africa due to accusations of corrupt and fraudulent practices related to a contract with the country's tax agency [69][70][71] - Ghana lowered its interest rate to 25% from 28% after a significant slowdown in inflation [76]

The CEO of Standard Chartered has some strong words for banks that have recently walked back their commitment to net zero https://t.co/kVYYpJcHsg ...

StanChart's CEO says he sees no need to order senior bankers to be in the office more, even as rival banks get tougher on their employees. https://t.co/qxptqVa5Tz ...

You got better than expected results here. It looks like you've benefited from the volatility around Trumponomics. A lot of banks have.Do you think that you can continue this performance in the second half of the year then. Yeah, I'm really happy with the results in the first half of this year, in the second quarter, including since since April 2nd, it's really been building on five, six, seven years of continuous investment in a few things. We're a cross-border bank.Every part of our cross-border business ...

Standard Chartered announced a fresh $1.3 billion share buyback as it reported second-quarter earnings that beat expectations amid the tumult caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariff war https://t.co/1TmjLOhwa2 ...

Market Trend & Prediction - Standard Chartered states ETH treasury firms could own 10% of total supply [1]

The Daily: HYPE fades as Hyperliquid experiences brief outage, Standard Chartered says ETH treasury firms could 10x holdings, and more https://t.co/xImbgqul7k ...

ETH treasury firms bought 1% of all Ethereum in just 2 months—now Standard Chartered predicts 10x growth in Ethereum treasuries that could push prices past $4,000.Read more: https://t.co/ERSzoETjDz ...