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[sen-truhl] / ˈsɛn trəl /


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The Bank for International Settlements, often referred to as the “central bank for central banks,” is worried about equity-market valuations.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

El-Obeid sits at a key crossroads linking army-held areas in central and eastern Sudan, including Khartoum, with RSF-controlled Darfur to the west.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Last week, ECB executive board member Isabel Schnabel said that interest rates might need to rise further to ensure that inflation falls back to the central bank’s 2% target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

However, the BIS didn’t recommend that central banks should raise borrowing costs in an effort to tame the investment boom, citing high levels of uncertainty about its consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

The central belief of liberation theology—to provide “a preferential option for the poor”—seemed like a worthy life’s goal to Farmer.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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