central bank

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Visa and Mastercard payments in Cuba will be suspended from Saturday after US sanctions prompted a foreign bank to sever ties with a state-backed financial institution, Cuba's central bank said Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Japan’s central bank could look past Middle East uncertainty and raise interest rates if inflation becomes a bigger threat to the economy than the risk of slowing growth, Gov. Kazuo Ueda said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

To measure underlying inflation, the new chairman has urged the central bank to look at alternatives to its standard gauge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Gold has found consistent buyer support around $4,500 per ounce, with analysts noting a long-term uptrend and central bank purchases.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

And they recommended that the NIH establish a reference collection of cells: a central bank where all cultures would be tested, cataloged, and stored under maximum security, using state-of-the-art sterile techniques.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot