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Australia's central bank raised its key interest rate to an 18-year high of 4.85 percent on Tuesday, citing the prolonged war in the Middle East and persistent inflationary pressures.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

North Korea's economy grew more than three percent for a third straight year in 2025, Seoul's central bank estimated in July, citing Pyongyang's "expansion of economic cooperation with Russia" as its major driver.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Sweden’s central bank on Wednesday raised its key interest rate for the first time since the start of the war between the U.S. and Iran, and signaled that further increases in borrowing costs are likely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The US central bank - the Federal Reserve - raised rates for the first time in three years at its September meeting, the third under the new chair Kevin Warsh.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 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