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Last update: an hour agoUK Sanctions Crackdown: The UK froze assets and cut off payment and correspondent banking links for a Russia-linked “shadow financial systems” network, targeting the Kremlin-backed A7 network plus crypto platforms and intermediaries registered in places like Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, and the UAE. Trade Finance Shift (Ethiopia): Ethiopia’s central bank (NBE) now lets all licensed commercial banks issue export permits and run documentary credits for China-bound goods—ending a prior single-bank bottleneck at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. India Market Discipline: NSE barred Yes Securities from onboarding new clients for three months and fined it ₹1 lakh after margin rule breaches and improper penalty recovery from customers. Options Market Watch (India): SEBI proposed tighter rules for strike-price availability in options to keep trading workable during sharp intraday moves. Crypto Payments Push: LeveX became one of the first exchanges to embed Apple Pay via Mercuryo, aiming to speed up crypto on-ramps. Tech/AI Stocks: Qualcomm hit a record after ByteDance agreed to buy millions of its AI chips, while Seagate surged to a record on cloud-storage momentum.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.
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