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Ace Business Desk

Australias Banks Sitting on Billions in ‘Customers Savings’ That Do Not Grow With Interest Rate Hikes

Ace Business Desk – In short: The big four banks’ annual reports show they are sitting on billions in customers’ money that is not earning interest. Consumer advocates fear stringent conditions attached to high-interest savings accounts contribute to a broader issue: By business reporters Adelaide Miller and Jasper Wells Published: Sun 1 Nov 2026 at 5:00am What’s next? […]

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Ace Environment News Desk

The World Bank Has Withdrawn a Major Loan to an Agribusiness Tied to Deforestation

Ace Environment News Desk – The reversal comes after environmental and Indigenous rights groups pushed the bank to acknowledge environmental concerns. More watchdogging of development banks is on the horizon, they say according to ICN Published: October 20, 2026 Reporter, Washington, D.C. Georgina Gustin  covers agriculture for Inside Climate News, and has reported on the intersections […]

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Ace Breaking News

U.K Revolut ‘Outrage’ Hits ‘Multiple Services’ as Thousands of App Users Report Issues

Ace Breaking News – Revolut has been hit by an outage which it says is impacting “multiple services”, as thousands of customers report problems by Liv McMahon: Technology reporter Users of the British bank have flagged being unable to make some payments or access funds via its app on Tuesday morning. Platform outage monitor Downdetector […]

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Ace Breaking News

U.S Treasury Dept Says Bank of America Fined $1.2bn Over Failing to Stop Money Laundering

Ace Breaking News – Bank of America has been fined $1.2bn (£910m) for failing to detect potential money laundering and other illegal activity, the US Treasury Department said on Tuesday BBC Breaking News reports The banking giant failed to report over $5bn in suspicious activity to the government, $1bn of which posed national security and […]

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Ace Breaking News

IMF’s Chief Economist Warns Countries Against Rich Countries Borrowing & U.K Budget Restraint

Ace Breaking News – IMF Warming Against U.K State Hand – Outs as Budget Looms by Szu Ping Chan Economics Editor Good morning from Bangkok, where the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning over state handouts. Soaring energy costs and weak growth mean politicians’ ability to fund giveaways is “reaching its limits”. […]

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Ace Finance Desk

World Bank Group Mobilizes Record Private Capital for Developing Countries Providing 9 Out of 10 Jobs

Ace Finance Desk – WASHINGTON, September 17, 2026 —The World Bank Group mobilized more private capital in fiscal year 2026 than in any year in its history and issued a record volume of guarantees, delivering on a goal shareholders and clients have pressed for years: putting more private capital to work alongside its own financing and […]

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Ace Breaking News

National Australia Banking Experiencing Outrage as Some Services Restored: Here’s Whats Known

Ace Breaking News – NAB has most of its services restored, after experiencing major digital outage: Published: Wed 23 Sep 2026 at 5:09pm National Australia Bank (NAB) has seen most of its services restored, after experiencing a digital outage across multiple platforms. In a statement, an NAB spokesperson said: “Some business customers are continuing to […]