Trump is meeting with an ex-bank CEO

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News Date: April 29, 2020

Donald Trump is meeting with an ex-bank CEO who wants to abolish the Federal Reserve and return to the gold standard. Trump met with John Allison, the former CEO of the bank BB&T and of the libertarian think tank the Cato Institute.
Source:Businessinsider.com

Hong Kong to Become International Gold Trading Hub

John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, announced plans to develop Hong Kong into an international gold trading center during his third policy address.
He emphasized that Hong Kong is already one of the largest gold import and export markets by volume.
Given the current geopolitical complexities, Lee highlighted Hong Kong's advantages in security and stability, making it an attractive location for gold investors.
This move is expected to boost related activities such as gold trading, settlement, and delivery.
"This will spur development of the related industry chain, ranging from investment transactions, derivatives, insurance, storage, to trading and logistic services," Lee said.

Zimbabwe interested in SWIFT alternatives

The Zimbabwean government would like to become a member of the BRICS economic bloc, the speaker of the ruling party ZANU-PF said on Wednesday.
"We made it clear that we would like to become a member of the BRICS," Christopher Mutsvangwa told Russia's RIA Novosti news agency.
The official added that his country is interested in developing alternatives to the Western-dominated SWIFT payment network.
In his view, BRICS could contribute to that.

Ripple XRP joins ISO 20022 The Global Payment Standard

Cross-border payments network Ripple (XRP) announced that it has become part of the ISO 20022 Standards Body, becoming its first member focused on distributed ledger technology (DLT). The new payment messaging standard is set to replace SWIFT MT messages as the standard format for cross-border and high-value payments.
Source:coinspeaker.com

Trump vows to End Taxes on Overtime

Donald Trump announced the extension of his tax cuts program during a rally in Tucson, Arizona, following his recent pledge to end taxes on tips.
"As part of our additional tax cuts, we will end all taxes on overtime";
"The people who work overtime are among the hardest working citizens in our country";
"When you pass 40 hours a week, your overtime hours will be tax-free", Trump said.

Rupee-Riyal trade, UPI payment system

India, Saudi Arabia discuss Rupee-Riyal trade, UPI payment system.
India and Saudi Arabia have discussed the possibility of starting a rupee-riyal trade as part of efforts to boost economic ties between the nations, the Indian government said in a statement on Monday.
Sources: indiatimes