News published on Monetary Brief in April 2025

The Bank of Canada announced it will maintain the policy interest rate at 2.75%, marking a stable point after seven previous rate cuts.

According to a January report from Inside Higher Ed, many college students are now using social media as an important source of news.

The University of California, Berkeley, has released a report in JAMA Pediatrics detailing a notable rise in self-harm incidents among adolescents in California, particularly among multiracial girls.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) has announced joint designations against 15 individuals involved with the terrorist group al-Shabaab in Somalia.

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet requires a buffer, but the optimal size remains uncertain.

Federal financial regulatory agencies have taken a decisive step to aid recovery in areas affected by wildfires and wind damage in Los Angeles County, California.

To assist in recovery from recent wildfires and straight-line winds in Los Angeles County, California, four federal financial regulatory agencies have temporarily suspended specific appraisal requirements linked to real estate transactions.

The Federal Reserve Board released the minutes from its recent discount rate meetings on Tuesday.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has appointed John Grady, Warren E. Moore, and Brian Schaller to its Economic and Community Advisory Council (ECAC).

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has issued another consumer warning regarding Immediate Dash, a company allegedly offering unauthorized crypto and financial services through new websites.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced the imposition of sanctions on five entities and one individual based in Iran.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Jesus Alfredo Beltran Guzman, a prominent figure of the Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO).

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a Financial Trend Analysis that examines patterns and trends in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data associated with fentanyl-related illicit finance.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced immediate actions to eliminate 15 rules and guidance materials, aiming to relieve America's small businesses of financial burdens.

IBM has announced that it will discuss its first-quarter 2025 financial results on April 23, 2025.

UC Berkeley has established the Creekside Center as a centralized location for its Disabled Students' Program (DSP).

UC Berkeley’s graduate programs continue to maintain high rankings in the 2025 survey released on April 8 by US News & World Report, showing the university’s strengths across a wide span of disciplines.

IBM announced the launch of its new mainframe, the IBM z17, which integrates AI capabilities across hardware, software, and systems operations.

Astronomers have discovered that previously unaccounted-for hydrogen gas, comprising half of the universe's normal matter, exists as an extensive halo around galaxies.