The Reserve Bank of India will start testing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) on December 1st. The testing will run in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar. Some of the major banks, such as the State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, and IDFC First Bank, will participate.

After going down for eight months, the EU economic sentiment indicator went up by one point in November 2022 to reach 93.7. The result slightly exceeded forecasts of 93.5, but it remained close to its lowest level in two years. Rising interest rates, high inflation, and a worsening energy crisis during the winter all put a damper on sentiment.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is collaborating with three unnamed major banks to try out digital yen in 2023. They will focus on any problems that could arise during deposits and withdrawals. The experiment will also test if the CBDC can operate during natural disasters and in areas without internet access.

The number of Americans submitting new unemployment compensation claims increased by 17,000 to 240,000 in November. This is significantly more than the predicted 225,000, and the highest in 3 months as the labor market is stressed by the current economic situation.

Elon Musk ran a poll on whether Donald Trump’s Twitter account should be reinstated. After the poll showed yes, Donald Trump is back on the platform. Moreover, countless others whose accounts were suspended before Musk’s takeover are back.

Existing house sales in the US fell 5.9% to 4.43 million in October. Except for a small decline at the start of the pandemic, this is the lowest number in 11 years, falling below market expectations of 4.38 million. Due to rising mortgage rates, this is the ninth consecutive month that sales have decreased.

One of the largest Solana-based wallets Phantom is expanding to other blockchains. The wallet will expand to Polygon and Ethereum, threatning the market leader Metamask. Phantom reportedly now has more than 3 million users.

The Reserve Bank of India will start testing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) on December 1st. The testing will run in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar. Some of the major banks, such as the State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, and IDFC First Bank, will participate.

The Canadian dollar weakened above $1.35—a level not seen since early November after the GDP results. The Canadian economy increased by 2.9% annually in Q3 of 2022, beating expectations for a modest 1.5% growth.

Spain’s annual inflation fell to 6.8% in November 2022, moving further away from July’s 38-year high of 10.8%. Inflation remained below market expectations at 7.4%. The slowdown in the inflation rate was mainly led by declines in the cost of fuel and electricity.

After going down for eight months, the EU economic sentiment indicator went up by one point in November 2022 to reach 93.7. The result slightly exceeded forecasts of 93.5, but it remained close to its lowest level in two years. Rising interest rates, high inflation, and a worsening energy crisis during the winter all put a damper on sentiment.

BlockFi officially filed for bankruptcy on Monday. It has become the latest crypto company crippled by the collapse of FTX. It was functioning since 2017 with more than 450,000 clients.