•Central bank heads at the Sintra forum reaffirmed the importance of independence as Trump seeks to increase influence over the Fed.
•The Supreme Court ruled to allow the US President more freedom to fire agency heads, while noting the Fed requires a substantial 'for cause' threshold.
•The ECB is reportedly considering increasing the minimum reserve requirement for banks from 1% to 2%.
•The British Columbia Securities Commission issued a cease trade order against Republic Technologies due to delayed filing of audited annual financial statements.
