Financial Updates – Page 12 – Financial Updates

Global FX Market: $9.6T Daily Turnover & Rising USD Dominance Shaping Strategy

The foreign exchange market is a decentralize...

Daily FX turnover reached about USD 9.6 trill...

The U.S. dollar remains dominant while the eu...

Trading is concentrated in major hubs such as...

How Mastercard’s FX Rate Lock & Network Rates Can Cut Cross-Border Payment Costs

Global Markets Financial Services

The Mastercard Currency Converter uses Master...

The FX Rate Lock feature guarantees that the ...

Foreign transaction fees and Dynamic Currency...

Uncertainties remain around timing of rate ap...

Why Long-Term Bond Yields Stay High Despite Fed Rate Cuts

Americas Markets Financial Services

The Fed has cut short-term interest rates aga...

Stubbornly above-target inflation and stronge...

Rising term premiums, driven by uncertainty o...

Higher real yields mean investors demand more...

How U.S. Fiscal Policy Is Shaping Treasury Yields, Inflation, and Debt Issuance

Americas Policy Financial Services

After April 2025 “Liberation Day” tariffs spa...

Key tactics include favoring short-term T-bil...

Despite these efforts, large deficits, high d...

The truce remains fragile, with inflation, Fe...

Why Bonds Backed a Rally in 2025—and What 2026 May Hold for 60/40 Portfolios

Americas Markets Financial Services

U.S. bonds had their strongest year since 202...

High-yield bonds outperformed investment grad...

Traditional 60/40 stock-bond portfolios retur...

Prospects for 2026 are more cautious given li...

Normalized Treasury Yield Curve Signals Fed May Begin Cutting Rates Soon

Americas Markets Financial Services

The U.S. Treasury yield curve has shifted fro...

Markets expect short-term rates to fall, but ...

Fed minutes show a cautious stance with polic...

For investors, curve normalization supports r...

2026 Fixed Income Outlook: Elevated Yields, Tight Spreads & Strategic Duration

Americas Forecast Financial Services

Strong 2025 bond returns from earlier yield d...

Analysts see 10-year Treasury yields remainin...

With credit spreads historically tight, 2026 ...

Banks may benefit from a steeper yield curve ...

US Bonds Delivered Strong 2025 Gains — What to Expect for 2026 Returns

Americas Forecast Financial Services

U.S. bonds delivered their strongest returns ...

Analysts expect 2026 bond gains to be more mo...

Historically tight investment-grade credit sp...

Returns in 2026 are likely to track starting ...

U.S. Markets Holiday Schedule: Stock & Bond Hours for New Year’s 2026

Americas Markets Financial Services

NYSE and Nasdaq will be closed on New Year’s ...

U.S. stock markets operate normal hours on Ne...

U.S. bond markets close early at 2:00 p.m. ET...

All markets reopen on Friday, January 2, 2026...

Nextrade’s Rise & Regulatory Limits: What’s Next for South Korea’s Stock Market

Asia Markets Financial Services

Nextrade, an upstart South Korean trading pla...

Its success is driven by long trading hours, ...

A regulatory cap limiting Nextrade’s activity...

The clash between Nextrade’s rapid growth and...