Financial Updates – Page 16 – Financial Updates

Foreign Transaction Fees Explained: How to Avoid Them & Maximize Travel Rewards

Foreign transaction fees are issuer charges, ...

About half of U.S. credit cards still charge ...

Many no-FTF cards (such as those from Capital...

Travelers can reduce costs by choosing cards ...

USD/CAD & INR Outlook 2026: Rate Cuts, Oil, Capital Flows Drive Currency Shifts

Global Markets Financial Services

USD/CAD trades near 1.37 with short- and medi...

The Indian rupee logged a 4.72% loss in 2025 ...

Analysts see broader USD weakness in 2026 as ...

Key uncertainties include India’s capital flo...

What Treasury Yields, Inflation & Fed Policy Mean for Bond Returns in 2026

Americas Markets Financial Services

The 10-year Treasury yield ended 2025 around ...

Jobless claims fell to 199,000 and continuing...

The Fed delivered a contentious 25 bps rate c...

Bonds posted strong 2025 returns, but elevate...

2025 Market Outcomes & Strategy: Equities, Metals, Macro Drivers, Risk, Allocation

Americas Markets Financial Services

U.S. stocks logged a third straight year of s...

Silver and gold had their best year since 197...

Performance was driven by AI-led tech earning...

Looking to 2026, investors must balance momen...

U.S. Markets: Stock Markets Fully Open on Dec 31, Bonds Close Early and Jan 1 Full Holiday

Americas Markets Financial Services

On New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, December 31, 20...

The U.S. bond market will close early at 2:00...

New Year’s Day, Thursday, January 1, 2026, is...

All markets resume their regular schedules on...

E-mini S&P 500 Futures: Leverage, Margins, and Emerging Product Trends

Global Markets Financial Services

E-mini S&P 500 (ES) futures are highly liquid...

Each ES contract has a $50 multiplier and 0.2...

Micro E-mini S&P (MES) contracts offer identi...

New products like E-mini S&P 500 Equal Weight...

Q3 2025: Morgan Stanley Tops Goldman Sachs in Equities Trading, US Banks Drive Global IB Growth

Global Markets Investment Banking

Trading and client activity surged in 2025, l...

Morgan Stanley’s diversified engine across tr...

These gains rely heavily on elevated volatili...

Banks face a tougher 2026 revenue test as tra...

Jamie Grant to Retire Early 2026 amid Major Leadership Shakeup at JPMorgan

Global Firms Investment Banking

J.P. Morgan veteran Jamie Grant, global chair...

Grant helped build core franchises including ...

His exit coincides with broader leadership tr...

The changes feed into JPMorgan’s wider succes...

Why Compliance & Risk Roles Are More Vulnerable Than Traders in Finance’s AI Era

Global Risk Financial Services

Surveyed finance professionals in investment ...

Compliance and risk staff cite AI-driven auto...

Despite this insecurity, regulatory, financia...

Banks must balance investing in tech and cost...

Why Scott Galloway Says Investment Banking Taught What Passion Alone Can’t

Americas Firms Investment Banking

Scott Galloway loathed his analyst stint in M...

The job exposed his poor fit with corporate h...

He argues young professionals should prioriti...

The piece raises broader questions about how ...