Financial Updates – Page 17 – Financial Updates

How Gold’s Record Rally, Fed Rate Cuts & Inflation Shape Strategic Investing in 2026

Gold is hovering near a seven-week high as tr...

The Fed cut rates by 25 basis points to 3.50%...

Lower yields, ongoing central bank gold buyin...

Upside for gold is constrained by risks of st...

U.S. Dollar Holds Global Reserve Lead Amid Slow Shift toward Alternatives

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The U.S. dollar remains the dominant global r...

Gold’s rising share of reserve asset value re...

Dollar dominance is underpinned by deep marke...

Near-term shifts point to slow, incremental d...

How to Dodge Foreign‐Exchange Markups When Traveling: 3 Smart Strategies

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Airport currency exchange counters often add ...

Ordering foreign currency in advance from a b...

Travelers should compare banks’ exchange rate...

Using credit or debit cards with no foreign t...

Institutional Strength Predicts Sharper Currency Declines After 2024 US Election

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Using minute-by-minute data for 73 currencies...

Contrary to prior expectations, countries wit...

This institutional effect on depreciation rem...

The findings suggest that in a more transacti...

SVB’s FX Services: Managing Volatility, Regulation & Global Growth through Hedging

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Silicon Valley Bank (now under First Citizens...

Its FX risk advisory, led by Ivan Oscar Asens...

FX services are integrated with global bankin...

Clients must weigh FX and macro volatility al...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...