Financial Updates – Page 2 – Financial Updates

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

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 ...

2026 Banking & Fintech Tipping Point: Trust, Tech & Regulation Take Center Stage

Global Forecast Fintech

By 2026, banking and fintech shift from pilot...

Global regulators are rapidly aligning rules ...

Banks and fintechs face acute talent shortage...

Institutions that delay modernization of data...

Banking Sector Braces for AI-Driven Job Shift as Reskilling Becomes Essential

Europe Forecast Investment Banking

Morgan Stanley projects AI will cut about 200...

Bloomberg Intelligence expects up to 200,000 ...

WEF and other studies show many employers pla...

Macro data so far (Yale–Brookings, Fed survey...

Private Equity in 2026: Dry Powder, Congestion & Valuation Pressures Ahead

Americas Forecast Private Equity

Private equity enters 2026 with a large backl...

Dry powder has fallen from record highs and a...

Exit activity and IPOs improved in 2025, but ...

Firms face 2026 needing stricter selectivity ...

Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley Warn of 10–20% Market Correction: Key Risks Ahead

Global Forecast AI & Machine Learning

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and Morgan St...

They cite stretched tech valuations, AI-drive...

Their warnings sparked global selloffs led by...

They advocate more defensive, quality-focused...

Silver’s 2025 Surge Masks Short-Term Risks: Tax Selling, Dollar & Margin Warnings

Global Forecast Consumer Services

Silver has surged roughly 150% in 2025, promp...

He flags year-end tax selling, potential U.S....

Technical signals suggest silver is overbough...

Despite near-term risks, structural drivers l...

What’s Ahead for Private Equity in 2026: Key Trends in Exits, Dry Powder & Valuations

Americas Forecast Consumer

Private equity heads into 2026 with an overha...

Dry powder is declining from peak levels but ...

Exit activity and valuations are improving ma...

Firms are leaning on continuation vehicles an...

Silver’s 2025 Rally: Short-Term Risks Amid Long-Term Bullish Fundamentals

Global Forecast Consumer

Silver has surged about 156% in 2025, but Ale...

Near-term headwinds include tax-driven year-e...

Campbell sees copper-substitution chatter and...

He remains structurally bullish due to rising...

2026 VC Trends: From AI Hype to Hard ROI, Robotics, and Global Funding Shifts

Global Forecast AI Infrastructure

VCs are shifting from AI hype to pragmatism, ...

Robotics—especially humanoids and AI-embedded...

Global capital is concentrating in a few hubs...

Winning startups will tightly integrate AI an...