Financial Updates – Page 6 – Financial Updates

Global Markets Enter 2026: Mixed Returns & a Metals Surge Shake Outlook

Global stocks traded mixed in thin year-end s...

Open Asian and European markets saw small mov...

Precious metals and base metals surged for th...

Analysts expect potential volatility as marke...

Silver’s 2025 Rally Hits Resistance: Margin Hikes & Macro Headwinds Amid Supply Tightness

Global Markets Financial Services

Silver has surged about 150% in 2025 and roug...

CME/COMEX raised initial margins on March 202...

Near-term risks include year-end tax selling,...

Longer-term bullish drivers remain strong, le...

SoftBank to Buy DigitalBridge for $4B to Expand Physical AI Data Centers

Global M&A Infrastructure

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge in a...

DigitalBridge manages roughly $108 billion in...

The acquisition advances SoftBank’s strategy ...

The deal is expected to close in the second h...

Why U.S. Banks Strengthened EMEA Fee Dominance Amid EU’s Tariff Hopes

Global Markets Investment Banking

Trump’s new tariffs did not push business tow...

European banks’ advisory and equity underwrit...

Tariffs have led forecasters to cut eurozone ...

Structural disadvantages in scale, capital an...

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...

Silver Faces Short-Term Risks Despite 2025 Surge; Long-Term Fundamentals Stay Strong

Global Risk Consumer

Silver has surged about 156 % in 2025 (30 % i...

He flags year-end tax selling, potential US d...

Despite this, Campbell remains long-term bull...

China’s new silver export licensing from Janu...

SoftBank’s $4B DigitalBridge Deal Locks in AI Infrastructure—and Big Risks

Global M&A AI Infrastructure

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge for ...

DigitalBridge brings roughly $108 billion of ...

The deal is a strategic bet on owning core AI...

The acquisition, expected to close in the sec...

Why Silver’s 2025 Surge Sparks Risk Now—and Opportunity Long Term

Global Risk Solar

Silver has surged about 156% in 2025 (includi...

China’s export licensing for refined silver s...

Industrial demand, led by solar and growing d...

With mine output constrained and the market a...

SoftBank to Buy DigitalBridge for $4B to Power AI Infrastructure Revolution

Global M&A Fiber Networks

SoftBank will acquire DigitalBridge in an all...

DigitalBridge, with roughly $108 billion in d...

The acquisition is central to SoftBank’s Arti...

Benefits include greater capital and long-ter...

Why Silver’s 2025 Surge Faces Risks from China Controls & Rising Margins

Global Risk Metals & Mining

<div class="section-block section-executivesummary”> Silver has surged about 150% in 2025 on strong industrial demand and tight supply, but hedge-fund veteran Alexander Campbell now flags it as overbought with elevated short-term correction risk. CME margin hikes on silver futures have sharply raised leverage costs, already triggering an 8–11% sell-off and increasing the odds of forced deleveraging …

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