Finance Updates – Page 61 – Finance Updates

5-Year T-Note Futures at 3.70–3.75% Yield: CME Specs, Inflation & Treasury Risks

The 5-Year U.S. Treasury yield ended December...

CME 5-Year T-Note futures have a $100,000 fac...

Open interest of about 6.6–7 million contract...

Key risks for pricing and hedging include the...

How the Fed’s December Rate Cut & Yield Curve Reversal Shifted the U.S. Bond Market

Americas Markets Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

U.S. bond markets closed early on December 31...

The Fed delivered a third 2025 rate cut to 3....

The 2s/10s Treasury curve turned positive and...

Electronic trading platforms and fixed-income...

U.S. Bonds Hold Steady Amid Fiscal Risks: What Investors Need to Watch

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

The $30 trillion U.S. Treasury market is in a...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to...

Rising term premiums, ambitious tax cuts like...

Any shift toward heavier long-term issuance, ...

Global Equities, AI & Policy Risk: What’s Fueling Markets As We Enter 2026

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

Global equities logged a rare third straight ...

The rally is heavily concentrated in the “Mag...

U.S. valuations are historically stretched, w...

Cheaper and faster-growing international mark...

Stocks Surge, Gold & Silver Soar: Key Market Takeaways From U.S. 2025 Performance

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

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

Gold and silver massively outperformed equiti...

Major indexes slipped around 0.6–0.8% on the ...

The year underscored the value of diversifica...

U.S. Markets Close 2025 with Double-Digit Gains but Mega-Caps Lose Luster

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

U.S. stocks ended 2025 with a fourth straight...

Despite the year-end pullback, the Nasdaq, S&...

Tech and AI leaders such as Nvidia and Alphab...

The failure of a Santa Claus rally and uncert...

When Publishers Shield Content: How Blocking Bots Sparks Bias & Hurts Traffic

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

Major publishers are increasingly blocking AI...

Blocking AI bots protects intellectual proper...

Credible, fact-based outlets are far more lik...

This shift raises unresolved legal, economic,...

US Markets in 2025: Tech’s Rise, AI Drivers & Why Diversification Matters

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

U.S. stocks posted strong double-digit gains ...

The rally was overwhelmingly driven by AI and...

AI infrastructure and chipmakers such as West...

Rising concentration, rich valuations, regula...

AIIB & BTG Pactual Commit US$160M to Climate Infrastructure in Brazil

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

AIIB approved a US$160 million, seven-year on...

Funds will target water, sanitation and renew...

The deal supports AIIB’s goal of having over ...

Success hinges on rigorous eligibility and mo...

J.P. Morgan Leads Latin America in Debt Deals, Revenue Soars 69% in 2024

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

LatinFinance named J.P. Morgan Investment Ban...

Despite one of the weakest regional fee pools...

Performance was driven by large, complex debt...

Looking ahead, J.P. Morgan expects debt to re...