Financial Updates – Page 8 – Financial Updates

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

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

Global Markets Financial Services

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

Global Markets Financial Services

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

Americas Markets Financial Services

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...

Why Bonds Backed a Rally in 2025—and What 2026 May Hold for 60/40 Portfolios

Americas Markets Financial Services

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...

Normalized Treasury Yield Curve Signals Fed May Begin Cutting Rates Soon

Americas Markets Financial Services

The U.S. Treasury yield curve has shifted fro...

Markets expect short-term rates to fall, but ...

Fed minutes show a cautious stance with polic...

For investors, curve normalization supports r...

Stocks Slip in Thin Holiday Trade as AI Boosts Meta; S&P 500 Eyes Longest Monthly Streak Since 2017

Americas Markets Technology

U.S. stocks dipped modestly in thin, year-end...

Meta gained about 1.1% after announcing the a...

Tech and financial names such as Apple, Nvidi...

The S&P 500 and Dow remain on track for an ei...

U.S. Markets Holiday Schedule: Stock & Bond Hours for New Year’s 2026

Americas Markets Financial Services

NYSE and Nasdaq will be closed on New Year’s ...

U.S. stock markets operate normal hours on Ne...

U.S. bond markets close early at 2:00 p.m. ET...

All markets reopen on Friday, January 2, 2026...

Nextrade’s Rise & Regulatory Limits: What’s Next for South Korea’s Stock Market

Asia Markets Financial Services

Nextrade, an upstart South Korean trading pla...

Its success is driven by long trading hours, ...

A regulatory cap limiting Nextrade’s activity...

The clash between Nextrade’s rapid growth and...

European Defense Stocks Surge in 2025: Strong Year-End Gains Amid Valuation Risks

Europe Markets Aerospace & Defense

European markets ended 2025 mixed on December...

Despite the muted final session, the FTSE 100...

Defense stocks such as Saab, Renk, Rheinmetal...

Surging defense shares are underpinned by hig...