January 2026 – Page 12 – Finance Updates

No Sign of Blum Capital Slide: Deep Dive into Blüm Holdings’ Financial Reality

No corroborating Wall Street Journal reportin...

Blüm Holdings Inc. (BLMH) shows modest revenu...

Liquidity is extremely thin (about $0.37M cas...

Key investor risks include likely dilutive fi...

Ravi Jaipuria’s QSR Shake-Up: Merging Devyani & Sapphire to Redefine India’s Fast-Food Landscape

Asia M&A Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Ravi Kant Jaipuria’s estimated net worth reac...

Varun Beverages, PepsiCo’s largest bottler ou...

Devyani International and Sapphire Foods anno...

The combined group aims to revive Pizza Hut, ...

Why Government Bond Yields Are Rising: Inflation, Debt & Central Bank Moves Explained

Global Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Global 10-year government bond yields rose in...

Japan led the move, with the 10-year JGB up ~...

U.S. 10-year Treasuries ended at 4.15% (+13bp...

Europe was mixed, with France’s 10-year near ...

US Markets Kick Off 2026: Defense Drives Dow, Tech Faces Pressure

Americas Markets Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

Stocks diverged as the Dow logged its best 5-...

Defense contractors surged after President Tr...

A weak December jobs print (~50,000) with une...

2026 U.S. Market Forecast: Valuation Risks, AI Trends & Sector Rotation

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Most forecasters expect the S&P 500 to rise a...

Morningstar recommends reducing mega-cap/AI c...

Non-U.S. developed and emerging equities look...

High-quality bonds are attractive again as in...

SEBI Accuses Bank of America of Confidential Leak in ₹1,400 Cr Block Trade

Asia Risk Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

SEBI found Bank of America improperly shared ...

The regulator alleges weak “Chinese walls,” w...

SEBI says BofA misled investigators by initia...

BofA is pursuing a multi-million-dollar settl...

Corporate Bond Spreads Reach Multi-Decade Lows—Risks Rise Amid Tight Valuations

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

U.S. investment-grade corporate bond spreads ...

Issuance has been relatively constrained afte...

Moderating inflation, steady employment, soli...

With valuations stretched, the upside from fu...

Private Credit Fundraising in 2025: Growth, Emerging Risks & Strategic Focus

Global Markets Other Investment Pools and Funds

Global private credit fundraising edged up ~3...

Stress is rising as “effective” defaults near...

Evergreen and retail/private-wealth inflows a...

AI infrastructure capex and a rebound in M&A ...

Fed Unveils Major Deregulation Push: Capital Rule Easing & Risk Supervision Shift

Americas Policy Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

Since mid-2025, the Fed has shifted toward de...

A final rule issued Nov. 25, 2025 cuts the en...

New supervisory guidance deemphasizes reputat...

Broader political moves, including a renewed ...

How the End of Regulation Q Transformed Deposit Rates and Bank Competition

Americas Policy Depository Credit Intermediation

Regulation Q (1933) barred interest on demand...

As market rates rose in the 1960s, the caps b...

DIDMCA (1980) and Garn-St. Germain (1982) dis...

Dodd-Frank fully repealed the remaining ban i...