Finance Updates – Page 10 – Finance Updates

Mounting U.S. Debt & Booming Corporate Bond Supply: What Investors Must Know

U.S. gross debt topped $38 trillion in Octobe...

Wall Street expects a surge in investment-gra...

This corporate supply competes with heavy Tre...

With foreign official demand for Treasuries m...

US Job Growth Slows, Unemployment Rises: Yield Shifts Point to Fed Rate Cuts in Mid-2026

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. 10-year Treasury yields slipped about 1 ...

The 2-year yield rose as markets leaned towar...

Goldman Sachs delayed its first expected rate...

2025 job growth was the weakest since 2003 ou...

Nasdaq Proposes 23-Hour Trading Weekdays: What It Means for Markets & Investors

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Exchanges

Nasdaq has asked the SEC to allow nearly 23-h...

The target launch is the second half of 2026,...

Approval depends on extending core market plu...

Key concerns are thin liquidity and weaker pr...

Fed Holds Steady as Labor Data Fuels Record Highs in S&P 500

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Exchanges

U.S. stocks hit fresh records Friday, with th...

December payroll growth was weak at about 50,...

Treasury yields were little changed overall, ...

Weekly gains were broad, led by the Russell 2...

Africa’s Private Equity Surge: Impact Investing, Sector Diversification & Scaling PE in 2025

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

DEG committed US$50 million to DPI’s ADP IV t...

Acumen’s H2R reached its US$250 million blend...

Nawah Scientific raised US$23 million Series ...

Adiwale Fund I took a minority stake in Guine...

How UK Banks Swap Fixed Salaries for Big Bonuses—Morale & Equity at Risk

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

With the UK’s EU bonus cap gone, London banks...

Years of capped bonuses inflated fixed pay, l...

Citi shows the split: long-tenured MDs keep h...

More bonus-heavy pay cuts banks’ fixed costs ...

Korea’s Bold Move: Startup & Venture Campus in Silicon Valley Fuels Global VC Ambitions

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Korea’s Ministry of SMEs & Startups opened a ...

The hub consolidates prior overseas support o...

The campus is a key execution pillar of Korea...

Korea is considering replicating the model in...

South Korea’s Silicon Valley Startup Campus: From Bold Policy to Global Venture Engine

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

South Korea opened the Startup and Venture Ca...

The 961 m², two-floor facility will host abou...

SVC is a flagship implementation of the KRW 4...

Key challenges are proving taxpayer ROI overs...

Citi Boosts APAC Industrials & Mobility with Alexander Wong Hire and Strong 2025 Deals

Asia Firms Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Citi hired ex-Credit Suisse MD Alexander Wong...

The move bolsters Citi’s senior sector covera...

Citi cited 2025 deals including Haier India’s...

The bank expects strong Industrials & Mobilit...

How Asia’s Digital Banks Are Winning with AI, Embedded Finance & Inclusion

Asia Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

DBS was named Asia’s Best Digital Bank 2025, ...

Its strategy pairs AI-led personalisation and...

WeLab Bank won Hong Kong’s Best Digital Bank ...

Across Asia, digital banking is shifting from...