Finance Updates – Page 164

Oil Risk Premium Returns Amid Venezuela Blockade; Metals and Agri Markets Shift

Oil prices bounced off multi-year lows after ...

Silver surged to record highs above $66/oz an...

Softer U.S. labor data and rising expectation...

Investors face elevated volatility in energy ...

Precious Metals Set to Outshine Oil in 2026: Why Gold & Silver Could Lead

Global Forecast Finance and Insurance

Forecasts for 2026 see gold remaining strong ...

Silver is expected to outperform with structu...

Oil faces a comparatively bearish outlook as ...

Key uncertainties include Fed rate decisions,...

How Gold’s Record Rally, Fed Rate Cuts & Inflation Shape Strategic Investing in 2026

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

Gold is hovering near a seven-week high as tr...

The Fed cut rates by 25 basis points to 3.50%...

Lower yields, ongoing central bank gold buyin...

Upside for gold is constrained by risks of st...

U.S. Dollar Holds Global Reserve Lead Amid Slow Shift toward Alternatives

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

The U.S. dollar remains the dominant global r...

Gold’s rising share of reserve asset value re...

Dollar dominance is underpinned by deep marke...

Near-term shifts point to slow, incremental d...

How to Dodge Foreign‐Exchange Markups When Traveling: 3 Smart Strategies

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Airport currency exchange counters often add ...

Ordering foreign currency in advance from a b...

Travelers should compare banks’ exchange rate...

Using credit or debit cards with no foreign t...

Institutional Strength Predicts Sharper Currency Declines After 2024 US Election

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

Using minute-by-minute data for 73 currencies...

Contrary to prior expectations, countries wit...

This institutional effect on depreciation rem...

The findings suggest that in a more transacti...

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

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

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 Finance and Insurance

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 Finance and Insurance

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 Finance and Insurance

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...