Finance Updates – Page 55 – Finance Updates

Europe’s Non-Financial Firms: Low Debt, Rising Bonds & Constructive Borrowing in 2026

European non-financial corporate debt has fal...

Bank lending is subdued but bond issuance and...

Debt-service risk looks contained as rates st...

More corporate debt by 2026 would likely sign...

Euro Area in 2026: Moderate Growth, Easing Inflation and ECB Policy Outlook

Europe Forecast Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

Euro-area growth in 2026 is expected to be st...

Inflation is easing toward the ECB’s 2% targe...

The ECB is likely to keep policy rates near n...

Optimism for European capital markets rests o...

U.S. Household Debt Soars: What Rising Defaults and Interest Rates Mean for You

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. household debt is near $18.6T, with cred...

Debt snowball or avalanche can work when tota...

High APRs (often 20%+) plus inflation-driven ...

Rising delinquencies and write-offs signal gr...

Uncertainty Curbs Euro-Area Corporate Borrowing and Credit Spreads — What’s at Stake

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Multiple uncertainty measures (market volatil...

U.S. policy uncertainty spills over to Europe...

These uncertainty shocks dampen and delay the...

Despite weaker borrowing, corporate leverage ...

Fed’s 2026 Rate Cuts: Miran’s Push vs CBO’s Caution on Inflation

Americas Policy Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

Fed Governor Stephen Miran said “well over 10...

He argues underlying inflation is already nea...

Most Fed officials are far more cautious, wit...

The CBO similarly expects only gradual easing...

Fed Governance, Balance Sheet & Losses: What Ends Dec 1, 2025 Mean for Policy

Americas Policy Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

The Fed’s statutory mandate spans five core f...

Its governance structure centers on a seven-m...

The current Board is led by Chair Jerome H. P...

Recent CRS data highlight a shrinking balance...

New Laws Shift Focus: Reputational Risk Removed from Bank Supervision and Debanking Guidance

Americas Policy Depository Credit Intermediation

OCC and FDIC proposed rules to bar use of “re...

Congressional bills including the FIRM Act an...

ACA International and other banking trade gro...

Key uncertainties are how “reputation risk” i...

World Liberty Seeks National Trust Bank Charter for $3.3B Stablecoin Amid GENIUS Act Regulation

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Trump-linked World Liberty Financial applied ...

USD1, launched in March 2025, has grown to ab...

The bid aims to comply with the GENIUS Act's ...

Lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a...

Why Basel III Endgame and Bank Lending Mix, Not Just Fed Rates, Will Shape Growth

Americas Policy Depository Credit Intermediation

With QT fading, regulators' capital and risk-...

The Basel III endgame would materially raise ...

The policy goal is to measure and steer loan-...

Key uncertainties include impacts on borrowin...

New U.S. Stablecoin Rules Under the GENIUS Act: What Banks Need to Know

Americas Policy Depository Credit Intermediation

OCC, FDIC, and the Federal Reserve have resci...

In December 2025, the OCC conditionally appro...

The GENIUS Act (July 2025) established a fede...

Key uncertainties remain on charter and activ...