Finance Updates – Page 56 – Finance Updates

2026 CPG Outlook: Thriving Amid Price Pressure, AI, Trade Winds & Retailer Power

Value-seeking is now a structural consumer no...

CPG companies are responding by simplifying p...

Deglobalization, trade-policy costs, and slow...

AI is becoming core infrastructure to boost p...

Inflation Holds Above Target, Treasury Yields Signal Delayed Fed Rate Cuts

Americas Markets Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

Treasury yields slipped after a cooler inflat...

December 2025 CPI held at 2.7% year over year...

Officials called the data encouraging but str...

A Justice Department probe involving Fed Chai...

2026 U.S. Stocks Outlook: Value & Small-Caps Shine Amid Macro Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Morningstar sees U.S. equities about 4% below...

Most attractive sectors are real estate (nota...

Key 2026 risks include lofty AI expectations,...

A barbell approach is favored: keep some AI/t...

Steady Inflation, Fed in Focus: Financial Stocks Face Pressure Amid Regulatory Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

December CPI held steady at 2.7% year over ye...

U.S. stocks slipped, with the Dow down nearly...

Financials led declines as JPMorgan, Visa and...

JPMorgan reported a roughly 7% profit drop, w...

Regulation, Rates & Energy: How Market Rotation Is Redrawing the Investment Map

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

The S&P 500 slipped from record highs as inve...

JPMorgan fell after executives warned a propo...

The DOJ’s subpoena-driven probe of Fed Chair ...

Albemarle gained on analyst upgrades and high...

Trump’s Proposed 10% Credit Card APR Cap: Big Changes Ahead for Banks & Borrowers

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Trump revived a pledge to cap U.S. credit-car...

JPMorgan warned the cap would upend card econ...

Analysts estimate consumers could save about ...

Markets sold off in banks and payments stocks...

Fed Rate Hold, 10 % APR Cap & JPMorgan Q4 Shake Up Banking Sector

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

JPMorgans Q4 2025 profit fell ~7% to US$13.0B...

Trump proposed a one-year 10% cap on credit-c...

Financials slid on the news (JPMorgan -4%, Vi...

Attention now shifts to other bank earnings, ...

Goldman Sachs Q4 2025 EPS Seen at $11.69: M&A Dominance and AWM Growth Offset Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Goldman’s Q4 2025 consensus EPS has been revi...

In 2025 Goldman led global M&A, advising on 3...

The firm is accelerating its shift away from ...

Shares near record highs (~$950, ~70% up YoY)...

Morgan Stanley Q4 2025 Forecast: Earnings, Regulation & Credit Card Rate Risks

Americas Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Morgan Stanley reports Q4 2025 earnings on Ja...

Growth is expected to be driven by fee-based ...

Shares recently pulled back from a record hig...

Regulatory uncertainty, including a proposed ...

JPMorgan Set to Take Over Apple Card as Goldman Sachs Exits Amid Rising Risks

Americas M&A Depository Credit Intermediation

Goldman Sachs is exiting the Apple Card, tran...

The Apple partnership delivered weak returns ...

JPMorgan is buying the portfolio at a discoun...

The switch positions Apple with a larger card...