Finance Updates – Page 63 – Finance Updates

U.S. Rate Cut & 2026 Forecast: Navigating Inflation, Growth & Policy Shifts

The Fed cut rates 25 bps in December 2025 to ...

Inflation is still about 2.7% above target wh...

Economists see 2026 growth moderating to ~2–2...

Future rate moves are highly uncertain, with ...

Germany’s Bold Fiscal Reforms: Debt Brake Loosening & €500B Growth Push

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Germany under Chancellor Friedrich Merz loose...

Investment banks and corporates are positioni...

IMF-style cautions remain that fiscal stimulu...

Key risks are political and implementation de...

2025 M&A Surge: Big-Tech Deals, Fee Growth & AI Powering Asset Manager Consolidation

Global M&A Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Global M&A rebounded in 2025 to about $4.5T, ...

Investment banking fee pools rose as top firm...

Big Tech’s AI buildout and a sizable M&A fund...

Consolidation is accelerating in asset and we...

Europe & UK PE Firms Shift Strategy in 2026: Consolidation, Specialisation & Regulation

Europe Forecast Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

About one in five European and UK PE firms pl...

Larger firms are leaning toward consolidation...

Sentiment is upbeat, with most expecting high...

Key risks include regulatory divergence, a co...

Europe-2025 Private Equity Trends: Bigger Deals, Carve-Outs & Sector Consolidation

Europe M&A Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

European PE dealmaking is rebounding in 2025 ...

Lower financing costs and tighter credit spre...

Value growth is being driven by fewer, larger...

Activity is concentrated in financial service...

How 2025’s Investment Banking Rebound Is Shaping M&A, Private Credit & Bank Risk

Global M&A Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Global M&A rebounded sharply in 2025 to rough...

Large U.S. banks reported strong Q3 results a...

Relaxed leveraged-lending guidance and the ra...

Banks are benefiting from the upswing but rem...

AI & Earnings Fuel Bull Case, but Beware Valuations and Geopolitics in 2026

Global Forecast Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

2026 market outlook is broadly constructive, ...

Biggest risks are stretched U.S. large-cap va...

Investors are widening diversification beyond...

Regulators Ease Oversight as Regional Banks Face Credit Strain, Fraud Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

The primary Financial Times article could not...

U.S. bank supervision appears to be easing, i...

Activist investors are increasingly pressurin...

Credit risks are rising—especially in commerc...

How Europe’s Megafunds Are Evolving: Fundraising Peaks, Rising Risks & Real Limits

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

No public evidence supports claims that Europ...

European PE fundraising hit a 2024 record (~€...

Deal and exit activity rebounded in 2024 with...

LPs are concentrating commitments in top-tier...

Europe’s Private Equity: Dry Powder Soars but Fundraising & Exits Stall

Europe Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

European private equity has record dry powder...

Deals are expected to pick up into late 2025–...

Exits remain the main bottleneck, pushing lon...

Fragmented regulation and shallow pension/cap...