Hypoport H1 2026 slides: EBIT jumps 20% as margins expand

William McChesney Martin, the ninth chairman of the Federal Reserve, is credited with saying that the duty of the Fed is to “take away the punch bowl” just as the party is getting started — i.e., to raise interest rates before inflation has a chance to bite. It’s one of the things that makes the…

Last week, the US Senate held a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act, which unsurprisingly failed to pass, as Republicans hold 53 seats while 60 votes were needed, and Democrats weren’t exactly supportive of the bill or the crypto sector as a whole. Hence, the market initially dipped, but it didn’t last long since this…

Let’s be honest about what’s actually happened here. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) CP26/18 landed weeks ago. It closes on 28 July. And most advisers reading this still haven’t opened it, because somewhere in your head, it filed itself under ‘lender stuff’ and got parked. That is a mistake. Not a small one either….

Key insight: Prashant Mehrotra has set up a disciplined operating model for AI deployments at U.S. Bank. What’s at stake: Investors have recently rebelled against excessive AI spending at tech companies like Meta. Expert quote: “We have never been into token maxing. When you have some technology or some capability available to you, you first…

On a humid and rainy July night in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, people from throughout the commercial real estate industry escaped the elements at the new mixed-use complex MADE Bush Terminal, which hosted Commercial Observer’s annual summer networking mixer. Amid a series of massive square wooden columns conveying the complex’s industrial feel, attendees networked, enjoyed drinks…

The Indian stock market began the week on a muted note, with the Sensex and Nifty closing almost unchanged from last week’s levels as strong Q1 earnings offset the impact of escalating Middle East worries. The Sensex rose over 43 points to close at 78,542, while the Nifty 50 gained around 13 points to end…