Dollar firms as US-Iran tensions lift oil, hawkish Fed bets build

Dollar firms as US-Iran tensions lift oil, hawkish Fed bets build

Dollar firms as US-Iran tensions lift oil, hawkish Fed bets build
Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have taken a tremendous hit in October, as a toxic combination of higher interest rates and skepticism over the returns on AI spending has led to a steep sell-off. Higher interest rates make it more costly to build AI data centers, all else being equal. Meanwhile, while leading AI labs Anthropic…
Key insight: The Federal Reserve’s recent rate hike, as well as possible additional rate hikes in the future, should raise costs for small businesses. What’s at stake: Payment fintechs say the added interest rate pressure could delay tech investments and other new initiatives. Expert quote: “It is important to understand the customer as consumers are…
“Not all revisions are created equal,” he said. “If you’re sending an ROV, that’s almost equivalent to a new assignment where you’ve got to research data that you maybe weren’t aware of or just needs to be analyzed and see how it fits in with the data that you did use. Whether it’s to be…
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter What is Black October? October 2026 – “Black October” – saw a spate of serious computer hacking incidents and cybercrime across the globe – with the chaos continuing into November. Ironically, October was meant to be “cyber-security awareness month” –…
By Sammy Hudes The central bank’s latest monetary policy report says inflation in shelter services is projected to rise from just over one per cent at the end of 2026 to around two per cent next year and remain near that level in 2028. The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate by a…
To mark Black History Month this October, Mortgage Solutions is profiling Black and Black mixed professionals in the sector, focusing on the 2026 theme, ‘Honouring Our Communities’. Meet Nabila Wright, specialist mortgages portfolio manager at Hampshire Trust Bank, who talks about being drawn to a career with clear opportunities and supporting others through small…