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Record of the Financial Policy Committee meeting on 26 June 2026 Headline judgements and policy actions Overall summary Vulnerabilities in risky asset valuations, sovereign debt markets, and risky credit markets, including in private credit, previously highlighted by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) remain, and some have become more pronounced since the December 2025 Financial Stability…
Foreign exchange trading volumes rose across the largest institutional venues in June, with average daily activity up between roughly 6% and 9% from May at Cboe FX, FXSpotStream, 360T and Euronext FX. The gains came alongside an extra trading session, but per-day figures also improved, pointing to a real pickup rather than a calendar quirk….
The S&P 500 ended lower on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in Micron Technology and other chipmakers due to mounting doubts about the sustainability of Wall Street’s AI-driven rally. Chip stocks in Asia and the United States dropped after memory chip giant Samsung Electronics’ blowout earnings report failed to satisfy investors with sky-high expectations. Micron…
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Wavvest, a Chicago-based startup that has built an AI-native operating system for independent wealth managers, has added Vinnie Maliakkal, a former Charles Schwab vice president, as managing director and founding advisor to its in-house registered investment advisor. Chicago-based Maliakkal spent the last 11 years at Schwab, where he managed $1.4 billion in client assets for…
A New York City public housing plumber who out-earned nearly every municipal employee last year is under investigation after records show he logged thousands of overtime hours while apparently running two private plumbing businesses on the side. Jakub Markowski, a plumber supervisor with the New York City Housing Authority, earned more than $465,000 during the…
Utah launched the country’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered prescription refill program in January, partnering with startup Doctronic to let an AI chatbot renew certain chronic medications without a physician actively approving each request, PYMNTS reported. Six months later, the pilot has become a national flashpoint. Physicians, patient safety advocates and regulators are raising questions the…
Schroders will become a long-term asset management partner to Söderberg & Partners. Credit: DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock.com Schroders has agreed to sell Benchmark, its UK integrated financial advice business, to Söderberg & Partners. The transaction marks another step in the asset manager’s plan to reshape its wealth management operations. Access deeper industry intelligence Experience unmatched clarity with a…