Finance News
Stress test 2026: 32 banks absorb $708 billion in projected losses
The Fed's June 24 results show a 1.6-point CET1 drawdown under the severely adverse scenario — the first cycle read under the new averaging framework.
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Markets
What does after-hours trading actually cost?
Extended sessions run on thinner books, and the measurable cost shows up in spreads, depth and fill quality — not in headline prices.
Finance News
SEC draft strategic plan elevates digital assets to a stated priority
The FY2026-2030 plan published June 2, 2026 names digital-asset rulemaking among the agency's top priorities — a planning document, with a planning document's…
Markets
What actually happens to a stock when its index adds it?
Inclusion effects are measurable around the announcement and the effective date — and the two windows tell different stories.
Finance News
April FOMC: four dissents, and the fight is over one word
The April 29, 2026 statement held rates with four dissents — three against retaining the easing-bias clause, as energy prices moved into the inflation sentence.