US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions as conflict flares

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When Israel and the US started bombing Iran in late February, oil prices spiked, dragging inflation expectations with them and injecting fresh uncertainty into interest rate and currency markets. Equity and credit markets wobbled. Conditions like these can be rough for private banks – outflows from many wealth products are discretionary, often tied to interest…

Fragmented rules obstruct tokenisation efforts, panellists say – Risk.net Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Divergent US, UK and EU stablecoin rules and legal protections limiting cross-border growth Regulation and infrastructure for tokenised securities and stablecoins must become far more standardised before the digital assets market can reach meaningful scale, industry figures…

Unexpected expenses rarely arrive at a convenient time. A car can fail before payday. A medical bill can appear after insurance has already paid its part. A water heater can stop working on a weekend, when replacement costs feel even harder to absorb. These moments test more than a budget. They test how much room…

Flagstar Bank: The Risk Isn't Over, But The Upside Might Not Be Either

Minutes Item 1. Introduction & Minutes of last meeting The Co-Chair welcomed members of the Committee to this hybrid meeting (the first of 2026) and noted that the minutes of the last UK Money Market Code Sub-Committee (Code Sub-Committee) meeting (held on 3 December 2025) are on the Bank’s website. The Co-Chair also noted that…