Firoz Ahmed
Global sovereign debt reached a record $365 trillion at the end of June 2026, driven by a massive borrowing surge across advanced and developing economies. Governments, households, and non-financial corporations accumulated $10 trillion in new liabilities during the first six months of 2026 alone. This sharp rise pushes the average global debt burden to roughly … Read more
A sudden Moderna stock plunge, a cancer vaccine selloff, gripped Wall Street on Thursday as shares crashed up to 25% after an unexpected, premature data leak overshadowed positive clinical trial results. Equity traders scrambled to process leaked partial trial metrics for the company’s personalized oncology candidate, intismeran autogene, sending the stock tumbling to an afternoon … Read more
The sudden Bangladesh Bank website shutdown has sent ripples through regional financial markets after the central bank pulled its primary web portal offline following an escalating global security alert. General users attempting to navigate to the official domain found access completely blocked, encountering a standardized digital notice indicating that systems were undergoing scheduled maintenance. Officials … Read more
Two of Wall Street’s best-known valuation gauges, the Shiller CAPE ratio and the Buffett Indicator, sit at or near records. Neither is a reliable timing tool, but both say a lot about long-term return expectations. Valuation gauges are flashing warnings as AI-driven gains push US stocks toward levels last seen in the dot-com bubble. The … Read more
Institutional investors rushed to buy Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) options on Friday as a sharp decline in artificial intelligence stocks pushed Wall Street’s main fear gauge above 22 for the first time in four months. The sudden market volatility came alongside the latest U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, which showed a 0.6% monthly rise … Read more
Institutional equity traders monitoring market sentiment noted Dow Jones futures falling early this morning as Wall Street processed fresh macroeconomic releases and rising interest rate expectations. Futures contracts tied to the 30-stock benchmark slipped 124 points, or 0.28%, signaling a cautious opening bell across U.S. trading floors. Simultaneously, institutional asset allocators recalibrated holdings in response … Read more
Investors parsing market movements around the Dow today witnessed a sharp divergence across Wall Street trading desks as blue-chip industrial equities retreated while technology shares attempted a cautious recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 76.12 points, or 0.15%, slipping to 51,891.77 points shortly after the opening bell. Meanwhile, institutional traders recalibrated portfolios in response … Read more
Bangladesh Bank youth entrepreneur scheme, named ‘Uddyog,’ will scale across 56 districts starting November 1 to broaden capital access for young business owners. Under the official central bank framework, eligible young entrepreneurs can secure up to BDT 20 lakh in total financial assistance, structured evenly as a BDT 10 lakh bank loan alongside a BDT … Read more
The European Central Bank is establishing a clear operational timeline for its sovereign central bank digital currency (CBDC) while steering through persistent inflationary pressures across the monetary union. European monetary authorities are preparing to launch a 12-month ECB Digital Euro Pilot 2027 trial in the second half of next year to evaluate consumer transaction functionality … Read more
Fairfax Financial Holdings has secured regulatory approval to acquire a controlling 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank for ₹528 billion ($5.6 billion). Marking the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) in India’s financial sector history, the deal represents a major milestone in New Delhi’s long-standing bank privatization initiative by scaling back state ownership and infusing substantial foreign … Read more