SR-FINRA-2026-009

Even as multilateralism faces an existential threat, multilateral development banks are not only surviving but thriving. Thanks to MDBs’ ability to borrow at costs close to that of the US Treasury, they have created a new class of de facto risk-free assets that could help underpin the global financial system. BEIJING—Despite all the geopolitical chaos,…

Growing fiscal risks, softer economic data and uncertainty over Federal Reserve policy could intensify pressure on the U.S. dollar, despite recent strength, according to currency strategists. Higher U.S. bond yields have helped support the dollar in 2026 by attracting more capital inflows into dollar assets. The U.S. Dollar Index tracks the performance of the greenback…

One of the most challenging realities of retirement planning is the risk that long-term care needs in the final few years of life can consume a disproportionate amount of a household’s entire retirement savings. At best, this culminates in a fear that someone might not be able to afford their desired level of care in…

Thursday, July 17, 2025 Which Critical Government IT Systems Are Most In Need of Modernization? Each year, the federal government spends more than $100 billion on IT systems and cyber-related investments. About 80% of this funding goes to operating and maintaining existing IT, including old systems known as legacy IT. GAO identified several legacy systems…

Food labels can be confusing, with terms like “sell by,” “best by,” and “use by,” among others. There are limited federal requirements that product expiration dates be labeled for safety. Manufacturers choose their own phrases to describe expected product quality rather than safety. California, with a law that went into effect July 1, is the…