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Federal Reserve officials want to see how exactly new trade policies impact the U.S. economy before adjusting interest rates. Markets and monetarists have different ideas about what that might look like.

In Germany, the 10-year bund at 2.66% reflects the prospect of a flood of bond issuance as the government ramps up defense spending.

So-called wet loans can be included in the transaction, and the servicer will have limited opportunity to deal with them without complete file information.

There is also a full-turbo feature that will kick in after a two-year revolving period.

JPMorgan Chase's CEO emphasized his concerns about geopolitical conflict and brought up recent culture shifts at the bank in his annual letter to shareholders.

Peter Marton is the senior director of digital identity, compliance advisory and U.S. policy at Fireblocks, a digital asset security platform. He is a former deputy superintendent of virtual currency at the New York State Department of Financial Services.

If mortgage rates drop into the low 6% range, there will be a retention opportunity on 5.4 million loans that have interest rates starting at 6.5%.

Eva Stukenberg leads the Bloom Financial Associates team at Thrivent, a Fortune 500 financial services organization.

She brings extensive expertise to the financial services industry, having spent 15 years in corporate roles spanning insurance, investments, banking and consulting, followed by a decade serving clients directly as a financial advisor. She holds an MBA in finance and entrepreneurship management and a BSB in marketing from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.

The growing fears about the outlook for the global economy extended far beyond stocks. Oil tumbled on speculation demand will slow.

The central bank wants to let Trump's policies play out across the economy before deciding which way to move interest rates, and it's too soon to know what the impacts will be, the Federal Reserve chair said.

Less than 1% of IPv4 addresses is available to brokers or IP address lessors globally, and Cogent already controls part of that supply.

Randy Nail has been with HoganTaylor for 15 years and currently serves as the firm's CEO. Most recently, he led the firm's financial institutions practice utilizing his nearly 20 years of experience providing financial institution clients with a wide variety of assurance and business consulting services. 

Louis C. Grassi, CPA, CFE, is the managing partner and CEO of Grassi. He began his career in 1977 and has extensive experience in tax, accounting and consulting.

Steve Heathcote has been CEO of PrimeGlobal since 2019. His extensive background in the accounting profession includes undertaking the COO role at the U.K. Financial Reporting Council, a senior management position at KPMG and over 10 years as a key member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants executive team.

The bid for havens also saw traders boosting bets on Fed interest-rate cuts, fully pricing in a quarter-point move by June.

As the risk of a recession rises, commercial real estate loans remain a major concern for banks and industry participants. One observer asked: "Is '25 the year where sellers start to capitulate, call a loser a loser, and move on?"