OPINION/EDITORIAL

Revitalizing Bank Mortgage Lending, One Step with Basel

February 16, 2026/US Federal Reserve By Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman It is a pleasure to join you again this year for the American Bankers Association Community Bankers Conference. As a former community banker, I always enjoy taking time to learn from your experience to inform my work […]

MoM Inflation Pressures to Resurface Amid Forecasted Uptick in Core Inflation

February 13, 2026/Coronation Report Summary   Ahead of the January inflation release, we expect a modest uptick in headline inflation to 19.19% from 15.15% in December, marking a temporary pause in the recent disinflationary trend. The increase should be largely core-driven, reflecting post-festive demand rebound and pass-through from the January Premium […]

Supply Fears Return as OPEC+ Eyes Output Expansion

February 13, 2026/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Oil prices are once again under pressure after several OPEC+ members signaled a willingness to start hiking production again.  Friday, February 13, 2026 OPEC+ never fails to disappoint oil bulls, this time sending ripples through the media landscape as its leading members signalled […]