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Global Markets Stumble on Trade Shocks and Central Bank Silence; Africa Delivers Pockets of Resilience

United Capital Research Investment Views for Next Week, 4th August to 8th August 2025 August 01, 2025/United Capital Report Trade Tensions, Central Bank Signals Weigh on Global Markets United States US equities rose early in the week after a US-EU trade deal lifted sentiment; Europe accepted a 15% tariff on […]

SEC Creates Task Force to Tap Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Innovation and Efficiency Across the Agency

Valerie Szczepanik will lead the agencywide effort August 01, 2025/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the launch of a task force on artificial intelligence (AI) that will spearhead the agency’s efforts to enhance innovation and efficiency in its operations through the responsible use of AI. Valerie Szczepanik, […]

Unauthorized Largesse at Taxpayer Expense: Dissent from the Order Approving Plan of Distribution with respect to Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC

August 01, 2025/US SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce In a September 2022 administrative proceeding, Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC (collectively, “Barclays”) resolved claims arising from selling securities in excess of what it had registered with the Commission by way of a shelf registration.[1] When it disclosed the over-issuance, Barclays’ […]