June 27, 2025/United Capital Research Markets Risk Appetite Returns as Geopolitical Tensions Ease. US equities rallied throughout the week, with the S&P 500 closing lower than a record high and the Nasdaq 100 hitting fresh peaks, as easing geopolitical tensions, falling oil prices, and dovish signals from the Federal Reserve […]
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Fed Says Stress Test Shows Large Banks Positioned to Weather Severe Recession
The results of the Federal Reserve Board’s annual bank stress test showed that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession, while staying above minimum capital requirements and continuing to lend to households and businesses. Under this year’s hypothetical recession, the aggregate decline in the common equity tier […]
SEC Extends Compliance Date to Help Broker-Dealers Fully Test and Implement Daily Reserve Computation Requirement
June 25, 2025/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to extend the compliance date to June 30, 2026, for the amendments to Rule 15c3-3 (the broker-dealer customer protection rule) that the Commission adopted on Dec. 20, 2024. The amendments require certain broker-dealers to increase the frequency of required […]
