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BANKING RESET: FED PREPARES MAJOR OVERHAUL OF STRESS TESTS AND CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS PREPARING MAJOR CHANGES TO HOW LARGE U.S. BANKS ARE STRESS-TESTED AND HOW CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS ARE CALCULATED, POTENTIALLY CHANGING THE WAY BANKS PLAN FOR RISK, LENDING AND FINANCIAL STABILITY.

Is the Five-Cent Coin Next to Go?

Discover why the U.S. nickel costs 13 cents to make and whether the five-cent coin is headed for the same fate as the recently retired penny.

September 08, 2026

The penny may be history at the U.S. Mint, but the debate over small change is far from over. In November 2025, the United States stopped producing pennies for general circulation after more than 230 years. As we discussed in The End of the U.S. Penny and What It Means for You, one of the biggest reasons was simple economics: A penny cost significantly more than one cent to manufacture. Now the same question is being asked about the nickel.

The Dollar Is Besieging The Dinar... Washington Continues To Use Its Tools To Weaken The Iraqi Currency

Information / Report    The Iraqi economy has recently been experiencing financial and monetary instability, clearly manifested in the successful surges in the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar in local markets. This sudden rise was not a coincidence, but rather the result of a complex interplay between external pressures and emergency domestic monetary policies that disrupted the balance of supply and demand. 

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AI FINANCIAL RESET: IMF WARNS EUROPE'S AI BOOM COULD STRAIN ENERGY, CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE

THE IMF SAYS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COULD BOOST EUROPEAN PRODUCTIVITY, BUT RAPID AI EXPANSION COULD ALSO INCREASE PRESSURE ON ENERGY GRIDS, CAPITAL MARKETS, LABOR MARKETS AND EUROPE'S STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY POSITION.

Cabinet Reviews Fuel Subsidy, Lawmaker Says

2026-09-17 Shafaq News- Baghdad   Iraq’s Council of Ministers is reviewing recent decisions to remove fuel subsidies for some sectors amid efforts to address fuel shortages across the country, a member of parliament’s Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee said on Thursday.

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EU BANKING RESET: EUROPE PUSHES FOR DEEPER CAPITAL MARKETS AND STRONGER CROSS-BORDER BANKING

EUROPEAN OFFICIALS ARE CALLING FOR A MORE INTEGRATED BANKING AND CAPITAL-MARKET SYSTEM, WITH GREATER CROSS-BORDER SCALE AND INVESTMENT CAPACITY TO HELP EUROPE COMPETE IN AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM

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GLOBAL BOND RESET: RISING RATES AND $100 OIL PUT GOVERNMENT DEBT UNDER NEW PRESSURE

RISING ENERGY COSTS AND A NEW WAVE OF CENTRAL-BANK TIGHTENING ARE PUSHING GOVERNMENT BOND MARKETS INTO A MORE DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT, RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT DEBT COSTS, INFLATION AND THE FUTURE STRUCTURE OF GLOBAL FINANCE.