Banking News 20 December 2025

Westpac Banking Corporation Stock (ASX: WBC) on 21 Dec 2025: Dividend Paid, Buyback Running, AGM Pressure — and Why Analysts Still Look Cautious

Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC) heads into the final full week before Christmas with its share price sitting near A$38.76 (last market close: 19 December 2025) after a strong 2025 run that’s seen the stock trade as high as A$41.00

21 December 2025

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Stock (ASX:CBA): Share Price, Rate-Hike Outlook and Analyst Forecasts as of 21 December 2025

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is heading into the final stretch of 2025 with the same two forces pulling its share price in opposite directions: a market-leading retail banking franchise that investors treat like a “core holding,” and a valuation

21 December 2025

Banking · Financial Analysis · Investment · Market News · Stock Market

Financial Services Stocks Outlook (Dec. 20, 2025): Banks, Payments, and Insurers Face 2026 Crosscurrents as Rates Shift and Stablecoins Go Mainstream

Financial services stocks are heading into the final stretch of 2025 with momentum—but also with a more complicated 2026 narrative than “higher rates = higher bank earnings.” The week ending Friday, December 19, 2025 delivered a dense mix of signals

20 December 2025

Banking · Financial Services · Insurance · NYSE:C · Payments · Stock Market

Citigroup Stock (NYSE: C) Hits a New 52‑Week High as Regulatory Pressure Eases: Today’s News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Comes Next (Dec. 20, 2025)

NEW YORK — December 20, 2025 — Citigroup Inc. stock is heading into the final stretch of the year with fresh momentum after closing at $114.86 on Friday (Dec. 19), marking a new 52‑week high and extending a three-day winning

20 December 2025

Analyst Forecasts · Banking · Financial News · Investing · NYSE:C · Stock Market

JPMorgan Chase Stock (JPM) Forecast and News on Dec. 20, 2025: Expense Outlook, Fed Cuts, Buybacks, and Crypto Tokenization

Updated: Saturday, December 20, 2025 (markets last closed Friday) JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) heads into the weekend near recent highs after a choppy December that reminded investors of a familiar JPMorgan story: the “fortress balance sheet” can keep

20 December 2025

Banking · Cryptocurrency · Financial News · Investment Strategies · NYSE:JPM · Stock Market

Standard Chartered PLC Stock (LSE: STAN) Near 52-Week High on Buybacks and Upgrades—But Regulators and Fraud Probe Add New Risk

LONDON — December 20, 2025 — Standard Chartered PLC stock has spent December doing what markets love most: rising steadily, flirting with fresh highs, and giving analysts something new to argue about. The shares (ticker STAN on the London Stock

20 December 2025

Banking · Financial News · Investing · Risk Analysis · Stock Market

ICICI Bank Stock Update: Share Price, Latest News, Analyst Targets and 2026 Outlook (20 December 2025)

ICICI Bank Limited (NSE: ICICIBANK, BSE: 532174) heads into the weekend with investors juggling two very different storylines: a fresh GST demand notice (and the bank’s plan to challenge it), and the market debut of its asset-management subsidiary ICICI Prudential

20 December 2025

Banking · Financial News · ICICI Bank · Investment Analysis · Stock Market

HDFC Bank Share Price Today: Stock Holds Near ₹986 as RBI Rate-Cut Cycle, IndusInd Stake Nod, and Fresh Analyst Targets Shape the Outlook (Dec 20, 2025)

Mumbai, December 20, 2025 — HDFC Bank Limited (NSE: HDFCBANK, BSE: 500180) heads into the weekend with its stock hovering around the ₹985–₹986 mark after Friday’s session, keeping the lender firmly on investors’ radar as a cluster of catalysts converges:

20 December 2025

Banking · Financial News · HDFC Bank · Investment · Stock Market

National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) Stock: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and 2026 Outlook (20 December 2025)

National Australia Bank Limited (ASX: NAB) heads into the final stretch of 2025 with investors balancing three competing forces: a still-resilient banking earnings base, a shifting interest-rate narrative (again), and a market that’s become less forgiving of “expensive defensives.” As

20 December 2025

ASX Updates · Banking · Financial News · Investment Analysis · Stock Market

ANZ Group Holdings Limited Stock (ASX: ANZ): $250m Federal Court Penalty, AGM Pay “Strike”, Dividend Paid — and Analyst Forecasts as of 20 Dec 2025

Updated 20 December 2025 (AEST). ANZ Group Holdings Limited (ASX: ANZ) heads into the final stretch of 2025 with a rare mix of competing narratives: strong shareholder income (a final dividend just landed), a major strategic reset under new CEO

20 December 2025

Banking · Corporate News · Dividends · Financial Analysis · Stock Market

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Stock (ASX:CBA): Latest Share Price, News, Analyst Forecasts and 2026 Outlook (20 Dec 2025)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia stock (ASX:CBA) heads into the final stretch of 2025 with a familiar split-screen story: resilient day-to-day trading support on the ASX, but a valuation debate that refuses to go away. Because 20 December 2025 is a

20 December 2025

Banking · Financial News · Investing · Market Analysis · Stocks

Australia Stock Market Today (20 December 2025): ASX 200 Ends Week Higher as Tech and Banks Rebound, Uranium Surges, and ANZ Hit with Record $250m Penalty

Australia’s stock market is closed today, Saturday 20 December 2025, but investors head into the final, holiday-shortened stretch of the year with plenty to digest after Friday’s late rebound in tech and banks, a sharp turnaround in uranium names, and

20 December 2025

ASX 200 · Banking · Stock Market · Technology · Uranium

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