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Banking News 27 December 2025 - 29 December 2025

JPMorgan slips with big banks as traders eye Fed minutes in thin year-end trade

JPMorgan slips with big banks as traders eye Fed minutes in thin year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:51 ET — Regular session JPMorgan Chase & Co shares dipped on Monday, tracking a broader pullback in U.S. equities as traders headed into the final stretch of 2025 with light volumes and a thin economic calendar. The stock was down 0.8% at $325.21 in morning trading. The banking bellwether traded between $324.88 and $328.39 earlier in the session. The moves matter because large U.S. banks are closely tied to interest-rate expectations. When Treasury yields fall, it can pressure the spread banks earn between loans and deposits, a key profit driver. Markets are also entering
29 December 2025
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Mechanics Bancorp stock today: MCHB in focus ahead of Fed minutes and a key asset-sale timeline

Mechanics Bancorp stock today: MCHB in focus ahead of Fed minutes and a key asset-sale timeline

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 05:02 ET — Premarket Mechanics Bancorp shares ended the last session up 3.5% at $14.67, heading into the final trading week of 2025 with the lender’s rate-sensitive setup back in focus. StockAnalysis The timing matters now because thin year-end trading can amplify moves, and banks tend to react sharply when the market reprices the path of interest rates. Reuters said year-end portfolio adjustments can add volatility when liquidity is light. Reuters Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting are due Tuesday, and investors will parse the notes for how officials weighed further rate cuts
29 December 2025
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Manappuram taps ex-RBL Bank CFO as group finance chief, okays Rs 250 crore for microfinance unit

Manappuram taps ex-RBL Bank CFO as group finance chief, okays Rs 250 crore for microfinance unit

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 00:12 ET Indian non-bank lender Manappuram Finance has appointed Buvanesh Tharashankar as group chief financial officer and approved an additional investment of up to 2.5 billion rupees (250 crore rupees) in its microfinance subsidiary Asirvad Micro Finance, the company said. Business Standard The moves put fresh focus on finance leadership and funding at a lender that has been broadening beyond its core gold-backed loans, while seeking tighter oversight across group companies. MediaNews4U Manappuram reported a sharp drop in quarterly profit even as revenue climbed, underlining why capital discipline and funding for operating units matter for
29 December 2025
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Goldman Sachs stock drifts near $900 as holiday lull puts focus on Fed minutes, Jan. 15 earnings

Goldman Sachs stock drifts near $900 as holiday lull puts focus on Fed minutes, Jan. 15 earnings

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:01 ET — Market closed Goldman Sachs shares slipped 0.4% to $907.04 at Friday’s close as U.S. markets eased in a subdued, post-Christmas session. Why this matters now is simple: with the cash market shut for the weekend, investors are heading into the last few sessions of the year with fewer catalysts and lighter participation. Low turnover can make even modest rebalancing flows show up more clearly in big, liquid bank stocks. AP News The next scheduled macro event lands early in the week. The Federal Reserve is set to release minutes from its Dec.
29 December 2025
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Citi stock slips into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and the next chair call

Citi stock slips into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and the next chair call

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 19:57 ET — Market closed. Citigroup shares ended down 0.9% at $120.42 on Friday, snapping a short run higher in a muted, post-Christmas session. Citi The move matters heading into the final week of 2025 because bank stocks tend to be highly sensitive to shifts in the interest-rate outlook. Changes in rates can move banks’ net interest margin — the spread between what they earn on loans and what they pay on deposits. Reuters+1 Investors are also bracing for policy headlines that could steer rate expectations in the days ahead, including minutes from the Federal
29 December 2025
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Morgan Stanley Stock (MS) Near Record Highs Into Year-End: What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Morgan Stanley Stock (MS) Near Record Highs Into Year-End: What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 3:28 p.m. ET — Market Closed Morgan Stanley stock (NYSE: MS) is heading into the final trading week of 2025 sitting near record territory, with investors weighing a year-end “Santa Claus rally,” rotating into financials, and bracing for key macro catalysts that can move bank shares when liquidity is thin. With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, Morgan Stanley shares were last indicated around $181.87, essentially flat to slightly higher versus the prior close. StockAnalysis Data services tracking long-term price history show $181.87 as the stock’s all-time high closing price, underscoring just how extended
28 December 2025
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Financial Services Stocks: Banks, Insurers and Payments in Focus as Fed Minutes Loom and S&P 500 Nears 7,000

Financial Services Stocks: Banks, Insurers and Payments in Focus as Fed Minutes Loom and S&P 500 Nears 7,000

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 1:15 p.m. ET — Market Closed Wall Street heads into the final full trading week of 2025 with financial services stocks back in the spotlight—helped by a broader rotation away from mega-cap tech and toward more moderately valued corners of the market, even as the S&P 500 hovers within striking distance of the 7,000 milestone. Reuters With U.S. stock exchanges shut for the weekend, investors’ immediate question is less about what’s trading right now and more about what could move the financial sector when the next session begins—especially in a holiday-thinned tape where modest flows
28 December 2025
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Brian Moynihan’s 2026 Outlook: How Bank of America Sees AI Boosting Growth, While Consumer Confidence, Tariffs, and Copper Set the Tone for Markets

Brian Moynihan’s 2026 Outlook: How Bank of America Sees AI Boosting Growth, While Consumer Confidence, Tariffs, and Copper Set the Tone for Markets

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is ending 2025 with a message that’s equal parts upbeat and wary: consumer spending is still growing, the U.S. economy looks positioned for solid growth in 2026, and artificial intelligence is starting to show measurable economic lift. But the next year, in his view, will also be shaped by a familiar trio of destabilizers—policy uncertainty, geopolitical shocks, and the real-world infrastructure constraints behind the AI boom. In a recent interview on CBS’s Face the Nation (filmed Dec. 17, aired Dec. 21; transcript published Dec. 28), Moynihan said Bank of America’s transaction data shows spending
28 December 2025
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JPMorgan Chase Stock (NYSE: JPM) Near Record Highs as Weekend Crypto-Payments Scrutiny and Fed Outlook Set the Tone for the Next Session

JPMorgan Chase Stock (NYSE: JPM) Near Record Highs as Weekend Crypto-Payments Scrutiny and Fed Outlook Set the Tone for the Next Session

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 10:07 a.m. ET — Market closed JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) heads into the final stretch of 2025 with its stock hovering just below fresh highs, as investors balance a strong year-end tape for U.S. equities with new headlines tied to crypto-linked payments flows and a packed set of macro catalysts that can quickly move bank shares. With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, JPM shares last traded around $327.91, down about 0.4% from the prior session, after a $326.55–$330.82 range that kept the stock within striking distance of recent peaks. Investing.com Where
28 December 2025
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Lloyds and Halifax Branch Closures 2026: Full List of 55 UK Bank Branches Shutting, Key Dates, and What Customers Can Do

Lloyds and Halifax Branch Closures 2026: Full List of 55 UK Bank Branches Shutting, Key Dates, and What Customers Can Do

Dozens of Lloyds Bank and Halifax branches are set to close across the UK in 2026, as Lloyds Banking Group continues to reshape its high-street footprint amid a long-term shift toward digital banking. A widely shared closure schedule lists 55 sites earmarked to shut next year — 40 Lloyds Bank branches and 15 Halifax branches — with closures starting in January 2026 and further dates running into October 2026. GB News+2GB News+2 Alongside the closure timetable, both banks publish branch-specific “Closing Branch Review” documents and guidance on alternatives such as nearby branches, Post Offices, and planned Banking Hubs. Lloyds Bank+1
28 December 2025
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Citigroup Stock (NYSE: C) Weekend Update: Citi Shares Slip After Thin Post‑Holiday Trading, While Wall Street Watches Turnaround Momentum and January Earnings

Citigroup Stock (NYSE: C) Weekend Update: Citi Shares Slip After Thin Post‑Holiday Trading, While Wall Street Watches Turnaround Momentum and January Earnings

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 10:23 a.m. ET — Market closed Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) is heading into the final week of 2025 with investors balancing two competing forces: a powerful year-long rally in large U.S. banks and a late-December market tape defined by holiday-thin liquidity and quick sentiment shifts. Citi shares finished the most recent regular session on Friday, Dec. 26 at $120.42, down 0.94% on the day, after trading between $122.04 (high) and $119.67 (low) on volume of roughly 10.6 million shares, according to the company’s historical price data. Citi The broader market backdrop helps explain the choppy,
27 December 2025
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JPMorgan Chase Stock (JPM) Holds Near 52-Week Highs as Markets Close for the Weekend — Latest Headlines, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Monday

JPMorgan Chase Stock (JPM) Holds Near 52-Week Highs as Markets Close for the Weekend — Latest Headlines, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 10:22 a.m. ET — Market Closed JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) heads into the final trading week of 2025 with its stock hovering near fresh highs, even as U.S. equity markets are shut for the weekend. The biggest U.S. bank by assets finished Friday’s session at $327.91, down modestly on the day, after briefly trading above $330 — a level that has become a key psychological marker for investors watching the late-December rally. StockAnalysis With thin holiday liquidity and only a handful of sessions left on the calendar, JPM stock is now caught in
27 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Macquarie Group share price slips 2% after APRA eases liquidity curbs — what to watch next week

Macquarie Group share price slips 2% after APRA eases liquidity curbs — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Macquarie Group shares fell 2.17% to A$207.83 Friday, marking a third straight decline as the ASX 200 slid 2%. Australia’s regulator trimmed liquidity requirements for Macquarie Bank after improvements in controls. Macquarie Asset Management announced two UK utility deals, including full ownership of Last Mile Infrastructure and the purchase of Energy Assets Group. Investors await Tuesday’s operational briefing.
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 07.02.2026

7 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 7, 2026, 1:05 AM EST Crude Oil Prices Rise on Dollar Weakness, Geopolitical Tensions February 7, 2026, 12:52 AM EST. Crude oil prices edged higher on Friday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East. March WTI crude gained 0.41%, rebounding from early losses, while gasoline prices rose 1.38%. Doubts over a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal loom after reports of Iran's refusal to halt uranium enrichment, raising the risk of military action and potential disruption of vital shipping routes. Additionally, a surge in U.S. consumer
Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
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