As 2025 drew to a close, many Americans looked back with financial regret. According to a new survey from Credit Karma, nearly half (49%) of U.S adults say they’re worse off financially, largely due to unexpected expenses (1). It's been a challenging year economically. From tariff policies and high inflation to a record-long government shutdown and rising unemployment, financial stress hit households hard. Two-thirds (67%) of survey respondents say economic conditions directly impacted their spending habi ...

India’s central bank has warned that the growing use of privately issued stablecoins could threaten financial stability and undermine trust in money, arguing that central bank digital currencies should take precedence if countries want to avoid systemic risks. The warning came in the Reserve Bank of India’s latest Financial Stability Report, released this week, which reflects the collective view of India’s major financial regulators. RBI Warns Stablecoins Could Amplify Financial Stress; How? The RBI in ...

Igor Suka / Getty Images Its easy to set the bar high when you're starting off a new year, and then lose your way. One way to improve your shot at success with a financial resolution is to come up with a realistic and simple plan. Key Takeaways The most popular financial resolution Americans made for 2025, included saving more money (43%) and paying down debt (37%), and spending less (31%), recent survey found. Craft a mix of resolutions focused on short and long term goals, like paying off credit card ...

We’ve all felt the pinch — groceries cost more, gas prices swing like a rollercoaster, and your morning coffee somehow jumped a dollar overnight. Inflation isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and economists are hinting that 2026 could turn up the pressure even more. “The current economic situation requires investors to remain composed because inflation rates near 3% and the Federal Reserve implements interest rate reductions,” said Anna Baluch, insurance and finance expert at BestMoney. The silver lining ...

The Council of the European Union, an EU body that amends legislation and commits national governments to adopting the bloc's laws, said it backs the European Central Bank’s plan to explore an official digital currency, calling it an evolution of money and a tool for financial inclusion. In a Friday post on its website, the Council, however, said the ECB will need to set limits on the total value that can be held in online accounts and digital wallets at any one time to “avoid the digital euro being used ...

Key Takeaways FIX ended Q3 2025 with $860.5M in cash, up from $549.9M in 2024, reflecting strong operating leverage.Operating cash reached $717.8M in the first nine months of 2025, signaling solid earnings quality.FIX repurchased about 0.3M shares for $125M and lifted the dividend 20% to 60 cents per share.Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX) benefits from a favorable alignment of operational momentum, end-market demand and disciplined financial execution that is reinforcing its financial stability. Increased op ...

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The Financial Stability Council voted to adopt changes that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who chairs the council, put forth Thursday, including scaling back “undue burdens” that he argues dent economic growth. “In the past, efforts to safeguard the financial system have resulted in burdensome and often duplicative regulations,” said Bessent. “Policymakers have not routinely considered the cumulative burdens of regulatory and supervisory regimes … or how a failure to modernize regulations can hurt bo ...

What is FSOC. >> FSOC is the abbreviation for the Financial Stability Oversight Council. It was a council created in the wake of the financial crisis to make sure the financial system didn't blow up again.It's composed of top regulators. The Treasury Secretary is the chairman. The head of the Federal Reserve is on it.Top financial regulators from the federal and the state level are all part of the group. They're supposed to monitor the financial system. Over the years, what they have generally done is they' ...

We got some uh breaking news I want to get to right now from the Treasury. Some big changes coming to the Financial Stability Oversight Council. Our own Steve [music] Leeman, economics, senior economics reporter joins us with that exclusive story.What you got. >> Hey Andrew, CNBC has obtained exclusively the contents of a letter written by Treasury Secretary Scott Besson, proposing a pretty radical rethink of how the government will promote financial stability and prevent systemic risk. Rather than addition ...