banking
Lloyds Surges 23%, Crypto Slumps, and Adyen Eyes Agentic Payments
Lloyds posts a 23% profit surge, crypto volumes hit a three-year low, and Adyen moves into agentic payments — a snapshot of financial services in mid-2026.…
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central-banking
RBA's Kent Lays Out New Framework for Additional Monetary Policy Tools
RBA Assistant Governor Christopher Kent addresses unconventional monetary policy tools and proposes a new framework, reflecting on lessons learned from recent deployments.…
central-banking
Bank of England's Breeden Charts New Role for Central Banks at ECB Sintra Forum
Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden urged central banks to embrace an active role in shaping financial innovation and stability at the ECB's annual Sintra gathering.…
artificial-intelligence
Panetta Puts AI and Innovation Finance at the Heart of Europe's Growth Agenda
Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta opened a joint EIB-Bank of Italy conference in Rome, framing artificial intelligence and innovation finance as central pillars of European economic development.…
climate-finance
ECB's Elderson Charts the Green Transition's Promise and Pitfalls in Lisbon
ECB Executive Board member Frank Elderson addressed the 7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists in Lisbon, outlining the opportunities and structural obstacles of the green transition.…
banking
ECB's Claudia Buch Faces European Parliament in Key Supervisory Accountability Hearing
ECB Supervisory Board Chair Claudia Buch appeared before the European Parliament's ECON Committee on 2 July 2026 in a pivotal democratic oversight session.…
central-banking
Central Bank of Ireland's Makhlouf Calls for Mandate Discipline at Aix-en-Provence
Governor Gabriel Makhlouf urged central banks to stay within their mandates while navigating structural economic turning points in a speech at Aix-en-Provence 2026.…
monetary-policy
Fed Governor Waller Addresses Shifting Monetary Policy Transmission in Rome
Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller delivered a keynote in Rome outlining two key perspectives on how monetary policy transmission is evolving globally.…
digital-banking
Associated Bank Lands BMO's U.S. Digital Chief as New CDO
Associated Bank has appointed Brianna Elsass as Chief Digital Officer, poaching her from BMO where she spent a decade leading digital transformation.…
earnings
Coinbase Q2 Profit Misses Estimates Despite Record Crypto Market Share
Coinbase beat rivals to record crypto market share in Q2 but fell short of profit estimates as low volatility and soft spot trading dragged on earnings.…
earnings
Coinbase Posts Q2 Net Loss as Trading Slump Overshadows Growing Subscription Revenue
Coinbase missed Q2 2026 earnings estimates, reporting a net loss and lower revenue as crypto trading activity slowed, though subscriptions, stablecoins, and lending kept growing.…
bitcoin
Strategy's $8.2B Q2 Loss Exposes the Volatility Risk of a Bitcoin Treasury Model
Strategy reported an $8.2 billion Q2 2026 loss driven by unrealized Bitcoin losses, even as it built a $3.75B cash reserve to back preferred stock obligations.…