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  • Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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    Powell sees gains against inflation, wants more progress before rate cuts

    After Powell’s comments, traders in interest rate futures increased the odds the Fed will cut the main interest rate by a quarter point in September.

    By July 2, 2024
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    IPO market quickens as stocks hit record highs during H1 2024, EY says

    In coming months the IPO market in the U.S. and beyond faces possible turbulence from intensifying regional conflicts and “an election super-cycle,” EY said.

    By July 1, 2024
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    Compensation: solving the cost-talent puzzle

    In today’s strong labor market, CFOs leery of raising wages find creative ways to find and retain key employees.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Commercial property vacancy rate to peak in 2026 at 24%: Moody’s

    “The preference of many employees to work from home cannot be overlooked,” Moody’s economists said.

    By June 28, 2024
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    Trump’s 10% tariff would annually harm households by at least $1,700: AAF

    Damage from a sweeping tariff would spread beyond the U.S., “threatening key relationships with allies and inviting a global trade war,” AAF said.

    By June 26, 2024
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    Consumer confidence falls amid sagging income, business expectations

    “Signs of strain continue to emerge among consumers with low-to-moderate incomes,” Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said Tuesday.

    By June 25, 2024
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    Supreme Court ruling douses repatriation tax refund hopes

    The court affirmed the constitutionality of the one-time Mandatory Repatriation Tax on income from investments in foreign corporations.

    By June 24, 2024
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    Restatements decline, with small companies more prone to error: CAQ

    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 prompted a long-term reduction in restatements by tightening financial reporting and audit rules, CAQ said.

    By June 24, 2024
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    Role clarity is key to fractional CFO pay

    Contract finance executives must understand the services they truly offer in order to charge — and be paid — what they’re worth, Joe Woodard said Sunday at his firm’s accounting tech conference.

    By Chris Gaetano • June 21, 2024
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    Homebuilding sags to four-year low, stifled by higher-for-longer rates

    Mortgage activity last month slumped 8.5% compared with April and 7.3% compared with May 2023, Freddie Mac said Thursday.

    By June 20, 2024
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    IRS aims to end ‘shell game’ by partnerships, targets $50B extra in taxes

    Tax dodging by complex partnerships “has been overlooked for more than a decade,” IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said Monday.

    By June 17, 2024
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    In-house counsel compensation rose 4%, in line with inflation

    Median compensation for in-house counsel rose modestly this year as the incidence of signing bonuses declined.

    By Justin Bachman • June 14, 2024
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    FASB’s environmental credit rules recall crypto debate

    Like crypto rules FASB recently finalized, the environmental credit accounting standards would provide specific guidance where GAAP is currently silent.   

    By June 13, 2024
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    Fed trims 2024 rate forecast to one cut, holds borrowing costs steady

    The Fed decision followed a report that inflation last month rose less than economists predicted and at the slowest pace since 2021.

    By June 12, 2024
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    Small business uncertainty rises as Fed mulls ‘higher-for-longer’ rates

    Fed officials in a meeting Wednesday will likely downgrade from three to two their median projection for the number of quarter-point cuts in the federal funds rate this year, according to futures traders and economists.

    By June 11, 2024
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    FASB seeks comment on narrow hedge accounting fix

    Despite a unanimous vote, some board members expressed concern the proposed improvements to GAAP hedging guidance do not go far enough.  

    By June 5, 2024
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    Forecasts for Fed rate cuts probably too optimistic, Summers says

    “I don’t think we’re on a convincing trajectory to the 2% inflation target” set by the Federal Reserve, Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said.

    By June 4, 2024
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    Most M&A buyers would pay 3% extra for a company with a good ESG profile

    ESG is playing a bigger role in dealmaking than ever before, Deloitte said.

    By June 3, 2024
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    NY Fed President Williams forecasts hitting 2% inflation goal in 2026

    Price pressures will likely fall during the second half of 2024 as demand declines into better balance with supply, Williams said.

    By May 30, 2024
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    ‘Worst’ yet to come for commercial real estate: Conference Board

    Many banks have pursued a policy of “extend and pretend” to avoid writing off troubled commercial real estate loans, according to a Conference Board economist.

    By May 29, 2024
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    ‘Higher-for-longer’ rates saddle companies with $381B in added costs

    "The new higher-interest-rate environment might trigger a decaffeinated repeat of the 2008 financial crisis,” according to a partner at Baringa.

    By May 28, 2024
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    Gensler slams crypto after House passes bill opening ‘regulatory gaps’

    A growing number of companies in the U.S. and elsewhere have turned to digital assets as an alternative to conventional currencies, according to Deloitte.

    By May 24, 2024
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    Economists bump up 2024 core PCE inflation forecast to 2.7%: NABE

    Fed officials reiterated Monday that before trimming borrowing costs they need more confidence that price pressures will steadily decline.

    By May 20, 2024
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    GDP growth to sink below 1% amid ‘serious headwinds’: Conference Board

    Several recent signals from the economy suggest that the expansion is slowing after defying recession predictions in 2023.

    By May 17, 2024
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    First-time CFO looks to sharpen Kyriba’s FP&A approach

    Adam Drew in March became the San Diego, California-based treasury and finance platform provider’s first permanent CFO in more than a year. 

    By May 16, 2024
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    Inflation cools, reassuring Fed after unexpectedly hot gains in Q1

    The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell on investor speculation that slower inflation will prompt the Fed to sooner cut borrowing costs.

    By May 15, 2024