Inflation stories

US AI megadeals push global venture capital to a record USD $330.9 billion as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate first-quarter funding.

Opia widens promotion protection for brands as volatility, inflation and fraud fears push marketing teams to seek tighter budget control.

Fractional Chief Marketing Officers say brands must ditch blanket discounting, sharpen value messages and tailor offers as households split into two wallets.

Forrester says Middle East tensions will push up infrastructure costs, sharpen cloud and AI spending scrutiny, and heighten cyber risk.

RedotPay wins new Canada, US and Argentina licences as it builds a global crypto payments hub and expands stablecoin-based services.

Denmark tops FM's 2026 Resilience Index for a third year as Europe dominates the rankings and India makes broad-based gains across all zones.

Unhedged FX hits UK firms for GBP £6.71m and US peers for USD $9.85m on average, spurring a renewed shift towards defensive hedging.

Gartner identifies four finance tactics it says helped 105 US-listed firms beat peers with a 51% total shareholder return premium.

CFOs bet big on AI to reshape finance, but a Kyriba survey shows trust is lagging as privacy and security fears intensify worldwide.

Klaviyo forecasts 2026 surge in AI voice shopping, automated returns and connected-device purchases reshaping how consumers buy.

Geopolitics, cyber threats and AI-linked fintech risks dominate DTCC's latest systemic risk survey as firms brace for uncertainty into 2026.

US holiday shoppers to rein in festive spending as 60% say financial strain will curb gift budgets, new national survey data shows.

Boards enter 2026 pushing AI from experiments to governed, resilient systems as volatile economies demand proof of value and stability.

AI dominates CEO earnings calls for the first time, as leaders pair record investment pledges with mounting warnings of an AI market bubble.

CMC says AI, energy, robotics, defence and store-of-value trades will be the “Furious Five” megatrends steering markets into 2026.

US startup founders spend up to half their working week fundraising, with nearly half saying it hampers their ability to manage their businesses effectively.

The US penny's retirement signals a shift to blockchain micropayments, enabling fast, cheap digital transactions once hindered by legacy payments systems.

US and UK finance leaders cut FX hedging to lowest levels since 2024 start, but most will increase cover if interest rates rise next year.

Rising economic pressures drive UK, US and Australian proposal teams to adopt AI, boosting bid quality and revenue despite tougher market conditions.

Global volatility is revealing key risks in Asia Pacific firms' finance operations, with fragmented intercompany processes causing cash and compliance issues.