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3 CFO steps for finding opportunity in geopolitical instability: McKinsey The financial and political order built after World War II faces mounting challenges to the flow of goods, capital and services and outright conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.

Dec 18, 2024 · Freddie Mac promotes interim finance chief to CFO The mortgage finance giant’s new CFO James Whitlinger’s annualized target total direct compensation will be $2.4 million, including $600,000 in salary, according to an SEC filing.

Jan 22, 2025 · Dive Insight: Several organizations have recently singled out the U.S. as an especially promising economy in 2025. The International Monetary Fund on Friday forecast that U.S. GDP will expand 2.7% this year, only a slight slowing from its estimate of 2.8% growth in 2024. “Underlying demand remains robust, reflecting strong wealth effects, a less restrictive monetary policy stance and ...

1 day ago · Dive Brief: T he Federal Reserve held the benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday amid concerns that Trump administration plans for tariffs, deregulation, mass deportations and tax cuts may spur inflation in coming months.; With economic growth steady and inflation persisting above their 2% target, policymakers in a unanimous decision kept the federal funds rate at a range between 4.25% and 4.5%.

Jan 7, 2025 · Jim Tyson Senior Reporter | @JamesLTyson Jim Tyson is an award-winning journalist who has focused much of his reporting and editing on banking, asset management, and other financial services.

Jan 7, 2025 · CFOs — along with President-elect Donald Trump and Federal Reserve officials — step into 2025 walking a tightrope. Fed policymakers, seeking to bolster the labor market and avert a downturn, have cut the main interest rate by 1 percentage point since September. Yet as inflation persists above ...

Flagstar makes 2nd CFO change this year Lee Smith, the bank’s president of mortgage, will take over as chief financial officer Dec. 27, as Craig Gifford pursues “personal endeavors outside of banking,” Flagstar said.

Jan 17, 2024 · This would mean the entire financial close process would no longer need routine manual intervention by such people as the controller, according to a 2022 report by Gartner which noted 55% of finance executives were targeting a touchless close by 2025.. Finance teams could inch closer to making such a process a reality in 2024 as companies continue to experiment with the applications of ...

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