The Pulse Banks Pull Back On Private Credit: SLOOS Shows Significant Net Tightening On Loans To NDFIs KEY TAKEAWAYS * Significant net shares of banks tightened standards on NDFI loans to business credit intermediaries, consumer credit intermediaries, and other NDFI categories over the past year, while moderate net shares tightened on mortgage credit intermediaries and private equity funds — the Fed's first dedicated NDFI special question makes By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH Europe Speaks, London Signals, Dollar Plumbing Prints — Week of May 11–15, 2026 By BEB Editors • 12 min read
The Pulse April Jobs: Payrolls Slow to 115,000, While Involuntary Part‑Time Jumps 445,000 — Operators Should Watch Hours, Not Headline Rates The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Friday, May 8, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse SEC Flags “Affinity” Fraud Inside a Military Facebook Group — The Compliance Lesson Is Governance, Not Marketing The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Thursday, May 7, 2026 By BEB Editors • 4 min read
The Pulse BLS State Unemployment Hits 4.3% — The Quiet Stress Is Moving From Jobs To Balance Sheets The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 By BEB Editors • 7 min read
The Pulse Hires Surge 655,000 As The Quits Rate Stalls — The Labor Market Splits In Two The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 By BEB Editors • 7 min read
The Pulse Nigeria's N700 Billion Auction Lands Inside a Fraud-Rule Reset — The Naira's Plumbing Just Got More Expensive and More Watched The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Monday, May 4, 2026 By BEB Editors • 8 min read
The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH Central Banks Take the Stage on Climate, Wages, and Bank Health — Week of May 4–8, 2026 By BEB Editors • 13 min read
The Pulse Africa’s $750M Climate-Resilience Fund Is Turning Adaptation Into Bankable Capex The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Friday, May 1, 2026 By BEB Editors • 7 min read
The Pulse Africa’s Off-Grid Power Is Getting a New Capital Instrument: Certificates Turn Into Upfront Cash The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Thursday, April 30, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse The Next Market Shock Is Scheduled: GDP and PCE Drop Together at 8:30 a.m. Thursday The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 By BEB Editors • 5 min read
The Pulse Kenya’s Draft Crypto Licensing Rules Put a Price on Trust — East Africa’s Next Capital Cycle Will Be Compliance-Led The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Tuesday, April 28, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
