MARKET WATCH: December 28, 2025 – January 3, 2026 The "Reset" Week BEB Editor December 28, 2025 – 3 min read Share this post Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash The Week Ahead Audio (Audio) Week Ahead: Oil Shock at $112, SARB Decision, and Early Data Signals Oil at $112 has reset the macro backdrop. With the Fed holding steady and signaling limited cuts, this week shifts focus to how markets and policymakers respond — from South Africa’s rate decision to the first signs of pressure in real economic data. By Noah Carmichael • 1 min read The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH The South African Rate Decision Will Tell You More Than the Fed Did | Week of March 23–27, 2026 By BEB Editor • 13 min read News Tinubu Goes to Downing Street, the SEC Rewrites the Crypto Taxonomy, and Treasury Wants Banks to Start Lending Again The Black Executive Journal — Afternoon Edition | Thursday, March 19, 2026 By BEB Editor • 8 min read Yesterday's Architects Jordan C. Jackson Jr.: The Self-Taught Slave Who Became Lexington's First Black Undertaker — Then Took on Jim Crow He taught himself to read and write in secret. He became a lawyer, newspaper editor, funeral director, and Republican National Convention delegate. He stood before the Kentucky legislature in 1892 and fought a segregation law. He credited his wife for everything. By BEB Editor • 11 min read The Pulse Enforcement Tightens the Operating Envelope for Fintech — Winners Will Treat Compliance as Product The Black Executive Journal — Afternoon Edition | Thursday, April 2, 2026 By BEB Editor • 6 min read Today's Builders He Ran a $23 Billion Business Unit. Then He Tried to Run the NAACP. Bruce S. Gordon spent 35 years climbing from management trainee to president of Verizon's retail division — overseeing $23 billion in annual revenue and 35,000 employees. When he walked into the NAACP in 2005, he was the most powerful corporate executive ever to hold the role. He lasted 19 months. By BEB Editor • 10 min read The Pulse Fed's 2026 Message Is "Higher-for-Longer" — The Real Story Is How Capital Is Being Repriced Across Borders The Black Executive Journal — Morning Edition | Thursday, April 2, 2026 By BEB Editor • 6 min read Featured Series The Spread That Nobody Talks About A multi-billion-dollar pricing gap in global remittances is fueling a race to own diaspora financial infrastructure. By Noah Carmichael • 8 min read Today's Builders He Built the Bible of Black Business From a $250,000 Bank Loan and a Blank Page Earl G. Graves Sr. did not inherit a media company. He created the category. In August 1970, with a loan from Chase Manhattan Bank, a small staff, and a mission that had no commercial precedent, he put the first issue of Black Enterprise on newsstands. By BEB Editor • 9 min read
The Week Ahead Audio (Audio) Week Ahead: Oil Shock at $112, SARB Decision, and Early Data Signals Oil at $112 has reset the macro backdrop. With the Fed holding steady and signaling limited cuts, this week shifts focus to how markets and policymakers respond — from South Africa’s rate decision to the first signs of pressure in real economic data. By Noah Carmichael • 1 min read
The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH The South African Rate Decision Will Tell You More Than the Fed Did | Week of March 23–27, 2026 By BEB Editor • 13 min read
News Tinubu Goes to Downing Street, the SEC Rewrites the Crypto Taxonomy, and Treasury Wants Banks to Start Lending Again The Black Executive Journal — Afternoon Edition | Thursday, March 19, 2026 By BEB Editor • 8 min read
Yesterday's Architects Jordan C. Jackson Jr.: The Self-Taught Slave Who Became Lexington's First Black Undertaker — Then Took on Jim Crow He taught himself to read and write in secret. He became a lawyer, newspaper editor, funeral director, and Republican National Convention delegate. He stood before the Kentucky legislature in 1892 and fought a segregation law. He credited his wife for everything. By BEB Editor • 11 min read
The Pulse Enforcement Tightens the Operating Envelope for Fintech — Winners Will Treat Compliance as Product The Black Executive Journal — Afternoon Edition | Thursday, April 2, 2026 By BEB Editor • 6 min read
Today's Builders He Ran a $23 Billion Business Unit. Then He Tried to Run the NAACP. Bruce S. Gordon spent 35 years climbing from management trainee to president of Verizon's retail division — overseeing $23 billion in annual revenue and 35,000 employees. When he walked into the NAACP in 2005, he was the most powerful corporate executive ever to hold the role. He lasted 19 months. By BEB Editor • 10 min read
The Pulse Fed's 2026 Message Is "Higher-for-Longer" — The Real Story Is How Capital Is Being Repriced Across Borders The Black Executive Journal — Morning Edition | Thursday, April 2, 2026 By BEB Editor • 6 min read
Featured Series The Spread That Nobody Talks About A multi-billion-dollar pricing gap in global remittances is fueling a race to own diaspora financial infrastructure. By Noah Carmichael • 8 min read
Today's Builders He Built the Bible of Black Business From a $250,000 Bank Loan and a Blank Page Earl G. Graves Sr. did not inherit a media company. He created the category. In August 1970, with a loan from Chase Manhattan Bank, a small staff, and a mission that had no commercial precedent, he put the first issue of Black Enterprise on newsstands. By BEB Editor • 9 min read
