MARKET WATCH: December 28, 2025 – January 3, 2026 The "Reset" Week BEB Editors 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 Editors • 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 Editors • 8 min read Featured Stories When Governments Turn to Their Diaspora for Capital Nigeria Raised $300 Million. Investors Offered $690 Million. The Real Story Is What Happens Next. By Noah Carmichael • 5 min read Featured Stories The Capital That Stayed Home African American Households Hold $5.6 Trillion in Wealth. Less Than 6 Cents of Every Dollar Is in the Asset Class That Generates Generational Wealth. By BEB Editors • 4 min read The Pulse Compliance Is the Product: Regulators Are Pricing Risk Into Fintech — In Public The Black Executive Journal — Afternoon Edition | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read The Pulse Inflation Re-Accelerates, Forcing Capital to Reprice Risk Across Diaspora Corridors The Black Executive Journal — Morning Edition | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read Featured Stories The $74.5 Billion Penalty Three Rating Agencies Headquartered Thousands of Miles From Africa Are Deciding What African Capital Costs — and the Number Is Indefensible. By Noah Carmichael • 5 min read The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE JOURNAL — SUNDAY WEEKLY MARKET WATCH Inflation’s Second Wind, FX Fragility, and Diaspora Deal Flow — Week of April 13–17, 2026 By BEB Editors • 10 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 Editors • 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 Editors • 8 min read
Featured Stories When Governments Turn to Their Diaspora for Capital Nigeria Raised $300 Million. Investors Offered $690 Million. The Real Story Is What Happens Next. By Noah Carmichael • 5 min read
Featured Stories The Capital That Stayed Home African American Households Hold $5.6 Trillion in Wealth. Less Than 6 Cents of Every Dollar Is in the Asset Class That Generates Generational Wealth. By BEB Editors • 4 min read
The Pulse Compliance Is the Product: Regulators Are Pricing Risk Into Fintech — In Public The Black Executive Journal — Afternoon Edition | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse Inflation Re-Accelerates, Forcing Capital to Reprice Risk Across Diaspora Corridors The Black Executive Journal — Morning Edition | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
Featured Stories The $74.5 Billion Penalty Three Rating Agencies Headquartered Thousands of Miles From Africa Are Deciding What African Capital Costs — and the Number Is Indefensible. By Noah Carmichael • 5 min read
The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE JOURNAL — SUNDAY WEEKLY MARKET WATCH Inflation’s Second Wind, FX Fragility, and Diaspora Deal Flow — Week of April 13–17, 2026 By BEB Editors • 10 min read