The Pulse US Employment Cost Index Rose 0.9 Percent In Second Quarter As Compensation Increased 3.4 Percent Over 12 Months The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the Employment Cost Index rose 0.9 percent in Q2 2026, with wages up 0.9 percent and benefits up 1.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 7 min read
The Pulse Central Bank Of Nigeria 364-Day Treasury Bill Auction Draws Seven Times Offer Amount As Stop Rate Falls To 17.35 Percent Central Bank Of Nigeria 364-Day Treasury Bill Auction Draws Seven Times Offer Amount As Stop Rate Falls To 17.35 Percent. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 7 min read
The Pulse Federal Reserve Holds Fed Funds Rate At 3-1/2 To 3-3/4 Percent On Nine-To-Three Vote The FOMC held the federal funds target range at 3-1/2 to 3-3/4 percent on a 9-3 vote, with Hammack, Kashkari, and Logan dissenting for a 25 basis point hike. By BEB Editors • 7 min read
The Pulse Federal Court Blocks Minnesota Enforcement Of Prediction Markets Ban Against CFTC-Registered Contract Markets A federal court granted preliminary injunctions to Kalshi, Polymarket, and the CFTC, enjoining Minnesota from enforcing SF 3432 against CFTC-registered contract markets. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 8 min read
Yesterday's Architects Jeremiah G. Hamilton: Prince of Darkness and Wall Street’s First Black Millionaire How a Haitian counterfeiting scandal, real‑estate arbitrage, and adversarial lawsuits propelled a Black broker into New York’s millionaire club—and what his ruthless playbook reveals about building power inside hostile capital markets. By BEB Editors • 10 min read
The Pulse UK Pension Providers Explore £1 Billion Scale-up Fund To Back Science And Technology Companies Railpen, Nest, LPPI, LGPS Central, and Border to Coast are exploring a £1 billion UK Scale-up Fund for science and technology companies, with British Business Bank. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 6 min read
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
