#GlobalBanks #RisingRisks #IranWar #Inflation My latest at @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#GulfCountries #Investments #PrivateEquity Given the nervousness of market participants, if the Gulf sovereign wealth funds were to renege on commitments or divest of existing investments, it could add to market volatility. My latest at @forbes.com . www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

Rising oil prices come at a time that many American households are already challenged but rising food, Healthcare, and housing priceshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/mayrarodriguezvalladares/2026/03/06/how-higher-oil-prices-are-rippling-through-household-budgets/

Escalating with Iran while touting energy affordability at home highlights an inherent contradiction in Trump’s policy, as heightened geopolitical risk tends to inject volatility into global oil and gas markets.

#IranianConflict #RisingOilPrices #Inflation Higher oil prices are rippling through household budgets at a time that Americans are struggling with high food, healthcare, and housing costs. My latest at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

Loans to NDFIs now represent about 11% of total banks' loan portfolios. In just 15 years, NDFI loans, including to private credit firms, have grown significantly in banks' portfolios, especially at JPMorgan and Wells Fargo. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#PrivateCredit #NonBanks #NDFIs Bank lending to private credit firms and other non-banks in the U.S. is at historic highs. This is an important development to watch given how opaque, unregulated and unsupervised non-banks are. Here is my latest at Forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

Millions in Public Funds, Zero Public Input: Flock's Surveillance System Might Already Be Overseeing Your Community. Flock Safety is operating in 49 states and over 5,000 communities, but the residents of Scarsdale, NY, are fighting back. substack.com/app-link/pos...

Update: In response to community opposition and dogged reporting by a local news outlet, Scarsdale Village, N.Y., has canceled a controversial surveillance contract with Flock Safety. dankennedy.net/2025/08/04/i...

Millions in Public Funds, Zero Public Input: Flock's Surveillance System Might Already Be Overseeing Your Community The $7.5 billion surveillance company Flock Safety is in 49 states and over 5,000 communities, but the residents of Scarsdale NY are fighting back www.dropsitenews.com/p/flock-publ...

Update: In response to community opposition and dogged reporting by a local news outlet, Scarsdale Village, N.Y., has canceled a controversial surveillance contract with Flock Safety. dankennedy.net/2025/08/04/i...

#SurveillanceTechnology After months of protesting Scarsdale Village's secret signing of a contract with Flock Safety for surveillance technology, the contract has been canceled. Many thanks to the over 450 Scarsdale residents who stood up against weak local governance and opacity.

Be informed and share. It's not where, but HOW our information is viewed, and it's not all good. Millions in Public Funds, Zero Public Input: Flock's Surveillance System Might Already Be Overseeing Your Community www.dropsitenews.com/p/flock-publ...

The city of Atherton implemented automated license plate reader cameras from Flock Safety and fails to enforce its own policy on access to the data. www.rwcpulse.com/investigativ...

Scarsdale only paused Flock Safety implementation. This topic will be back in September. scarsdale10583.com/section-tabl...

Letters to the editor opposing Flock Safety, Scarsdale scarsdale10583.com/arts-a-enter...

I love the way the people of Scarsdale and their local media are debating Flock Safety The video seems mixed but, you have to understand how uncritically this topic has previously been reported on in local news and how no one was showing up to oppose it westchester.news12.com/residents-ex...

#FlockSafety scarsdale10583.com/section-tabl...

#FlockSafety #SurveillanceTechnology scarsdale10583.com/section-tabl...

#BigBanks #TariffTurmoil #ProvisionsForCreditLosses #PreparingForARecession My latest at @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#StandWithHarvard @harvard.edu @harvardalumni.bsky.social Harvard changed my life many years ago. I implore all the relevant stakeholders at Harvard to do more to improve the environment for Jewish students. Yet, submitting to this bully will not achieve this important goal.

Trump’s onslaught of tariffs heralds a new industrial policy era in the U.S. where the government will intervene more in free markets, and companies will have less flexibility in their decision making. My latest @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#LaborMarket #UniversityFundingCuts Bank executives are sounding the alarm about a weakening economy, and everyone should be taking them seriously. My latest at @forbes.com #Trumpcession www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#FinancialRisks #Banks #TheEconomy Subscribe to my free newsletter to stay informed about financial risks, banks, and the broader economy. us8.campaign-archive.com?e=b2eb58f195...

Today President Trump implemented tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The cost of products will rise for you when you shop. The stock market is dropping, fast. Wall Street. Main Street. Your Street. All affected by ideological policies that are foolish and have no basis in economic reality.

Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.

Wells Fargo worked with activists over five years to develop a series of funding targets around net-zero. But now Trump is in office & "doing good" is for suckers, so they've dropped the whole thing. carboncredits.com/wells-fargo-...

"Trump has instructed the US Forest Service & Bureau of Land Management to increase logging targets and for officials to circumvent the US’s Endangered Species Act by using unspecified emergency powers to ignore protections placed upon vulnerable creatures’ habitats." Unspecified emergency powers.

As Canada & Mexico tariffs go into effect, @BenJealous says the chaotic approach will hurt US workers & manufacturers. “Trump’s belief that tariffs alone will help revitalize American manufacturing is simply not rooted in basic economics."

Tonight President Trump could have given a reason to all Americans to welcome his new term. He could have described how he planned to lower the cost of living for everyday Americans. But rather, he defended his decision to levy tariffs that will raise everyday prices, and stifle economic growth.

Thanks @forbes.com for selecting my article today as an Editors' Pick. #TrumpsTariffs #Trumpcession www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#Trumpcession #TrumpsTariffs A slew of economic and market data is signaling that a Trumpcession is around the corner. Declining stock market and dollar values show investors' displeasure. My latest at @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

In a cowardly and shortsighted move, Wells Fargo just became the first major US bank to abandon its commitment to achieve net-zero emissions. 🤬 Sierra Club's statement: www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

Here’s the full Trump-Zelensky presser. Trump, unable to find most countries on a map, is so wildly out of his depth here - and he’s sabotaging US interests amid his and Vance’s tag-team bullying of Zelensky. Utterly reckless and shameful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvwr...

The shameful behavior by Donald Trump and JD Vance today does nothing to help our ally Ukraine and will further embolden Putin and Russia. America’s foreign policy has always stood on the side of freedom and democracy. Under President Trump, we have lost our moral standing in world affairs.

I'm excited to announce that my first town hall will be on Zoom next Wednesday, March 5th at 6:30pm. RSVP here: forms.gle/xmrzr3pwFiaK...

The CFPB is also the sole agency devoted to preventing American consumers from being cheated by bad actors in the finance industry. We will keep standing up for the American people.

I joined @housedemocrats.bsky.social on an amicus brief defending the CFPB and American consumers. The Administration is trying to shut down CFPB, which was started in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

#Banks #FinancialStability #Nigeria #Ukraine Weak banking systems should worry us all, not only because bank implosions hurt ordinary citizens, but also because they often cause sovereigns to default on their government debt. (1) My latest at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

“This administration is really sowing the seeds for the next financial crisis.”— @mayramrvassociates.bsky.social

MD here. Sure. We deal with measles routinely.

Thank you @mariaaspan.bsky.social for including me in your important article about the @fdicgov.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/02/27/n... (1)

Forum about the CFPB is staring at 2:00pm EST. The livestream link is at the bottom of this article. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

You're invited to join Sierra Club's next "Climate Action Hour" on February 26. Join to hear the latest update on Trump's agenda & take effective action against it. sc.org/4hLbnrd

Climate risk is financial risk

Senator Warren is convening a forum today to investigate the President Donald Trump-Elon Musk attack on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It is thanks to Senator Warren that this important financial regulator even exists. My latest at Forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

Trump signed a sweeping executive order bringing independent agencies under the control of the White House — an action that would greatly expand his power but is likely to attract legal challenges www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS Early Voting in the special election for County Executive starts tomorrow (Feb 1st). ✅ Spread the word. ✅ Help elect Ken Jenkins!

Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."