Consumer sentiment rises from record low on prospect of lower inflation

“Inflation likely peaked in May as the worst of the war in Iran energy shock hit consumers,” Navy Federal Credit Union Chief Economist Heather Long said.

By Jim Tyson • June 26, 2026

FASB waves in SOFR update

Banks transitioned to using the Secured Overnight Financing Rates benchmark after LIBOR was phased out in the wake of a manipulation scandal.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 25, 2026

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CFOs must help their organizations mitigate risks by balancing the need for both growth and stability. 

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Consumer spending rises as inflation speeds up to three-year high

Traders in interest rate futures see 80% odds that the Federal Reserve will raise the federal funds rate by at least a quarter percentage point by the end of this year.

By Jim Tyson • June 25, 2026

CFO optimism slips as inflation returns as top concern

Two-thirds of firms saw production costs rise last quarter after energy price shocks, but only one-third passed them through to customers, a survey found.

By Alexei Alexis • June 24, 2026

Manufacturing grows at fastest rate since 2021 amid big job cuts: S&P

S&P Global flagged “an ongoing bifurcation of the economy, with sluggish service sector growth contrasting with an increasingly solid manufacturing expansion.”

By Jim Tyson • June 23, 2026

Maxima rolls out AI agent for enterprise accounting

The San Mateo, California-based company’s new “Max” handles a range of work including payroll entries previously managed by multiple AI agents. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 23, 2026

Customers are losing patience with automated customer support bots

A majority of consumers will repeat themselves only once before abandoning an automated customer service attempt, a Parloa survey found.

By Bryan Wassel • June 23, 2026

CFOs lag in AI readiness as ROI pressures rise: EY

Most finance leaders still favor “defensive” AI use cases such as fraud detection over growth-focused ones like forecasting or pricing, the study found.

By Alexei Alexis • June 23, 2026

4 out of 5 companies can’t measure sustainability’s financial impact

“While science and target setting have moved forward, valuation tools and financial methodologies have lagged behind,” the KPMG report states.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 22, 2026

Thinking about cutting worker benefits to save money? Not so fast, expert warns.

“Maybe the juice isn’t worth the squeeze,” a senior consultant and actuary at Mercer said.

By Ginger Christ • June 22, 2026

Stock, bond markets signal improving economic outlook: Conference Board

Despite recent gains in the Leading Economic Index, the six- and 12-month growth rates in the index suggest the economy is slowing, the Conference Board said.

By Jim Tyson • June 18, 2026

Apptio boosts tool for tracking cloud spend in latest FinOps expansion

Rising global IT spending, expected to reach $6.15 trillion in 2026, is intensifying pressure on enterprises to manage cloud costs in real time, the IBM company said.

By Alexei Alexis • June 16, 2026

Consumer sentiment rises from four-month slump as gas price falls

Consumers are “still seeing a lot of risks on the horizon,” according to Joanne Hsu, director of consumer surveys at the University of Michigan.  

By Jim Tyson • June 12, 2026

BCG predicts rise of vibe coding in finance, urges guardrails

Generative AI can enable finance teams to build their own software, but that benefit comes with new control and compliance risks, BCG said.

By Alexei Alexis • June 12, 2026

Recession fears rise as company confidence holds: AICPA

Just over half of accounting professionals surveyed in May believed the U.S. was already in a recession or will be by the end of the year, the report found.

By Danielle McLean • June 11, 2026

Inflation jumps 4.2%, spurred by war-induced surge in energy prices

Rising prices have begun to erode gains in real wages in recent years and weaken consumer purchasing power for all goods and services.

By Jim Tyson • June 10, 2026

Synthetic identity fraud surges as criminals weaponize AI: study

U.S. unsecured credit losses are projected to exceed $3.1 billion in 2026 as the trend accelerates.

By Alexei Alexis • June 10, 2026

Inflation anxiety erodes small business optimism, NFIB says

“Conditions for small businesses have not eased,” said Mark Valentino, head of business banking at Citizens, citing slowing sales.

By Jim Tyson • June 9, 2026

Inside Bristol Myers’ AI-powered procurement overhaul

The pharmaceutical giant cut procurement timelines from months to weeks while challenging conventional wisdom on AI data readiness.

By Alexei Alexis • June 9, 2026

AICPA tackles accounting’s AI era: 4 predictions

The crowd-sourced 44-page report from AICPA and CIMA examines AI-related changes reshaping the accounting industry.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 8, 2026

US GDP growth to slow from 2% this year to 1.8% in 2027: OECD forecast

“A sustained increase in oil and gas prices stemming from the evolving conflict in the Middle East would weigh more heavily on activity than currently assumed,” the OECD said.

By Jim Tyson • June 3, 2026

Job openings soar to two-year high as hiring falls, BLS says

The surge in job openings coincided with low levels of layoffs, quits and hiring, suggesting that the labor market, while firming somewhat, persists in a low-hire, low-fire mode.

By Jim Tyson • June 2, 2026

Leading AI models are more vulnerable to malicious prompts than vendors claim

Hackers could subvert frontier models with attacks that their developers overlook, Cisco said.

By Eric Geller • June 2, 2026

Manufacturing activity speeds up to fastest pace in four years: ISM

Steady manufacturing highlights how economic growth has so far overcome the shocks of high tariffs and the Iran war.

By Jim Tyson • June 1, 2026

Uber’s finance team overtaken by engineering in AI use

The company’s rapid adoption of agentic AI coding tools has reportedly consumed its 2026 AI budget, while also raising return-on-investment questions.

By Alexei Alexis • May 29, 2026