Bounced

• Banks and credit unions collected an estimated $12.4 billion in overdraft and bounced-payment fees from household checking accounts in 2025. • This total comes from a new tally by the National Consumer Law Center covering all financial institutions nationwide. • These costs hit consumers a year after Congress voted to block a federal rule that would have capped most of these fees at $5.

• Chip stocks in South Korea and Taiwan rose up to 1.1% as investors prepared for an upcoming Federal Reserve interest-rate decision. • Markets priced in a more than 90% probability that the Federal Reserve will implement a 25 basis point hike. • The growth in these semiconductor stocks occurred despite the US dollar remaining near a recent high.