* Bond yields, euro tumble on weak PMI data. * Investors ramp up European Central Bank rate cut bets. * Markets see 50% chance of 50-basis-point cut in December. * Bank stocks down as much as 2.1% By Stefano Rebaudo, Dhara Ranasinghe.
The Swiss National Bank will reintroduce negative interest rates if necessary, Chairman Martin Schlegel said on Friday, comments which weakened the Swiss franc against the dollar and euro as investors anticipated more rate cuts in future. The central bank did not like negative rates, Schlegel said, but could use them if needed to dampen investor appetite for the safe-haven franc.
The banks most reluctant to tap the U.S. central bank's discount window to shore up their capital are in fact those who face the highest failure risk, according to new research from the New York Federal Reserve that turns the notion of bank emergency borrowing stigma on its head.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ?bbb? of Kot Insurance Company AG. The ratings reflect Kot?s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, its strong operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of ?aa-? of the pooled members of Selective Insurance Group. The ratings reflect Selective?s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strongest, as well as its strong operating performance, favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.
A measure of U.S. business activity raced to a 31-month high in November, boosted by hopes for lower interest rates and more business-friendly policies from President-elect Donald Trump's administration next year. S&P Global said on Friday that its flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index, which tracks the manufacturing and services sectors, increased to 55.3 this month.
A measure of U.S. business activity raced to a 31-month high in November, boosted by hopes for lower interest rates and more business-friendly policies from President-elect Donald Trump's administration next year. S&P Global said on Friday that its flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index, which tracks the manufacturing and services sectors, increased to 55.3 this month.
-Uncertainties around U.S. policies may slow global economic growth modestly in 2025, according to major brokerages. World economies and equity markets have had a robust year, with global growth expected to average 3.1% this year, a Reuters poll published in October showed.
U.S. Treasury yields slipped on Friday as investors awaited fresh data that will offer further clues on Federal Reserve policy and continued to assess how the policies of the Donald Trump administration will affect the economy next year. The next major clues on the economy will be November's jobs and inflation data due in early December.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of ?a+? of Hiscox Insurance Company Limited, Hiscox Insurance Company Limited, Hiscox Insurance Company Limited and Hiscox Insurance Company Inc.. At the same time, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of ?bbb+? of Hiscox Ltd, the ultimate non-operating holding company of the Hiscox group of compan...
* * Q3 growth of 0.9%, first quarterly rise this year. * October retail sales likely to be 0.7%, Statscan said. * Currency market trim bets for 50bps rate cut on Dec. 11. By Promit Mukherjee. OTTAWA, Nov 22 - Canada's retail sales grew 0.4% in September as consumers spent more at grocery stores and supermarkets, data showed on Friday, and ensured the first quarterly increase in sales this year.
Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (MFH), a digital fintech group,? today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Chaince Securities Inc.,? has received approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for the change in ownership of J.V. Delaney & Associates, a fully licensed broker-dealer established in 1982.This approval was granted pursuant to a continuing membership application under FIN...
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ?a-? of NongHyup Property and Casualty Insurance Company Limited. The ratings reflect NH P&C?s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.
* U.S. tariffs threaten European prosperity. * Banking and capital-markets unions vital. * Progress has stalled due to vested national interests. By Balazs Koranyi. Some of the European Central Bank's most influential policymakers urged the European Union on Friday to resurrect long-stalled economic integration to protect its model of prosperity from a looming trade war with the United States.
-Major brokerages reiterated their view of a 25-basis-point interest-rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve in December after U.S. consumer prices for October increased as expected, even as Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated there is no need to rush rate cuts given strong U.S. economy.
Europe and the U.S. will both take a growth hit if there is a new trade war and inflation could also rise, increasing pressure on EU leaders to kick start long-delayed economic integration to insulate the bloc, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said on Friday.
The Germany commercial property market "remains a source of elevated risk," one that financial regulators are monitoring closely after a rapid succession of interest rate increases hit property values. "The financial system is facing acute challenges due to geopolitical tensions and a weak economy," Michael Theurer, an Executive Board member of the Deutsche Bundesbank, said on Thursday.
BEIJING, Nov. 22, 2024 A news report from?chinadaily.com.cn?. Analysts highlight Beijing's efforts to support developing countries in global economic order.
Mexico's annual inflation rate eased in early November, official data showed on Friday, boosting bets that the central bank will continue to cut interest rates. Annual inflation in Latin America's second-largest economy hit 4.56%, down from 4.69% in the previous month, after edging up in the previous pair of two-week periods.
* Flash PMI slides to 49.9 in Nov from 51.8 in Oct. * First contraction in 13 months. * Sterling falls, bets grow on BoE rate cuts. * Other data has also pointed to a weakening economy. By William Schomberg.
* Bond yields, euro tumble on weak PMIs. * Investors ramp up ECB rate cut bets. * Markets see a 50% chance of a 50 bps cut in December. * Bank stocks fall as much as 2.1% By Stefano Rebaudo and Dhara Ranasinghe.
SURABAYA, Indonesia, Nov. 22, 2024 On November 22, PT GREENWAY ENERGY INDONESIA, the Indonesian subsidiary of Greenway, a global leader in micromobility lithium battery solutions,?held a grand opening ceremony.
- U.S. investors snapped up equity funds for a third successive week through Nov. 20, buoyed by optimism over rising corporate earnings expectations, although the inflows were restrained due to a cautious Federal Reserve rate outlook and geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West.
U.S. investors snapped up equity funds for a third successive week through Nov. 20, buoyed by optimism over rising corporate earnings expectations, although the inflows were restrained due to a cautious Federal Reserve rate outlook and geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West.
Inflows into global equity funds slowed in the week ending Nov. 20 due to geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West, with investors also anxious about the U.S. interest rate policy outlook for next year. According to LSEG data, investors snapped up only net $7.97 billion worth of global equity funds during the week after a robust $49.84 billion worth of net purchases in the prior week.
* Bond yields, euro tumble on weak PMIs. * Investors ramp up ECB rate cut bets. By Stefano Rebaudo and Dhara Ranasinghe. German short-dated government bond yields fell to multi-year lows, while the euro tumbled to two-year lows on Friday as markets ramped up European Central Bank rate cut bets after data showed a sharp decline in euro area business activity.
* Euro zone services activity contracted in November. * Euro briefly falls below $1.03. * U.S. dollar index hits fresh two-year peak. * Bitcoin touches record, not far off $100,000. * Sterling slips. By Brigid Riley.
The euro dropped to its lowest since December 2022 on Friday after data showed euro zone business activity tumbled in November as the bloc's dominant services industry contracted and manufacturing sank deeper into recession. The common currency was last $1.0432, down 0.37% on the day, falling past its October 2023 level.
Germany's economy grew less than previously estimated in the third quarter, the statistics office reported on Friday, in further bad news for a country set to be the worst performer among the Group of Seven rich democracies this year.
Euro zone borrowing costs rose slightly on Friday before purchasing managers' surveys due later in the session, as geopolitical tension prompted investors to bid for safe-haven government bonds.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The inaugural International MICE Summit will bring together over 1,000 global leaders from the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions industry between 15-17 December at Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City in Riyadh, hosted by the Saudi Conventions & Exhibitions General Authority.
S&P Global Ratings lowered its outlook on three Adani Group entities to negative from stable on Friday, citing risks to funding access following a U.S. indictment of the conglomerate's billionaire founder, Gautam Adani, on bribery charges.
The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again at its December meeting as a strengthening economy and concerns over the depreciating yen prompt policymakers to act, according to just over half of economists in a Reuters poll.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering picking Kevin Warsh as his Treasury secretary with the understanding that he could later be nominated to lead the Federal Reserve when Jerome Powell's term as chair ends in 2026, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 21, 2024 Ramaco Resources, Inc. (METCB) announced today that it has priced its previously announced public offering of senior unsecured notes due 2029. The gross proceeds to the Company from the offering, before deducting commissions and expenses, will be approximately $50 million, or approximately $57.5 million if the underwriters exercise their option in full.
Global stocks registered a strong weekly gain on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields slipped as markets eyed President-elect Donald Trump's likely policies and their impact on the U.S. economy, even as bitcoin traded near the $100,000 threshold. Traders are bracing for Trump's agenda after he takes office in January, which is expected to include tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation.
The euro slumped to a two-year low while the dollar gained on Friday after gauges of business activity were released in each region, while bitcoin again hit a record high as it continued its march toward the $100,000 mark.
The U.S. dollar stuck close to a 13-month high on Friday as investors assessed the outlook for the Federal Reserve's interest rate path and uncertainty in Europe kept the euro on the back foot, while bitcoin eyed the $100,000 level.
Japan's factory activity contracted for the fifth straight month in November due to sluggish demand caused by worries over China's economic slowdown and persistent cost pressures, a private-sector survey showed on Friday. The au Jibun Bank flash Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index slipped slightly to 49.0 in November from 49.2 in October.
Japan's factory activity contracted for the fifth straight month in November due to sluggish demand caused by worries over China's economic slowdown and persistent cost pressures, a private-sector survey showed on Friday. The au Jibun Bank flash Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index slipped slightly to 49.0 in November from 49.2 in October.
* October core CPI rises 2.3% yr/yr vs forecast +2.2% * Index excluding fuel rises 2.3% yr/yr vs +2.1 in September. * Services inflation perk up, signal pressure from rising wages. * 19 meeting. * Majority of economists expect BOJ to hike rates in December. By Leika Kihara.
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B+ and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ?bbb-? to Continental General Insurance Company. The ratings reflect CGIC?s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, very limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.
Japan's core inflation in October held above the central bank's 2% target and a key index stripping away the effect of fuel accelerated, data showed on Friday, keeping pressure on the central bank to raise its still-low interest rates.
* Oct core CPI +2.3% yr/yr vs forecast +2.2% * Index excluding fuel +2.3% yr/yr vs +2.1 in September. * Data to be scrutinised at BOJ's December meeting. By Leika Kihara.
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