Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) today reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 of $164.2 million or $1.67 per diluted share, compared to $176.2 million or $1.65 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Essent (ESNT) also announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per common share.
Investors will seek clues about the health of the U.S. economy in the coming week following worrisome labor market reports and technology-led turbulence that has knocked the stock market off record highs. The S&P 500 ended on Friday with a weekly decline after three straight weeks of gains.
Two weeks before the U.S. Federal Reserve's last meeting, with the federal government's data spigot closed, Atlanta Fed staff backstopped their view of the economy by analyzing how past surveys of business executives had aligned with employment, spending, output and other data captured in federal reports.
Bank of Montreal said it normally wouldn't make a big deal about the annual estimate of real gross domestic product growth by province in Canada, which was released on Thursday for 2024.
The U.S. Labor Department on Friday will not publish its closely watched employment report for an unprecedented second straight month as the government remains shut, and fears are mounting October's report might not be released when full operations resume.
* S&P 500 set for weekly drop, backing off record high. * Tech sector leads pullback, weak labor data also in focus. * Stellar Q3 earnings season overall coming to a close. By Lewis Krauskopf. Investors will seek clues about the health of the U.S. economy in the coming week following worrisome labor market reports and technology-led turbulence that has knocked the stock market off record highs.
* Fed uses surveys and private data to supplement missing federal reports. * Tech, data scraping offers "directional" proxy for absent jobs, inflation data. * Interviews could play larger role as well as shutdown continues. By Howard Schneider.
* Government shutdown causes unprecedented economic data blackout. * Worries growing that October employment report might not be published. * White House has already warned October CPI report could be scrapped. By Lucia Mutikani.
* Dollar kicked off five-day winning streak after Fed signals last week. * Markets overreacting to labour market hints, Jefferies says. * Weak Chinese trade data may spell trouble for the euro zone. * Yen still seen as the leading defensive hedge. By Stefano Rebaudo.
* US private jobs data indicates weak labour market. * Gold firms above $4,000 per ounce. * Platinum, palladium head for weekly fall. By Brijesh Patel. Gold rose on Friday as expectations for further interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve and lingering concerns over the U.S. economic outlook amid a prolonged government shutdown buoyed demand.
* EM stocks drop 0.9%, FX down 0.1% * Czech central bank holds rates steady. * Trump to meet Hungary's Orban to discuss Russian oil. * S&P to publish ratings review for Poland on Friday. * Sri Lanka unveils 2026 budget, says country to regain economic output. By Nikhil Sharma.
The European Central Bank is already factoring climate-related risk into the assessment of collateral used to borrow money from the bank but this rarely leads to credit rating changes, a blog post published by the ECB said on Friday.
Voyager Technologies (VOYG) said Friday it priced a private offering of $435 million of 0.75% convertible senior unsecured notes due Nov. 15, 2030, upsized from a previously planned $300 million. Initial purchasers have a 13-day overallotment option to buy up to an additional $65 million of the notes.
Holders of Ukraine's GDP warrants said on Friday they wanted a "claim reinstatement mechanism" included in any new bonds they accepted as part of Kyiv's long-sought restructuring of the debt instruments. The latest round of formal talks with Ukraine's government broke down on Thursday after the two sides failed to bridge their differences.
Targa Resources (TRGP) said late Thursday it priced a public offering of $750 million of 4.35% senior notes due 2029 and $1 billion of 5.4% senior notes due 2036. The offerings were priced at 99.938% and 99.92% of the notes' face value, respectively.
Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) said late Thursday it priced a private offering of $650 million of 0% convertible senior notes due 2031 and $650 million of 0.875% convertible senior notes due 2032. Initial purchasers have a 13-day overallotment option to purchase up to $100 million of additional notes of each series.
* Dollar kicked off five-day winning streak after Fed signals last week. * Markets overreacting to labour market hints, Jefferies says. * Weak Chinese trade data may spell trouble for the euro zone. * Yen still seen as the leading defensive hedge. By Stefano Rebaudo.
China's gold holdings increased to 74.09 million fine troy ounces at the end of October from 74.06 million in the previous month, as the central bank extended a bullion buying spree to the 12th consecutive month. China's gold reserves were valued at $297.21 billion at the end of last month versus $283.29 billion before, data from the People's Bank of China showed on Friday.
The U.S. Federal Reserve may soon need to grow its balance sheet through bond purchases and could consider shortening the average duration of its debt holdings, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on Friday.
* S&P to publish ratings review for Poland on Friday. * Fitch and Moody's already changed ratings outlook to 'negative' * Political standoff hampers consolidation measures, agencies say. By Karol Badohal.
DENVER---- Voyager Technologies, Inc. (VOYG) today announced the pricing of its offering of $435,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.75% convertible senior notes due 2030 in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
-Japanese investors divested significant holdings in foreign stocks in the week to November 1, as they turned cautious amid hawkish remarks from some U.S. Federal Reserve officials and favoured locking in profits after the recent market rally.
* US private jobs data indicates weak labour market. * US dollar fell to 1-week low on Thursday. * Gold trading below $4,000/oz, set for a weekly loss. By Ishaan Arora.
CN today announced a public debt offering of US$700 million comprised of US$300 million aggregate principal amount of 4.200% Notes due 2031 and US$400 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Notes due 2035.
The Nasdaq ended barely lower on Friday but registered its biggest weekly percentage drop since early April as investors worried about the sustainability of a rally in artificial intelligence shares, while U.S. Treasury yields inched lower. Chip and other tech-related stocks have been some of the biggest losers this week, while the Nasdaq fell about 3% for the week.
The U.S. dollar fell against major currencies including the euro and Swiss franc on Friday as investors sought to balance the Federal Reserve's hawkish tilt against lingering concerns over the U.S. economy. U.S. Treasury yields were slightly lower amid the extended government shutdown in Washington.
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased marginally last week, Haver Analytics estimated on Thursday, pointing to stable labor market conditions in October despite a surge in announced layoffs.
* Weekly jobless claims estimated to have increased to 229,140. * Claims data shows no sign yet of surge in layoffs reported by businesses. * More people remaining on unemployment rolls as hiring slows. By Lucia Mutikani.
On Friday, 7 November 2025, in the run-up to the G20 in South Africa on 22-23 November, the Brave Movement will launch the ?3rd Richest Nation? campaign, its largest-ever push to tackle violence against children.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem said on Thursday the U.S. central bank has been right to cut interest rates to help the job market.
By Taosha Wang. The copper-gold ratio recently touched a multi-decade low even as the world economy and stock markets continued to roll along. COPPER'S COMPLEX RIDE The dramatic drop in the copper-gold ratio might suggest that copper demand is severely depressed, but this isn't the case.
Targa Resources Corp. (TRGP) announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.350% Senior Notes due 2029 and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.400% Senior Notes due 2036 at a price to the public of 99.938% and 99.920% of their face value, respectively.
AM Best has assigned indicative Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings of ?a-? to senior unsecured issues, ?bbb+? to subordinated issues, and ?bbb? to preferred stock to the recently filed shelf registration of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (FRFHF) [TSX:FFH]. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings is stable.
* Dollar slips for second straight session. * Bank of England holds rates in knife-edge vote. * Cost cutting, AI lead to surge in planned US layoffs in October. * Norges Bank held rates at 4%, citing inflationary pressure. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Chibuike Oguh.
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack said on Thursday she does not think the U.S. central bank needs to raise interest rates to combat inflation pressures she considers too high, while acknowledging how that view might change.
Boyd Group Services (BGSI) after trade Thursday said it closed a private placement of C$525 million in senior unsecured notes due 2030. Proceeds, along with funds from its recent US$897-million equity offering, will be used to help finance the US$1.3-billion acquisition of Joe Hudson's Collision Center, the company added.
The Bank of Mexico cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points on Thursday but struck a more cautious tone on the outlook for further easing, as the economy shows weakness but core inflation remains sticky.
Investors added $1.266 billion to municipal bond mutual funds in the week ended Wednesday, following?$744.3 million of inflows the prior week, according to LSEG Lipper data.
Announces Issuance of $30.0 million Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes due 2031? Announces Amendment to Existing Credit Agreement Westrock Coffee Company (WEST) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.
US equity indexes fell ahead of Thursday's close as the consumer discretionary and technology sectors fell after a slump in government bond yields, following a weak labor market report, revived the growth versus valuation debate.
Financial stocks were mixed in late Thursday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index up 0.2% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund easing 0.4%. The Philadelphia Housing Index shed 0.5%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund lost 0.2%. Bitcoin fell 2.7% to $101,256, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries dropped 6.6 basis points to 4.09%. In economic news, outplacement firm Ch...
* Sterling shuffles higher as BoE holds rates in tight call. * Wall Street stock indexes lower. * US dollar falls against major currencies. By Caroline Valetkevitch. Major stock indexes fell sharply on Thursday, with technology and consumer discretionary shares leading losses in the S&P 500, while the British pound firmed after the Bank of England opted against an interest rate cut. Shares of.
Program Assists Disabled Military Service Members, Veterans and Gold Star Families. A $25,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Woodforest National Bank? funded major home repairs for a U.S. Army veteran whose life was turned upside down by Hurricane Ida four years ago. This press release features multimedia.
Latin American currencies hit intraday highs on Thursday, with the Brazilian real advancing
after a hawkish pause by the central bank, while the Bank of Mexico delivered a quarter-point
rate cut.
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