The number of Americans on jobless benefits surged between mid-September and mid-October, government data showed on Tuesday, suggesting an elevated unemployment rate in October as an uncertain economic environment discourages hiring. The Labor Department only published the so-called continuing claims data for the weeks ending October 11 and 18.
U.S. homebuilder sentiment remained subdued in November as concerns about the labor market and household finances weighed on demand, contributing to a surge in the share of builders slashing prices to reduce new housing inventory. The small uptick could reflect a decrease in mortgage rates when the Federal Reserve resumed its interest rate cuts.
CHICAGO, Nov. 18, 2025 Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, is pleased to announce the successful pricing of Horizon House's $600,000,000 Series 2025AB Bonds through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Horizon House is a Washington nonprofit corporation and 501 organization that was established in 1961 to develop, own and operate senior living facilities.
Canada's consumer price index for October, released on Monday, showed little surprise for the markets -- up +0.2% month over month on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, said Rosenberg Research. The year-over-year trend eased to 2.2% from +2.4% in September, though a tad above Street views of a 2.1% year-over-year print.
ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 18, 2025 This year's largest-ever edition of Abu Dhabi Finance Week?- hosted by ADGM, with ADQ as Headline Partner?-?will gather the world's most influential financial institutions, policymakers, investors,?market leaders and innovators from 8th to 11th December 2025?in the 'Capital of Capital'.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas in collaboration with five of its members?BankPlus, Cadence Bank, Citizens National Bank, Community Bank of Mississippi and Trustmark Bank?awarded $58,500 to Housing Education and Economic Development Inc. to strengthen housing counseling efforts across Mississippi. This press release features multimedia.
-Wall Street's main indexes fell at the open on Tuesday, as concerns over lofty equity valuations and dimming chances of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve weighed on sentiment, while investors look ahead to Nvidia's earnings and key government data due later this week.
Wall Street's main indexes fell at the open on Tuesday, as concerns over lofty equity valuations and dimming chances of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve weighed on sentiment, while investors look ahead to Nvidia's earnings and key government data due later this week.
Canadian housing starts declined 17% month over month in October, more than offsetting September's 14% month-over-month gain, said TD. However, starts remained elevated at 232,800 units last month. For context, 210,000 units was the pre-pandemic run rate for Canadian housing starts.
ADP's weekly measure of private payrolls showed a preliminary average decrease of 2,500 jobs in the four weeks ending on Nov. 1. This is the third national employment weekly report published by ADP. ADP noted that employers are continuously hiring new staff despite a slowdown in job creation. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice.
US equity futures were down ahead of Tuesday's opening bell as traders turned their focus to Nvidia's (NVDA) upcoming earnings and key labor market data due for release later this week.
Brazil's central bank on Tuesday effectively halted operations?of mid-sized?lender Banco Master, which had struggled in recent months with mounting liquidity pressures, as police arrested its controlling shareholder.
?National annual price growth accelerated for the first time since November 2024, yet growth remains near its slowest pace since 2012, says Chief Economist Mark Fleming? First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation (FAF), today released its October 2025 Home ...
The total monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts for all areas in Canada was down 17% to 232,765 units compared with September's 279,174 units, said Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation on Tuesday. October's drop was higher than the 265,000 consensus starts provided by MUFG.
SEATTLE---- Numerous housing metrics were flat in October?a notable shift from the ups and downs of recent years, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Pending home sales were little changed from both a month and a year earlier. Existing-home sales are also flattening out.
Canadian housing starts fell 17% in October from the previous month, data from the national housing agency showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts dropped to 232,765 units from a revised 279,174 units in September, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said.
* FTSE 100, FTSE 250 fall over 1% * Banks extend losses. * Miners decline as gold and copper prices weaken. * Imperial Brands (IMBBF) jump after beating profit forecast. Nov 18 - London stocks fell on Tuesday as financials extended losses, with global markets wary as diminishing hopes of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut left investors cautious before key economic data.
The airport paired long fixed-rate debt with four- and seven-year mandatory tender bonds in the transaction honored as the Southwest (LUV) region's Deal of the Year.
CUSIP Global Services today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for October 2025. North American corporate CUSIP requests totaled 8,236 in October, which is up 8.2% on a monthly basis. The aggregate total of identifier requests for new municipal securities ? including municipal bonds, long-term and short-term notes, and commercial paper ? rose 19.1% versus September totals.
Integration of SOLVE Market Data and Predictive Pricing enhances transparency and workflow efficiency for fixed income desks SOLVE, the leading provider of pre-trade data and predictive pricing for fixed income securities markets, today announced a new partnership with Charles River Development, a State Street company, to begin integrating SOLVE?s fixed income and predictive pricing capabilitie...
Moody's placed a negative outlook on the higher education earlier this year. 2026 looks even more uncertain, according to a new report from the rating agency.
The Group of 20 major economies should team up with the International Monetary Fund and others to launch a new debt refinancing plan for low-income countries hit by heavy debt repayments, a panel of Africa experts said on Tuesday.
Chile's economy contracted 0.1% in the third quarter from the previous three-month period, central bank data showed on Tuesday, in contrast with market expectations of a 0.1% expansion in a Reuters poll. The contraction compared with a 0.4% expansion in the second quarter, and marked the end to four consecutive quarters of growth.
The yen has continued to weaken at the start of this week, resulting in USD/JPY hitting a fresh high overnight Monday of 155.38, said MUFG. It follows the release over the weekend of the latest gross domestic product report from Japan, confirming the economy contracted in Q3, wrote the bank in a note to clients.
* Could breach EU rules on central bank independence, critics say. * Italy has world's third largest national bullion reserves. * Central banks hold gold to hedge against adverse scenarios. By Giuseppe Fonte and Giselda Vagnoni.
* Trump says administration is interviewing for new Fed chair. * US Treasury says sanctions are squeezing Moscow's revenue. * Russian oil loadings at Novorossiysk resume after Ukraine attack. * Oil prices to fall next year, says Goldman Sachs. By Georgina McCartney.
An empty chair for Donald Trump at the G20 summit offers an opportunity for South African hosts, determined to set an agenda for global leaders in the face of the U.S. president's hostility to multilateral diplomacy.
* Futures down: Dow 0.3%, S&P 500 0.27%, Nasdaq 0.29% U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as concerns over lofty equity valuations and diminishing prospects for an interest rate cut weighed on sentiment, though attention remained on Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings and key government data due later this week.
Home Depot (HD) topped third-quarter sales estimates on Tuesday, as robust demand from professional builders and contractors helped offset a slowdown in do-it-yourself projects. The company posted net sales of $41.35 billion for the quarter ended November 2, a 2.8% jump from a year earlier.
A divided U.S. Federal Reserve begins?receiving updated economic reports from the now-reopened federal government this week as policymakers hope for clarity in their debate over whether to cut interest rates when they meet in just over three weeks.
By Christopher Mahon. It is conventional wisdom to say Britain has an inflation problem. At first glance, this suggestion might look a little premature. While many BoE-watchers perceived the latest CPI print to be somewhat dovish, based on expectations that the figure would be closer to 4%, the consensus is that it will still take a long time for UK inflation to subside.
* Fed divided on rate cuts amid unclear economic data. * Fed minutes may reveal split over inflation vs. job growth. * Powell faces challenge in achieving consensus on rate policy. By Howard Schneider.
* Fed needs to move slowly with further rate cuts, Jefferson says. * Focus shifts to US non-farm payrolls data due on Thursday. * Traders see 46% chance of US interest rate cut in December. By Noel John.
Molina Healthcare (MOH) said late Monday it priced a $850 million private offering of 6.5% senior notes due Feb. 15, 2031, for about $838 million in expected net proceeds. The company expects the offering to close by Thursday and plans to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. Molina shares were up 2.8% in recent premarket activity Tuesday. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice.
Guotai Haitong Securities recently embraced a pleasant 3.88 billion-Hong Kong dollar sale of 7-year zero-coupon exchangeable bonds by its Hong Kong affiliate Guotai Junan Holdings Ltd. The bonds, rated BBB+ by Standard & Poor's and convertible to ordinary H-shares of Guotai Haitong's another affiliate in Hong Kong?SAR, Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd. (GUOTF), are irrevocably guaranteed by pare...
* * Cocaine trade thrives amid political instability. * IMF projects real GDP growth of 5.1% in 2025. * Oil exploration, mining deals should 'change lives', Embalo says. By Alberto Dabo and Anait Miridzhanian.
* Fed needs to move slowly with further rate cuts, Jefferson says. * Focus shifts to US non-farm payrolls data due on Thursday. * Traders see 46% chance of US interest rate cut in December. By Noel John.
-Asian bonds witnessed renewed cross-border inflows in October following a month of sharp outflows, as an improved regional growth outlook and a series of U.S. trade agreements in Southeast Asia lifted investor sentiment.
* Ueda says had 'candid, good' talks with PM on monetary policy. * BOJ chief tells PM gradual rate hike ensures sustainable growth. * Ueda says PM made no request on policy, two discussed FX. * Remarks keep markets guessing on BOJ rate-hike timing. By Kentaro Sugiyama and Leika Kihara.
Switzerland plans to issue bonds with a face value of 4.5 billion Swiss francs in 2026, the Swiss National Bank said in a statement released on Tuesday. "Taking account of bonds maturing in 2026, the volume of Confederation bonds outstanding will increase by CHF 1 billion overall," the central bank said in a statement.
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller argued for "continuing rate cuts" on Monday, stating he supports cutting the Fed?s policy rate at its next meeting in December to manage risks from a deteriorating labor market. Speaking in London, Waller identified the ?weak labor market? as his primary focus, overriding concerns about inflation.
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