* Makhlouf sees no significant change in ECB's economic projections. * Says he is relaxed about inflation dip next year. * ECB should be cautious about reacting to small inflation deviations. * ECB has been on hold since June rate cut. By Balazs Koranyi.
* Yen slides back to where it began the year. * Euro falls to $1.1510; * Expectations for US cut in December below 25% By Tom Westbrook. The dollar was riding high on Thursday after Fed minutes made a December U.S. rate cut seem less likely, and its strong gains against the yen prompted traders to ask whether Japanese authorities may step in to stop their currency sliding further.
* Prices have been 'relatively strong', Koeda says. * Japan's real interest rate 'clearly low' vs other countries. * BOJ must proceed with normalising interest rate, Koeda says. * Remarks suggest Koeda would vote for BOJ rate rise. By Leika Kihara.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed almost no change in the overall fear level, while the index remained in the ?Extreme Fear? zone on Wednesday. U.S. stocks settled higher on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points during the session.
NYSE: VZLA? ?TSX: VZLA VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Vizsla Silver Corp. (VZLA) ??announces that it has priced its previously announced offering of convertible senior unsecured notes due 2031 in an aggregate principal amount of US$250 million. The Notes The Notes will bear cash interest semi-annually at a rate of 5.00% per annum.
U.S. job growth likely picked up moderately in September, while the unemployment rate held steady near a four-year high of 4.3%, consistent with sluggish labor market conditions that economists and policymakers have blamed on low supply and demand for workers.
* Nonfarm payrolls forecast to increase 50,000 in September. * Unemployment rate estimated to have been unchanged at 4.3% * October employment report canceled because of government shutdown. * November's employment report will be released on December 16. By Lucia Mutikani.
A big tech borrowing bonanza and signs of strain in private credit are spooking bond market lenders to the world's top-rated businesses, in a trend that could jolt funding costs higher, hit corporate earnings and add stress to twitchy global markets.
* Yen slides back to where it began the year. * Euro falls to $1.1510; Kiwi hits 7-month low. * Expectations for US cut in December below 25% By Tom Westbrook. The dollar was riding high on Thursday after notching its sharpest gain in six weeks as Fed minutes made a December U.S. rate cut seem less likely, while the yen tumbled on bets that Japan would not immediately step in to stem its weakness.
* Dollar hits over two-week high. * US non-farm payrolls report due at 1330 GMT. * Palladium up more than 1% By Brijesh Patel. Gold prices edged lower on Thursday, weighed down by a stronger dollar and reduced expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in December, with investors eyeing a delayed U.S. jobs report. Spot gold was down 0.1% at $4,077.82 per ounce, as of 0449 GMT.
The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates at its upcoming December meeting, according to a slim majority of economists in a Reuters poll, pushing through with its aim of normalising monetary policy, backed by the yen's recent decline.
Australia's central bank is examining three issues that could influence policy, including whether firms have changed how they set prices and whether the transmission channels for monetary policy have changed, a senior official said on Thursday.
The dollar firmed against most major currencies?on Thursday, after losing some ground as?signs of faster U.S. job growth in September suggest the Federal Reserve is likely to pause cutting interest rates in December. Long-awaited data released on Thursday showed that employers added more jobs than economists had expected, but the unemployment rate rose.
* Yen slides back to where it began the year. * Euro falls to $1.15; Kiwi hits 7-month low. * Expectations for US cut in December below 25% By Tom Westbrook. The dollar was riding high on Thursday after notching its sharpest gain in six weeks as Fed minutes made a December U.S. rate cut seem less likely, while the yen tumbled on bets that Japan would not immediately step in to stem its weakness.
China left benchmark lending rates unchanged on Thursday for the sixth consecutive month in November, matching market expectations. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT. The steady loan prime rate fixings underscore the central bank's reduced urgency to deliver additional monetary easing in the wake of a trade truce between Beijing and Washington, even as October economic data pointed to signs of a slowdown.
China left benchmark lending rates unchanged on Thursday for the sixth consecutive month in November, matching market expectations. The one-year loan prime rate was kept at 3.0%, while the five-year LPR was unchanged at 3.5%. In a Reuters survey of 23 market participants conducted this week, all participants predicted no change to either of the two rates.
* G20 economies expected to grow 2.9% in 2030. * Advanced G20 nations forecast to grow by 1.4% in 2030. * G20 leaders to meet in South Africa this weekend. * US, China, others skipping leaders' summit. By Andrea Shalal.
Vizsla Silver (VZLA) said Wednesday it plans to raise $250 million through offering of convertible senior unsecured notes due 2031. The company said it may grant buyers a 13-day option to purchase up to $50 million in additional notes. Proceeds will go toward the Panuco Project, potential acquisitions, and general corporate needs, Vizsla added.
Baxter International (BAX) said late Wednesday that it has increased the maximum purchase price for its $1.45 billion of 1.915% senior unsecured notes due 2027 that it can repurchase under a cash tender offer for the notes to $600 million from $300 million. Earlier in the day, Baxter said it launched tender offers to buy certain debt securities for cash. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --?Ahead of the 2025 G20 Summit taking place this weekend in Johannesburg, South Africa, The Rockefeller Foundation released the results of its latest study, A Mandate for International Cooperation: G20 Popular Opinion on Global Action.
Element Fleet Management Corp. (ELEEF), the largest publicly traded pure-play automotive fleet manager in the world, today announced that it has agreed to sell US$500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.641% Senior Notes due 2030 in a private offering that will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
US equity indexes rose on Wednesday ahead of Nvidia's (NVDA) quarterly results and as Treasury yields gained amid a surge in odds for a monetary policy pause in December.
* Dollar/yen hits highest since January. * Japan's Katayama says new government closely monitoring markets. * Dollar strengthens against major currencies as traders await payrolls data. By Laura Matthews.
Vizsla Silver (VZLA), was last seen down 15% in after-hours New York trading after the company on Wednesday said it intends to offer US$250 million in convertible senior unsecured notes due 2031, with an option for initial purchasers to buy an additional US$50 million of notes within 13 days of issuance.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York announced today the results of the 2025 election for three positions on the FHLBNY?s Board of Directors whose terms will each commence on January 1, 2026.
Baxter International Inc. (BAX) today announced that it has increased the maximum purchase price for its $1.45 billion aggregate principal amount outstanding of 1.915% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 that it can repurchase under its previously announced cash tender offer for the 2027 Notes from $300 million to $600 million, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the related Offer to ...
The market is in a bit of a lull right now as it braces for a deluge of economic data, which could spark volatility, said Jeff Timlin, a partner at Sage Advisory.
Financial stocks were higher in late Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index increasing 0.2% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund adding 0.5%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was fractionally lower, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund was down 0.6%. Bitcoin was falling 3.7% to $89,393, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was rising one basis point to 4.13%. In...
NYSE: VZLA TSX: VZLA VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Vizsla Silver Corp. (VZLA) ??announces its intention to offer convertible senior unsecured notes due 2031 in an aggregate principal amount of US$250 million.
Federal Reserve officials offered "strongly differing views" regarding the central bank's interest rate decision in December, minutes of the October meeting showed Wednesday, underscoring a growing divide among policymakers. At the most recent meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee delivered a second straight 25-basis-point rate cut amid continued concerns regarding the labor market.
Financial stocks were higher in late Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index increasing 0.1% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund adding 0.4%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was shedding 0.2%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund was down 0.7%. Bitcoin was falling 4% to $89,193, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was rising 1 basis point to 4.13%. In corporat...
Germany will not hit its own 3.5% defence spending target in 2029, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday, as the country ramps up spending in the wake of Russia's war with Ukraine. Germany's defence spending will only be 3.05% of gross domestic product that year, Pistorius said in Munich. That is less than the 3.5% pledged by Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil earlier this year.
* Nvidia (NVDA) earnings seen as key to AI market outlook. * Delayed employment data may impact Fed rate decision. * Treasury yields rise as investors await Fed minutes. * Europe stocks fall, dollar up against yen. By Stephen Culp.
* Fed cut rates amid policymakers' caution about inflation, minutes show. * Traders see 30% chance of US rate cut in December. * Focus on US non-farm payrolls report due on Thursday. * Palladium down over 1% By Pablo Sinha and Ashitha Shivaprasad.
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 5.2% decline in mortgage applications in the week ended Nov. 14 after a 0.6% gain in the previous week. Refinancing activity and new home applications both declined due to a third straight weekly increase in mortgage rates. The international trade deficit narrowed to $59.55 billion in August, as imports declined and exports increased.
The US trade deficit narrowed sharply in August as imports fell the most in four months, delayed government data showed Wednesday. The goods and services deficit narrowed about 24% sequentially to $59.55 billion in August on an adjusted basis, the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported.
The National Association of Realtors' measure of US existing-home sales is expected to accelerate to a 4.08 million annual rate in October, based on a survey compiled by Bloomberg, after rising by 1.5% to a 4.06 million rate in September. Existing-home sales were at a 4.03 million rate in October 2024, so the year-over-year change would be positive.
US nonfarm payrolls are expected to rise by 50,000 in September after a 22,000-jobs gain in the previous month, based on a survey compiled by Bloomberg. The September employment report is due to be released at 8:30 am ET Thursday after being delayed for almost two months by the federal government shutdown.
29 FOMC meeting showed a divisive discussion among the members regarding the future path of monetary policy, with many suggesting that while further rate reductions may be needed, a cut at the December FOMC meeting may not be appropriate.
A divided Federal Reserve cut interest rates last month even as policymakers cautioned that doing so could risk entrenched inflation and a loss of public trust in the U.S. central bank, the minutes from its October 28-29 meeting showed on Wednesday.
The discussion around the need for rate reductions was mixed, with many Federal Open Market Committee participants suggesting that while more easing of policy is needed, the upcoming meeting in December may not be the right time, minutes of the Oct. 28-29 FOMC meeting released Wednesday showed.
-The Federal Reserve's decision last month to announce a looming halt to the drawdown of its balance sheet earlier than many had expected drew broad support from central bankers, meeting minutes from the late October policy meeting released on Wednesday said.
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A divided Federal Reserve cut interest rates last month even as policymakers cautioned that doing so could risk entrenched inflation and a loss of public trust in the U.S. central bank, the minutes from its October 28-29 meeting showed on Wednesday.
* Fed's October 28-29 meeting led to rare split dissents on policy. * Lack of data has clouded US central bank's policy outlook. * Investors pare back bets on another rate cut before end of 2025. By Howard Schneider.
US benchmark equity indexes were mostly higher intraday ahead of the release of minutes of the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy meeting and technology bellwether Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were up 0.2% each at 6,628.3 and 22,475.2, respectively, after midday Wednesday. Minutes from the Fed's October meeting are scheduled to be released at 2 pm ET.
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