South Africa's central bank kept its main lending rate ?unchanged at 6.75% on Thursday, saying it wanted to see inflation expectations fall ?further and citing potential price pressures including electricity tariffs. The majority ?of economists polled by Reuters had ?expected no change in ?the repo rate.
The governor, in the final year of his term, asked lawmakers to approve reforms that would fix the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's balance sheet.
The U.S. ?should ?have substantially lower ?interest rates ?now ?and ?should ?have the lowest in ?the ?world, ?President Donald Trump on ?Thursday, one day after the ?U.S. ?Federal Reserve moved ?to hold benchmark rates steady.
United States manufacturing gross domestic product is almost 10% above its pre-COVID level, while the Canadian manufacturing GDP has yet to reach 2019 levels, said CIBC. The U.S. performance isn't only stronger but it's also much more capital-intensive, wrote the bank in a note to clients.
Mast MT1 achieves excavation-to-delivery in nine months, the largest issuance to-date under Puro.earth's Terrestrial Storage of Biomass methodology and the first to finance post-wildfire recovery SEATTLE, Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --?Mast Reforestation today announced the delivery and sale of more than 80% of its biomass burial carbon dioxide removal credits from Mast Wood Preserve MT1, its p...
Pultegroup (PHM) on Thursday posted a drop in profit and revenue for the fourth quarter, as homebuyer demand struggles to pick up amid an inflationary environment. U.S. homebuilders continue to offer incentives such ?as mortgage rate buydowns and smaller, more affordable homes to stimulate demand - which ?in turn has hurt their margins.
There was no surprise when the Bank of Canada held steady at a policy rate of 2.25% on Wednesday, said Rosenberg Research. In his post-meeting press conference on Wednesday, BoC Governor Tiff Macklem noted that geopolitical risks -- especially on trade -- appear to have rebounded in January, after being a bit quieter in the second half of 2025.
The US dollar rose against its major trading partners early Thursday, except for a decline versus the Canadian dollar, before a busy day of data releases, starting with weekly jobless claims, revised Q3 productivity and trade data for November, all at 8:30 am ET.
Brazil's central government ended 2025 with ?a primary deficit ?of 61.7 billion ?reais, equivalent ?to ?0.48% of gross ?domestic ?product, Treasury data showed on ?Thursday, a ?real ?increase of 32.3% from the previous ?year's shortfall.
CVR Energy, Inc. (CVI) announced today that, subject to market conditions, it intends to offer for sale in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2031 and senior unsecured notes due 2034.
Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Thursday that the ?central bank's announcement that it ?will begin cutting ?interest rates at ?its next ?meeting in March will help ?put the ?country's public debt on a better trajectory.
US equity markets were tracking in the green before the opening bell Thursday as traders digest the latest financial results of some of the biggest technology companies and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's post-policy meeting comments. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.5% and the Nasdaq edged up 0.1% in premarket activity.
Euro zone bond yields were little changed on Thursday as concerns persisted over the strength of the euro and whether it might prompt the European Central Bank to ease policy, while the U.S. ?Federal Reserve kept rates on hold.
Brazil's bank lending increased 10.2% in 2025, official data showed on Tuesday, exceeding the central bank's forecast, driven mainly ?by stronger-than-expected household borrowing amid government credit-stimulus measures.
Chile's ?unemployment ?rate hit 8.0% ?in ?the ?quarter ?through ?December, statistics agency ?INE said ?on ?Thursday, below the ?8.3% expected by ?economists ?polled by Reuters.
The Bank of Canada delivered a neutral hold in its first decision of 2026, as was broadly expected going in Wednesday's policy meeting, said RBC. There was nothing particularly compelling from Wednesday's meeting to warrant a change in probability assessments for the BoC going forward, noted the bank.
Jan 29 - ?. What matters in U.S. and global markets today. By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets. Global markets are digesting a torrent of new information on the earnings, currency and political fronts - yet they are holding up reasonably well. The Federal Reserve meeting yesterday - and the decision to leave rates unchanged - did nothing to disturb the existing market view.
Girard Sharp LLP, a national investment and securities class action firm in,?announces an investigation into potential securities claims on behalf of Oracle Corporation investors who purchased senior notes or bonds issued on September 25, 2025.
* Fed signals prolonged wait before any additional rate cut. * Euro strength back in ECB spotlight as rate outlook shifts. * Monetary and fiscal policy remain key for yen despite intervention risk. By Stefano Rebaudo.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem told Reuters he saw unusual potential for a new shock to the economy, given elevated geopolitical risks and U.S. trade policy.
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The pound hovered near multi-year highs against the dollar on Thursday, with U.S. policy uncertainty keeping the greenback on the back foot as markets looked ahead to next week's Bank of England decision and to developments on the UK political ?front.
* Goldman Sachs, UBS downgrade rating on Indonesia stocks. * Turkish banks index jumps after Fitch revises outlook. * MSCI EM FX, stocks set to snap five session streak of gains. By Purvi Agarwal. Most emerging market currencies and stocks steadied on Thursday, after a streak of robust gains, while investors assessed the Federal Reserve's broadly positive view of the U.S. economy.
Greece's jobless rate stood at 7.5% in December, ?down from an ?downwardly revised 8.1% in ?November, data from ?statistics ?service ELSTAT showed ?on Thursday. Seasonally ?adjusted data showed 354,904 people ?were officially ?unemployed. Unemployment ?impacted women more than men, at the ?rates of 9.9% and 5.5%, respectively.
Euro zone bond yields held steady on Thursday as concerns persisted over the strength of the euro and whether it might prompt the European Central Bank to cut ?interest rates, while the U.S. Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged.
Joby Aviation, Inc. (JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced the pricing of its concurrent public offerings of $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.75% convertible senior notes due 2032 and 52,863,437 shares of Joby?s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, at a public offering price of $11.35 per share and of the offering by Morgan...
* Policy rate on hold as expected. * Riksbank repeats forecast for unchanged rates ahead. * Says uncertainty has increased. By Simon Johnson. STOCKHOLM, Jan 29 - Sweden's central bank kept its key interest rate at ?1.75% on Thursday as widely expected and repeated its forecast that no change was likely for the ?rest of the year.
Sweden's central ?bank ?kept its key ?interest ?rate ?at 1.75% ?on ?Thursday as widely ?expected and ?forecast ?no change was ?likely for the rest ?of ?the year.
* Fund's US Treasury holdings continue to increase. * Rise is due to mandated rebalancing of fund. * Fund concerned by high sovereign debt level, including U.S. * Also concerned about world economy fragmentation, AI bubble. By Gwladys Fouche.
MALTA,?Birkirkara, Jan. 29, 2026 Gentoo Media Inc. today releases a trading update for the fourth quarter of 2025, provides preliminary financial guidance for the full year 2026, and announces its intention to initiate a refinancing of its outstanding bonds and credit facility.
China's personal luxury goods market is expected to return to modest growth in 2026, consultancy Bain & Company said on Thursday, but warned the recovery would be fragile and uneven across brands and categories.
* Spot gold up more than 27% so far in 2026. * Spot silver hit a record high of $120.45. * U.S. Federal Reserve holds rates steady. By Ishaan Arora, Ashitha Shivaprasad and Anushree Mukherjee. Jan 29 - Gold marched ahead on Thursday, hovering just shy of $5,600 an ounce as investors rushed into safe havens amid geopolitical and economic unease, while silver vaulted ?past $120.
Japanese government bonds were mixed on Thursday, with shorter-dated notes easing in line with overnight moves for U.S. peers, while longer-dated securities continued to be buoyed by the previous day's strong 40-year JGB auction.
The USDU stablecoin is issued by Universal Digital (LFGMF), a crypto firm regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
The dollar eased against the yen and the euro on Thursday but remained above recent multi-year lows, with investors still jittery about U.S. policy even as a mildly hawkish Federal Reserve provided some support. The dollar has been under pressure for several reasons, including expectations of continued Federal Reserve rate cuts, tariff uncertainty and U.S. policy volatility.
The stock market witnessed a mixed performance today as the?S&P 500?and the?Nasdaq?indices showed varied results. As investors await Fed Chair?Jerome Powell?s press conference, the market remains cautious amid political pressures on the central bank.
Global economic growth will be 3% in 2026, exactly as forecast a year ago, according to a quarterly Reuters poll of economists, suggesting they are unfazed by the abrupt and seismic shift in how the U.S. trades with others and treats its allies.
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its policy rate at 2.25%, as widely expected, and Governor Tiff Macklem said a high level of trade uncertainty made it difficult to predict when and how rates might next change. Macklem said the threat of the U.S. Federal Reserve losing its independence contributed to uncertainty.
If the "Sell America" trade heats up, who is most likely to stoke the flames? The world's exposure to U.S. assets is approaching $69 trillion, or $27 trillion net of Americans' foreign holdings, so there's no shortage of potential sellers should investors decide to "de-risk" from the United States.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spent 45 minutes on Wednesday answering reporter questions about the U.S. central bank's decision to keep short-term borrowing costs unchanged despite tremendous pressure from the White House to cut them. He touched on a range of topics including the outlook for the economy, threats to the Fed's independence, and the price of gold. RISKS HAVE DIMINISHED.
The dollar snapped higher and Wall Street wobbled on Wednesday, but not before the S&P 500 broke above 7,000 points for the first time, after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold and flagged rising inflation risks. More on that below. If you have more time to read, here are a few articles I recommend to help you make sense of what happened in markets today. Today's Key Market Moves.
The dollar snapped higher and Wall Street wobbled on Wednesday, but not before the S&P 500 broke above 7,000 points for the first time, after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold and flagged rising inflation risks. More on that below. If you have more time to read, here are a few articles I recommend to help you make sense of what happened in markets today.
* Indexes: Dow up 0.02%, S&P 500 down 0.01%, Nasdaq up 0.17% * Fed keeps rates steady, cites stabilizing jobs market, high inflation. * Traders still bet first rate cut will be in June. * Texas Instruments (TXN), AT&T (T), Seagate (STX) shares rally after quarterly updates. * Reactions to after the bell Mag 7 earnings mixed. By Sin?ad Carew and Pranav Kashyap.
US equity indexes closed muted-to-slightly higher on Wednesday after bets for a monetary policy pause in March increased following the January meeting of the Federal Reserve. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2% to 23,857.45 and the S&P 500 was almost unchanged at 6,978.03, after hitting a fresh record of 7,002.28 intraday, according to data compiled by CNBC.
US equity markets closed mixed on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark lending rate steady, while traders assessed Chair Jerome Powell's post-policy meeting comments. The Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.2% to 23,857.5, extending its winning streak to a sixth day. Most sectors ended in the red, led by real estate, while energy saw the biggest gain.
Brazil's central bank held interest rates at ?a near two-decade ?high on Wednesday ?and signaled it ?would ?begin cutting them at ?its next ?meeting in March, noting the importance ?of "serenity ?regarding ?the pace and the magnitude of the easing ?cycle."
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is signaling patience, noting that the central bank remains "well positioned" as the labor market shows signs of stabilization.
* Dollar steadies after sharp drop. * S&P 500 crosses 7,000 level. * Fed keeps rates steady as expected. By Chuck Mikolajczak. Global stocks touched an intraday record for a third straight session on Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar largely held on to gains after the Federal Reserve kept rates steady, as widely expected.
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