Diversified Royalty (BEVFF) on Monday said it closed its previously announced bought deal public offering of $60 million of 5.75% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures at $1,000 per debenture. The company said it also granted the underwriters an option to buy up to an additional $9 million of debentures at $1,000 apiece to cover over-allotments, if any, and for market stabilization purposes.
* Indexes: Dow down 0.3%, S&P 500 down 0.04%, Nasdaq up 0.08% * Eli Lilly (LLY) gains after Hims abandons $49 weight-loss pill. * Kroger (KR) jumps after firm names ex-Walmart executive as CEO. * Nonfarm payrolls report due later in the week. By Twesha Dikshit and Nikhil Sharma.
Morgan Stanley said it expects the flash estimate for eurozone Q4 2025 gross domestic product growth on Friday to confirm the preliminary flash estimate, at 0.3% quarter over quarter. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice.
Canadian employment decreased by 24,800 in January, below the consensus expectation calling for a 5,000 increase, said National Bank of Canada after Friday's Labour Force Survey.
Berkadia, a distinguished leader in the commercial real estate sector, is pleased to announce that?it?has been?ranked as the #1 GSE?and?HUD?Lender by total volume in 2025, delivering?$17.34 billion?in loans?on a combined basis?with?Freddie Mac?and?Fannie Mae??and?$1.73?billion?in multifamily?and healthcare?loans with HUD.
* China's central bank buys gold for 15th consecutive month. * Delayed US jobs, inflation data due later this week. By Anmol Choubey. Gold prices rose on Monday, buoyed by a softer dollar as investors braced for a week packed ?with U.S. economic data that could offer more clues on the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy.
Canadian government bond yields ended last week mostly unchanged, TD Economics has noted in a review of last week. Meanwhile, it also noted, while the US dollar continued to strengthen, causing the Canadian dollar to fall to 73 cents/USD, the depreciation was limited as Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem dismissed the possibility of further rate cuts in his first public speech of 2026.
* Central bank expected to lift year-end forecast from 13-19% * Bank could slow or even pause rate cuts in months ahead. * Near 5% monthly inflation in January higher than expected. * Uneven monetary easing cycle began in late 2024. By Nevzat Devranoglu and Jonathan Spicer.
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Monday ?after a week ?when AI disruption concerns ?caused technology ?stocks ?to tumble, while investors ?awaited crucial ?economic data for insight into ?the ?U.S. ?Federal Reserve's interest-rate path. The Dow Jones Industrial ?Average fell 67.9 points, or 0.14%, to 50,047.79 at the ?open.
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Monday ?after a week ?when AI disruption ?concerns caused technology ?stocks ?to tumble, while investors ?awaited ?crucial economic data for insight into ?the ?U.S. ?Federal Reserve's interest-rate path. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ?fell 67.9 points, or 0.14%, to 50,047.79 at the open.
Multiple municipal bond offerings this week have a high exposure to climate risk, specifically high Flood and Wildfire Scores, according to ICE Climate Data. A $224 million offering from Virginia Beach, Va., records a Flood Score of 4.2 out of 5.0, ICE reports.
Although the key United States labor market report wasn't published on Friday, there was at least labor market data from Canada, which was rather disappointing, said Commerzbank. Roughly 20,000 jobs were lost in Canada in January, while a small increase in employment had been expected, noted the bank. At first glance, the significant fall in the unemployment rate at the same time looked positive.
* Villeroy to stand down in June, more than a year before end of his term. * Early exit allows Macron to name successor before presidential election. * Opposition RN lawmaker criticises move. * Villeroy was vocal policy dove on ECB council. By Leigh Thomas.
The US dollar fell against its major trading partners early Monday as markets turn their attention to rescheduled nonfarm payrolls employment data for January, retail sales data for December and consumer price index data for January this week. Monday's schedule is light on data, with only the New York Federal Reserve's inflation expectations report for January at 11:00 am ET.
Employment in Canada decreased by 25,000 jobs in January following four consecutive months of gains, said David Doyle, head of economics at Macquarie Group, after Friday's Labour Force Survey. Despite this, the unemployment rate declined to 6.5% as participation weakened. Macquarie anticipates a gradual improvement in the labor market.
The Bank of England named RBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets, ?HSBC and Morgan Stanley (MS) ?on Monday as joint lead ?managers for an ?upcoming ?sale of a three-year U.S. dollar ?bond.
Five Additional Leaders Reappointed for Housing and Economic Development Guidance The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is pleased to announce the appointment of Kahya Fox, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of the Greater La Crosse Region, to its Community Investment Advisory Council for a three-year term. This press release features multimedia.
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (WD) announced today that it was recognized as the largest Fannie Mae DUS? lender by volume in 2025, making it Fannie Mae?s #1 lending partner for the seventh consecutive year. ?What a partnership!
British government bond yields rose early on Monday as investors continued to question the political future of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, although they later eased to move more in line with U.S. Treasuries.
* TSX up 1.4% * Miners lead as gold rebounds. * Consumer staples record biggest weekly gain ever. * Canada's unemployment rate falls to 6.5% By Utkarsh Hathi. Canada's main stock index jumped ?on Friday in a broad-based rally led by mining shares as precious metals rebounded on safe-haven demand, ?setting up the index to finish a volatile week with healthy gains.
The European Central Bank is equally likely to ?raise or cut interest ?rates but it ?is hard ?to know when ?any such move will ?take ?place given the prevailing uncertainty about trade ?and ?geopolitics, ?ECB policymaker Gediminas ?imkus said on Monday.
U.S. Treasuries prices slipped on Monday after a news report said China ?had urged banks to curb ?their holdings of U.S. government ?bonds, citing concentration risk ?and ?market volatility.
Chinese regulators have advised financial institutions to curb holdings of U.S. Treasuries ?due to concern over concentration risk and market volatility, Bloomberg ?News reported on Monday, citing people ?familiar with the matter.
* Offer price of 15.60 euros/share implies $9.2 bln valuation. * InPost to expand European reach, give FedEx (FDX) access to its parcel locker network. * FedEx (FDX) and holding firm Advent will own 37% each in InPost. * Shareholders representing 48% of capital committed to deal, at least 80% needed. By Alessandro Parodi, Rafal Wojciech Nowak and Alicja Surdy.
* Japan's Takaichi forges historic election win. * AI splinters into winners and losers. * US CPI, non-farm payrolls released. The outcome of Japan's snap election, a heavy dose of key U.S. data, earnings season, and a slide in tech shares suggest traders will have little downtime in the coming week.
China's yuan edged higher on Monday, flirting with the strongest level in more than 2-1/2 years as the dollar weakened after a U.S. Federal Reserve official said there's room to cut interest rates. Sentiment was also aided ?by a stronger guidance rate and data showing China's foreign exchange reserves rose more than expected ?in January.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday he would not expect the Federal Reserve to ?move quickly to shrink its balance sheet, ?even under Fed chief nominee ?Kevin Warsh, who has ?criticized the ?U.S. central bank's bond purchases.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday he would not expect the Federal Reserve to move quickly to shrink its balance sheet, even under Fed chief nominee Kevin Warsh, who has criticized the ?U.S. central bank's bond purchases.
* Dow industrials hit 50,000 on Friday as stocks rebound. * Software swoon draws questions about AI's impact. * Jobs report due on Wednesday, CPI on Friday in busy data week. By Lewis Krauskopf.
AlUla, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 7, 2026 The second edition of the AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies 2026 will commence tomorrow, hosted in AlUla Governorate through a partnership between the Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund, with high-level participation from economic decision-makers, ministers of finance, central bank governors, leaders of international financial ...
Bitcoin could drop further? after wiping out all of its price gains since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump as liquidity is expected to remain thin for the near future. Bitcoin's slump alongside other digital asset prices coincides with investor concerns about inflated tech valuations and the uncertain path of U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts.
* Equities rally but S&P 500, Nasdaq fall for the week. * Greenback dips as risk assets catch a bid. * Cryptocurrencies, precious metals rebound after steep losses. * Oil settled higher as US-Iran talks get under way. By Sin?ad Carew and Sophie Kiderlin.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Friday challenged President Donald Trump's denial of involvement in a Justice Department investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that has heightened concerns about the Fed's independence and complicated the president's plan to install a rate-cut friendly Fed chair.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Friday challenged President Donald Trump's denial of involvement in a Justice Department investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that has heightened concerns about the Fed's independence and complicated the president's plan to install a rate-cut friendly Fed chair.
* TSX up 1.5% at 32,470.98, * Posts biggest gain since October 14. * Miners lead as gold rebounds. * Unemployment rate falls to 6.5% By Fergal Smith. Canada's main stock index rounded out a volatile week on a strong note on Friday as metal ?prices rallied and investors took advantage of recent cheapening of the market.
Friday's January jobs report continued the string of strange labour market reports, with a big drop in the participation rate taking the unemployment rate down 0.3 percentage points to 6.5%, RBC Capital Markets said in its weekly soundbites. Another big swing, lower this time, in the labor force and participation rate pushed the unemployment rate 0.3pp lower despite a 25,000-job decline.
* Dollar retreats from two-week high as risk assets rebound. * Yen softens ahead of Japan's national election. * Euro and sterling recover after central bank decisions. By Laura Matthews. The dollar slipped from two-week highs on Friday, returning some safe-haven gains as risk assets rebounded from a deep rout driven by concerns over a surge in AI-related spending this year.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2026 Ziegler, a specialty investment bank is pleased to announce the successful closing of Friendship Village of Kalamazoo's $103,585,000 Series 2026A, B-1, B-2, and B-3 Bonds issued through the Economic Development Corporation of the City of Kalamazoo.
Financial stocks rose in late Friday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF each adding 1.7%. The Philadelphia Housing Index increased 1.2%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF gained 1.7%. Bitcoin jumped 12% to $70,591, and the yield on 10-year US Treasuries was little changed at 4.21%. In economic news, the Uni...
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Friday said she thinks one or two more interest rate cuts may be needed to counteract weakness in the labor market, where workers are "walking a knife's edge" with higher prices eating into their wages and scarce opportunities for new jobs.
US equity indexes rebounded ahead of Friday's close, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging past the 50,000 milestone for the first time, amid a broad-based rally led by technology and value-oriented sectors.
Financial stocks rose in late Friday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF each adding 1.7%. The Philadelphia Housing Index increased 1.2%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF gained 1.7%. Bitcoin jumped 12% to $70,591, and the yield on 10-year US Treasuries was little changed at 4.21%. In corporate news, Goldma...
Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said that he supported the FOMC's decision to hold the policy rate steady at its January meeting and is "cautiously optimistic" about the outlook for the US economy, adding that he sees the current policy rate as already close to neutral.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ?bbb-? of Orion Reinsurance Ltd.. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect Orion Re?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.
* Bessent says Trump has 'great respect' for Fed, central bank's independence. * Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott has said Fed chief Powell did not break law. * Senator Tillis has vowed to block nomination for top Fed job until Powell probe resolved. By Andrea Shalal.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of ?aa-? of the life/health insurance subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) [NYSE: PRU], collectively referred to as Prudential.
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