Canadian markets are closed Monday for a "Family Day" holiday, but CIBC notes January Housing Starts and December Manufacturing Shipments data is still due out at 8.15am and 8.30am respectively that day. After that, it will be busy in terms of economic data and news next week.
Financial stocks were mixed in Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index falling 0.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF up 0.1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 1.5%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF advanced 1.8%. Bitcoin was increasing 5.7% to $69,000, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was shedding four basis points to...
US benchmark equity indexes were higher intraday as investors assessed the latest consumer inflation report. The S&P 500 was up 0.6% at 6,871.7 after midday Friday, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.5% to 22,707.5. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4% to 49,641.1. Barring communication services, all sectors were in the green, led by utilities' 2.8% jump.
BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2026 ?The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston announced its preliminary, unaudited fourth quarter and annual financial results for 2025, reporting net income of $56.6 million for the quarter and $226.6 million for the year.
Financial stocks were mixed in Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index easing 0.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF adding 0.3%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 1.5%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF advanced 1.8%. Bitcoin was increasing 5.7% to $69,000, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was shedding four basis points...
US equity indexes rose in a broad-based move while government bond yields fell in midday trading on Friday after inflation eased in January. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.6% to 22,726.6, the S&P 500 climbed 0.7% to 6,877.1, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.5% to 49,683.9. Utilities, materials, industrials, and health care led the gainers.
European stock markets closed mixed in Tuesday trading, with the Stoxx Europe down 0.1%, Germany's DAX adding 0.3%, the FTSE 100 rising 0.4%, France's CAC shedding 0.4%, and the Swiss Market Index up 0.5%. In Spain, the annual consumer price index decreased to 2.3% in January, compared with 2.9% in December, the local statistics office said Friday.
All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Friday, as investors process a new batch of inflation data. The adjusted consumer price index rose by 0.2% in January, below expectations for a 0.3% increase and following a 0.3% gain in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
* Wall Street stocks mostly higher. * Dollar edges up after report. * US January inflation data softer than expected. By Caroline Valetkevitch. Wall Street indexes were mostly higher while Treasury yields fell on Friday ?as investors digested cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data for January that ?some saw as underpinning hopes for rate cuts.
Gold roared back above the $5,000 per ounce mark on Friday, following a cooler-than-expected inflation print. The SPDR Gold Trust is up almost 2% today. The U.S. Consumer Price Index rose just 2.4% year-over-year in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, below the 2.5% consensus estimate and marking the lowest inflation reading since May 2025.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of ?aa-? of Cov?a Coop?rations, the intermediate operating holding company of Soci?t? de Groupe d?Assurance Mutuelle Cov?a, a leading mutual insurance group in France.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of ?aa-? of the operating subsidiaries of PartnerRe Ltd.. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of ?a-? of PartnerRe Ltd.. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable.
US consumer inflation eased last month, with core price growth marking the slowest pace in nearly five years, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed Friday.
* US CPI data suggests potential for further rate cuts, boosting risk appetite. * OPEC+ may resume oil output increases from April, impacting summer fuel demand. * Russia says next Ukraine peace talks set for next week. * Investors watch for US-Iran talks, easing Venezuelan sanctions. By Arathy Somasekhar.
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss. U.S. Treasury yields dropped on Friday as cooler-than-expected inflation for January bolstered bets that ?the Federal Reserve will deliver at least two ?rate cuts this year. Data showed the Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% last month after ?an unrevised 0.3% gain in December.
The US Federal Reserve is expected to name Randall Guynn as director of supervision and regulation, Reuters reported Friday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Guynn is a former partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell and would replace Michael Gibson, who announced his retirement in July, the report said. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of ?a+? of SCOR SE and its main rated subsidiaries. The ratings reflect SCOR?s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, very favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to name Randall Guynn as its new director of supervision and regulation, said two people familiar with the matter, putting a Wall Street veteran with deep banking ties in a powerful position policing the industry.
Euro area benchmark Bund yields were lower on Friday after U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in January, though U.S. underlying inflation firmed as businesses raised prices at the start of the ?year. Combined with a stabilising labour market, this could ?allow the Federal Reserve to hold rates steady for now, although odds of a June rate cut increased slightly.
Mexican retailer Coca-Cola FEMSA ?has placed a ?dual-tranche bond offering in ?the national market worth ?10 billion ?pesos, ?the company said. * The ?company sold ?7 billion pesos in 10-year ?fixed-rate bonds with a ?coupon ?of 9.12%. * A second tranche of ?3 billion pesos ?was issued with a three-year term at a variable rate.
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C., Feb. 13, 2026 First Bank is pleased to announce that Adam?Currie, President and CEO of First Bank, has been elected as a Class A Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Currie brings over 20 years of financial services expertise to his role at First Bank.
AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ and the Long-Term ICR of ?bbb? of Atlantic Re.
U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in January, data showed, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates this year. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% last month after an unrevised 0.3% gain in December. The report was slightly delayed by last week's three-day shutdown of the federal government.
U.S. interest rate futures on Friday raised odds of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in ?June after a report that showed ?inflation rose less than expected in January. Futures on the federal ?funds rate, which measure the cost of unsecured ?overnight loans between banks, priced in ?a nearly 70% ?chance that the Fed will resume cutting interest rates at ?the June meeting.
?The U.S. dollar ?was mostly flat against peer ?currencies on ?Friday ?after data showed ?a less than ?expected increase in inflation in ?January, ?suggesting ?the Federal Reserve could continue holding rates in ?the near ?term while the Japanese yen was set for ?its ?strongest weekly ?gain in a ?year.
Investors were cautious pre-bell Friday as the recent downturn in tech stocks roiled world markets. Dow Futures were down 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures fell 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.3% lower. January CPI cooled to 2.4% year-on-year from 2.7% in December, with the core inflation reading edging down to 2.5% y/y from 2.6% previously. The downward drift followed broad losses a day earlier.
The US seasonally adjusted consumer price index, a measure of inflation, rose by 0.2% in January, below expectations for a 0.3% increase and following a 0.3% gain in December, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, rose by 0.3%, in line with the consensus estimate for a 0.3% increase.
U.S. stock index futures pared declines on Friday after a softer-than-expected inflation ?report kept the Federal ?Reserve on track to deliver interest ?rate cuts this year. A Labor Department ?report showed the Consumer ?Price ?Index rose 2.4% on a yearly basis, ?less than the ?estimate of a 2.5% increase, according to economists polled ?by Reuters.
U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in January amid cheaper gasoline and a moderation in rental inflation, but households faced higher costs for services, suggesting little urgency for the?Federal Reserve to resume cutting interest rates before summer.
* Consumer price index increases 0.2% in January. * CPI excluding food and energy rises 0.3% * Core CPI advances 2.5%, smallest gain in nearly five years. By Lucia Mutikani.
Russia's central bank Friday said its Board of Directors decided to cut the key rate by 50 basis points to 15.50% as the economy continues to return to a balanced growth path. The market consensus was for the CBR to remain on hold, wrote Commerzbank in a note before the policy decision.
* Wall St futures off 0.2% after selloff. * Traders await US CPI print. * Gold, silver rebound. * Oil prices drop further. By Stella Qiu and Lucy Raitano. Global shares slipped on Friday ahead of key U.S. inflation data, easing from record highs as concerns over shrinking margins at major tech companies and worries about AI-driven disruption lingered after a week of selling.
* Yen up more than 2% against the dollar this week. * 'Buy Japan' narrative gathers steam in sentiment shift. * Dollar on guard ahead of US CPI data. By Amanda Cooper.
The US dollar rose against its major trading partners early Friday ahead of the release of consumer price index data for January at 8:30 am ET, when both overall prices and core prices, which exclude food and energy, are forecast to rise by 0.3%. The only other data expected on Friday is an update to the St. Louis Federal Reserve's gross domestic product Nowcast estimate around midday.
Brazil's ?retail sales volumes fell in ?December from the previous ?month, data from the government ?statistics agency IBGE ?showed ?on Friday, as Latin America's largest ?economy shows ?signs of cooling amid high interest rates. * Sales ?were down ?0.4% ?in December from November, a steeper drop than the 0.2% ?decline expected by ?economists in a Reuters poll.
* All precious metals set for weekly losses. * ANZ raises gold price forecast to $5,800/oz for Q2. * US CPI data due at 8:30 a.m. ET. By Pablo Sinha. Gold rose on Friday, regaining ground after Thursday's ?near one-week low, as bargain-hunters stepped in, with investors ?keeping an eye on key U.S. inflation data due later in the day for cues on the Federal ?Reserve's policy outlook.
The benchmark US stock measures were pointing lower before the open Friday as traders await a key inflation report. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq each slipped 0.3% in premarket activity. The consumer price index report for January, which was delayed due to a partial federal government shutdown that ended last week, is scheduled for an 8:30 am ET release.
The Senate Banking Committee will proceed with confirmation hearings for Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Reserve, despite a key senator's hold on the nomination, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday. "I think it is important that we get ?to the hearings.
The Senate Banking Committee has agreed ?to move forward ?with confirmation hearings for Kevin ?Warsh, President Donald ?Trump's nominee to ?head ?the Federal Reserve, despite a ?key senator's ?hold on the nomination, U.S. Treasury ?Secretary Scott ?Bessent ?said on Friday. "I think it is important ?that we get ?to the hearings.
Amplify ETFs, a leading provider of breakthrough ETF solutions, announces the filing of the Amplify Municipal CEF High Income ETF. The Amplify Municipal CEF High Income ETF seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield of the Nasdaq Municipal Bond CEF High Income? Index.
Feb 13 - Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From the Editor. Hello Morning Bid readers! Meanwhile, expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts were jostled this week by a somewhat surprising mix of U.S. economic data.
* Euro gains 0.3% against pound, most since December. * UK GDP growth stalls, impacting investor confidence. * Options traders bullish on euro against pound since September. By Amanda Cooper.
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