* Brent up sharply on supply concerns, off early peak. * Trump says strikes on Iran could last four weeks. * Dollar jumps on euro, Treasury yields rise from near 11mth low. * S&P 500 futures slide, Europe's STOXX 600 down nearly 2% By Alun John and Wayne Cole.
* Spike in oil costs to hurt Japan's import-reliant economy. * Degree of damage to depend on operations around Strait of Hormuz. * BOJ may take wait-and-see approach, delay rate-hike timing. * PM says govt ready to act flexibly to minimise economic impact. * BOJ expected to continue raising rates, deputy governor says. By Leika Kihara.
Aluminium prices rose on Monday as the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran heightened concerns over potential disruptions to shipping in the key Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global commodities. The most-active aluminium contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange climbed 3.21% to close daytime trading at 24.465 yuan a metric ton, having touched a four-week high of 24,495 yuan.
The Swiss National Bank reported an annual profit of 26.1 billion Swiss francs for 2025, the central bank said on Monday, confirming its earlier provisional figures. The SNB said in January it expected to make a profit of around 26 billion francs last year, a figure that was boosted by a sharp increase in gold prices as investors sought safe-haven assets amid global trade turmoil.
* India remains fastest-growing major economy globally. * Modi's government revamps economic data for accuracy. * Growth at 7.8% in October-December quarter; projected at 7.6% in 2025-26. * Private consumption expands 8.7% year-on-year in Q3. * 2026/27 growth seen at 7%-7.4% under new GDP series, economic adviser says. By Nikunj Ohri, Manoj Kumar and Shubham Batra.
Gold prices rose on Monday after the U.S. and Israel launched major strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, escalating geopolitical tensions and deepening global economic uncertainty. Spot gold was up 1.37% at $5,349.44 an ounce, as of 0439 GMT, after hitting its highest point in more than four weeks. U.S. gold futures rose 2.21% to $5,362.60 per ounce.
* Brent up on sharply on supply concerns, off early peak. * Trump says strikes on Iran could last four weeks. * Dollar edges up on euro, Treasury yields steady near 11mth low. * S&P 500 and EU stock futures slide, Nikkei dives. By Wayne Cole.
Aluminium prices rose on Monday as the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran heightened concerns over potential disruptions to shipping in the key Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global commodities. The most-active aluminium contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 1.14% to 23,975 yuan a metric ton as of 0255 GMT, having gained 1.67% to 24,100 yuan earlier this session.
* Spike in oil costs to hurt Japan's import-reliant economy. * Degree of damage to depend on operations around Strait of Hormuz. * BOJ may take wait-and-see approach, delay rate-hike timing. By Leika Kihara.
* Brent briefly jumps above $80 a barrel on supply worries. * Dollar up broadly on euro, Treasury yields at 3-month lows. * S&P 500 and EU stock futures slide, Nikkei dives. By Wayne Cole. Oil prices surged on Monday and shares slid as military conflict in the Middle East looked set to last weeks, sending investors flocking to the relative safety of the dollar, gold and bonds.
Oil and gas prices surged while the dollar and safe-haven gold rallied on Monday as the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran widened and looked set to last for weeks, prompting worries that it could upend a global economic recovery and perhaps reignite inflation. In response, global equity indexes underperformed U.S. stocks and Treasury yields rose on inflation fears.
Japan's manufacturing activity accelerated in February to its fastest pace in almost four years, as robust demand led to sharp increases in output, new orders and employment across the board, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.
Bitcoin's future hinges less on technological factors and more on how AI affects growth, employment, real interest rates, and central bank liquidity, NYDIG Research argues.
The death toll has risen to 20 in the crash on Friday evening of a Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft during bad weather in the city of El Alto, near Bolivia's capital La Paz, AFP reported citing police. The plane was carrying new banknotes from the country's central bank.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27, 2026 ?Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, is pleased to announce the successful closing of River's Edge, the largest senior living tax-exempt bond transaction to date.
US equity indexes fell on Friday as a layoff announcement at Block prompted fears of wider job displacement in favor of AI, sending Treasury yields to fresh lows on the year.
The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 suffered back-to-back declines on Friday following a hot producer prices report, while both benchmarks logged their steepest monthly declines in almost a year.
US equity indexes fell this week as the producer price index turned hot and Nvidia's (NVDA) blowout beat-and-raise failed to stem the so-called AI-scare trade. * The S&P 500 closed at 6,878.88 on Friday versus 6,909.51 a week ago.
AM Best has assigned a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of ?a-? to the recently issued CAD 400 million, 4.4% senior unsecured notes, due February 2036, of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (FRFHF) [TSX: FFH]. The outlook assigned to this Credit Rating is stable. The Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of Fairfax, as well as the ratings of its operating subsidiaries and all other debt issuances, are unchanged.
AM Best assigned the Financial Strength Rating of B++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ?bbb? to Redbridge Insurance Company. The Credit Ratings assigned to RIC reflect its reinsurance agreement with RICL.
Royal Caribbean Group completed a registered public offering of $1.25 billions of 4.75% senior unsecured notes due 2033 and $1.25 billion of 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2038. The notes will mature on May 15, 2033, and Feb. 27, 2038, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased, the company said Friday in a statement.
MIAMI, Feb. 27, 2026 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) today announced that it has completed its registered public offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.750% senior unsecured notes due 2033 and $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.250% senior unsecured notes due 2038.
US equity indexes were down Friday following a higher-than-expected producer price report and continued pressure on technology stocks. * The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday the US Producer Price Index rose by 0.5% in January following a 0.4% increase in December, and higher than the 0.3% gain expected in a Bloomberg survey.
Financial stocks declined in Friday trading with the NYSE Financial Index falling 2% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF dropping 2.1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index rose 0.6%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF gained 0.5%. Bitcoin fell 2.8% to $65,649, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries dropped 5.5 basis points to 3.96%. In economic news, the US pr...
Financial stocks declined in late Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index dropping 2% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF falling 2.1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 0.8%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF was up 0.3%. Bitcoin was falling 2.8% to $65,649, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was dropping 5.5 basis points t...
AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ?bbb-? of Seguros Universales, S.A.. The Credit Ratings reflect Universales? balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its marginal operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise risk manag...
Securitization is Backed by Trust Preferred Securities, Subordinated Debt, Senior Unsecured Notes, and Surplus Notes EJF Capital LP today announced the closing of TruPS Financials Note Securitization 2026-1, an approximately $305 million securitization backed by trust preferred securities, subordinated debt, senior unsecured notes, and surplus notes issued by U.S. community banks and insurance ...
* Canadian dollar gains 0.4% against the greenback. * Touches an 11-day high at 1.3626. * Canada's fourth-quarter GDP decreases 0.6% on annualized basis. * Ten-year yield approaches three-month low. By Fergal Smith.
* US Senate will decide whether to confirm Warsh as next Fed chief. * Powell's term as head of US central bank ends on May 15. * Department of Justice investigation into Powell complicates Warsh nomination. * Trump wants a Fed chief who will deliver big interest rate cuts. By Ann Saphir.
California and nine states' financial officers urged President Trump to honor the Supreme Court's ruling striking down his tariffs, citing harm to state budgets and the need for economic predictability.
Financial stocks declined in Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index dropping 2.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF falling 2.5%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 1%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF was up 0.6%. Bitcoin was falling 2.6% to $65,473, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was dropping to around 3.97%. In eco...
Financial stocks were decreasing in Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index dropping 2.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF falling 2.5%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 1%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF was up 0.9%. Bitcoin was falling 2.8% to $65,598, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was dropping 3.7 basis points...
President Donald Trump has yet to formally nominate Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve, a delay that, while not unprecedented, is also not typical and adds to uncertainty in a process clouded by concerns about political pressure on the U.S. central bank. Trump named Warsh, a former Fed governor, as his nominee four weeks ago.
* US Senate will decide whether to confirm Warsh as next Fed chief. * Powell's term as head of US central bank ends on May 15. * Department of Justice investigation into Powell complicates Warsh nomination. * Trump wants a Fed chief who will deliver big interest rate cuts. By Ann Saphir.
* US 10-year yields hit lowest since November. * Belly of the curve outperforms, with multi-month lows in yields. * US 2/10 yield curve flattens again. * US PPI hotter than expected, but impact is brief. By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss.
All three major US stock indexes were down in late-morning trading Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down over 1%, as stocks fell after the release of a hotter-than-expected producer price index earlier in the day. The US Producer Price Index rose by 0.5% in January, well above the 0.3% gain expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg and up from the 0.4% rise in December.
The European stock markets were mostly higher in Friday trading as The Stoxx Europe gained 0.2%, Germany's DAX was up 0.1%, the FTSE 100 rose 0.7%, France's CAC was off 0.5%, and the Swiss Market Index increased 0.7%. In France, GDP decelerated in Q4, expanding 0.2% after growing 0.5% in Q3, according to the Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, or INSEE.
The U.S. dollar was headed for its first monthly gain since October on Friday, although an earlier rally on hotter-than-expected producer price data for January faded as traders squared positions for the month-end and ahead of the weekend. The U.S. currency got a boost after data showed the Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.5% last month.
AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ?bbb+? of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited.
* PPI rose 0.5% in January, exceeding expectations. * Dollar gains amid US-Iran tensions and potential conflict. * Dollar index heads for first monthly gain since October. By Karen Brettell. The U.S. dollar rose on Friday after hotter-than-expected producer price data for January and on concerns about rising tensions between the United States and Iran.
U.S. construction spending increased in December, lifted by a rebound in single-family homebuilding as well as ongoing strength in home renovations. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Friday that construction spending rose 0.3% after falling 0.2% in November. Spending on private construction projects rose 0.5% in December after easing 0.2% in November. Renovations increased further.
US producer prices rose at the fastest pace in four months in January as growth in the services index hit the highest since July, government data showed Friday. The producer price index increased 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis, accelerating from a 0.4% rise in December and representing the biggest gain since September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
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