The Institute for Supply Management's US services index rose to a reading of 56.1 in February from 53.8 in January, compared with expectations for a decrease to a reading of 53.5 in a survey compiled by Bloomberg. The ISM's reading follows mixed readings in other services readings already released for the month.
The Canadian economy is still dealing with the burden of United States tariffs, but the impact is uneven across the country, and conditions are beginning to drift apart, said Bank of Montreal. The bank is forecasting 1.3% real gross domestic product growth this year, down slightly from 1.7% in 2025.
Canada's services economy contracted for a fourth straight month in February as an uncertain trading environment contributed to declines in activity and new business, S&P Global's Canada services PMI data showed on Wednesday. The headline Business Activity Index edged up to 46.5 last month from 45.8 in January but remained below the 50 no-change mark.
Aptiv (APTV) said Wednesday its electrical distribution systems spin-off units began a private offering of $1.5 billion in senior notes due 2031 and 2034.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem speaks on 'financial stability risks and vulnerabilities' at 10:20 a.m. ET on Wednesday and there will be an audience question-and-answer session, with a fireside chat but no press, said Scotiabank.
* ISM non-manufacturing PMI hits highest level since July 2022. * Middle East conflict raises oil prices, risks economic outlook. * Private payrolls increase by 63,000 in February. By Lucia Mutikani.
Sallie Mae?, formally SLM Corporation (SLM), today announced Chief Executive Officer Jon Witter will speak at the 2026 RBC Capital Markets Global Financial Institutions Conference on Wednesday, March 11, at 4:40 p.m. ET. A live audio webcast and replay will be available at SallieMae.com/investors. Sallie Mae believes education and life-long learning, in all forms, help people achieve great things.
Aptiv PLC (APTV), a global industrial technology company focused on enabling a more automated, electrified, and digitalized future, today announced the commencement of a private offering of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2031 and senior notes due 2034 by its subsidiaries, Cyprium Corporation and Cyprium Holdings Luxembourg S.? r.l.. The Co-Issuers are subsidiaries of Versi...
ADP's monthly measure of private payrolls showed a 63,000 increase in February, higher than expectations compiled by Bloomberg for an increase of 50,000. The February increase followed a downwardly revised 11,000-jobs gain in January. By sector, goods-producing jobs rose by 16,000, while service-providing jobs were up 47,000, with education and health services jobs up 58,000.
U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in February, though data for the prior month was revised sharply lower, the ADP's national employment report showed on Wednesday. Private employment rose by 63,000 jobs last month after a downwardly revised 11,000 increase in January.
ROSELAND, N.J., March 4, 2026 Private sector employment increased by 63,000 jobs in February and pay was up 4.5 percent year-over-year according to the February ADP National Employment Report? produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
Existing home sales rose 1.8% year over year amid improved affordability SEATTLE, March 4, 2026 Home values rose for the first time in seven months and existing home sales improved from a year ago, according to the Zillow? February?Market Report. The housing market is perking up as spring approaches, possibly foreshadowing a more active year for transactions after three low-volume years.
The US dollar fell against its major trading partners early Wednesday ahead of the release of ADP private payrolls data for February at 8:15 am ET, followed by services conditions data for February from S&P Global at 9:45 am ET and from the Institute for Supply Management at 10:00 am ET.
ST. LOUIS, March 2, 2026 Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) today announced it intends to commence a private offering to eligible purchasers, subject to market and other conditions, of $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company's 6.250% senior notes due 2034.
The main US stock measures were pointing higher in Wednesday's premarket activity as traders monitor developments in the ongoing Middle East conflict and await the latest ADP Employment report. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1% and the Nasdaq added 0.3% before the opening bell. The US, Israel and Iran conflict entered its fifth day on Wednesday.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken's banking unit has gained access to the Federal Reserve's payments system through a limited-purpose account, the first U.S. digital-asset bank to do so as the sector deepens its reach into mainstream finance.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken's banking unit has gained access to the Federal Reserve's payments system through a limited-purpose account, the first U.S. digital-asset bank to do so as the sector deepens its reach into mainstream finance.
* FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY: APPROVED LIMITED PURPOSE ACCOUNT FOR PAYWARD FINANCIAL, DBA KRAKEN FINANCIAL. * FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY: KRAKEN FINANCIAL IS CHARTERED AS A STATE OF WYOMING SPECIAL PURPOSE DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.
* Bond markets face big stress test from Iran war, OECD says. * AI issuance to make corporate bond markets more 'equity-like' * AI infrastructure funding may pressure credit markets. By Yoruk Bahceli. Inflation is the major risk facing global bond markets, a senior OECD official told Reuters, as energy prices surge following the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran.
Historic milestone enables direct access to the U.S. payments system, strengthening Kraken?s institutional offering Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform powering Kraken, today announced that Kraken Financial, its Wyoming-chartered bank, has been granted a Federal Reserve master account.
Commerzbank in its "European Sunrise" note of Wednesday highlighted: -- Markets: United States Treasuries consolidate late Tuesday, yields edge higher in Asia early Wednesday. Fed: Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari says that it is too soon to see the impact on inflation from the Iran war; he expected one cut in 2026, but now he is unsure.
Societe Generale in its early Wednesday economic news summary pointed out: -- Meltdown in Asian stocks: Kospi -12% on unwinding of long Artificisl Intelligence and semiconductor positions, USD/KRW spikes to 1,507.55. India's rupee plumbs a record low of 92.18/USD. -- Federal Reserve speaker: Kashkari no longer as confident about his previous outlook for a 25bps cut.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said it was too early to gauge the economic impact of the Iran war and backed holding interest rates steady for "quite some time", in an interview with the New York Times published on Wednesday.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said it was too early to gauge the economic impact of the Iran war and backed holding interest rates steady for "quite some time", in an interview with the New York Times published on Wednesday.
The U.S. dollar's bounceback since the start of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran may be short-lived due to lingering doubts about the safe-haven appeal of U.S. assets, according to FX strategists polled by Reuters who broadly still expect two Federal Reserve rate cuts later this year.
Aluminium prices hit their highest in nearly four years on Wednesday after Aluminium Bahrain stopped shipments, deepening worries about the impact of the Middle East conflict on supplies of the metal used in construction, transport and packaging. Other industrial metals recovered from recent weakness on better-than-expected private factory data from top metals consumer China.
Brazilian businessman Daniel Vorcaro, the owner of lender Banco Master, was detained on Wednesday in the latest phase of a probe after a judge cited a "strong indication" that Vorcaro attempted to bribe a former central bank director with gifts in return for preferential treatment.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said it was too early to gauge the economic impact of the Iran war and backed holding interest rates steady for "quite some time", in an interview with the New York Times published on Wednesday.
* Stocks drop 3.8%, FX down 0.2% * Asian markets post significant declines on oil supply concerns. * Poland central bank rate decision awaited later in the day. * UAE bourses fall on resumption after two-day pause. * Fitch revises Indonesia's rating credit to negative from stable. By Twesha Dikshit.
* British, German, US 2-year yields rise. * Jump in oil and gas prices fans inflation worries. * Traders cut bets on BoE easing this month. * Price in a small chance of ECB rate hike by year-end. By Alun John and Yoruk Bahceli. A sharp two-day selloff in global government bonds underscores how the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran is straining markets already on edge over inflation.
Britain's services sector grew robustly during February, according to a survey on Wednesday that also showed job cuts and price pressures persisted, a potential worry for the Bank of England ahead of this month's interest rate decision.
Euro zone services activity expanded at a slightly faster pace in February as demand picked up, though growth remained modest and firms barely added to headcount, a survey showed on Wednesday.
Aluminium prices extended gains on Wednesday as supply worries deepened after Norway's Norsk Hydro (NHYKF) announced a controlled shutdown in its aluminium joint venture in Qatar amid a widening war in the Middle East. The region accounts for around 8% of global aluminium capacity.
* Dollar index holds gains, rising for third consecutive day. * Spike in energy prices prompts speculation ECB may take action, threatening carry trades. * Aussie dollar weakens despite GDP beat. By Gregor Stuart Hunter.
indie Semiconductor, Inc. (INDI), an automotive solutions innovator, today announced the pricing of its offering of $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 through a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. indie has also granted the initia...
* Official February PMI drops to 49.0 from 49.3 in January. * Non-manufacturing PMI edges up to 49.5 from 49.4 in prior month. * Economists forecast growth to stay weak in Q1 without stimulus. * Iran conflict poses fresh threat to China's export-driven economy, analysts say. By Joe Cash.
Aluminium prices continued to climb on Wednesday as supply worries deepened after Norway's Norsk
Hydro (NHYKF) announced a controlled shutdown in its aluminium joint venture in Qatar amid ongoing war involving the U.S., Israel and Iran. The Middle East accounts for around 8% of global aluminium capacity.
Australia's economy grew at the fastest annual pace in almost three years in the December quarter, data showed on Wednesday, a pickup that reignited inflation and required a hike in interest rates to tamp demand down.
* Q4 GDP grows +0.8% q/q, missed forecasts of around 1% * Still, annual pace lifts to 2.6%, highest in nearly 3 years. * Rate hike risk and Middle East conflict cloud the outlook. By Stella Qiu.
China's large state-owned manufacturers struggled to turn a profit in February, hampered by weak domestic demand, while private-sector firms reported a marked recovery in exports, official and private activity surveys showed on Wednesday. The official purchasing managers' index fell to 49.0 in February from 49.3 in January, a 4-month low, the National Bureau of Statistics' poll showed.
China's factory activity in February expanded at the fastest pace since December 2020, driven by robust demand that helped lift manufacturers' confidence, a private-sector survey showed on Wednesday.
* Official PMI drops to 49.0 from 49.3 in January. * Non-manufacturing PMI edges up to 49.5 from 49.4 in prior month. * Economists forecast growth to stay weak in Q1 without stimulus.
* RatingDog manufacturing PMI 52.1 in February vs 50.3 in January. * New orders at home and abroad drive up output. * Markets await new economic targets. By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo. China's factory activity in February expanded at the fastest pace since December 2020, driven by robust demand that helped lift manufacturers' confidence, a private-sector survey showed on Wednesday.
China's factory activity contracted for the second consecutive month in February, an official survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting a need for further policy stimulus as efforts to ship goods abroad fail to offset depressed demand and investment.
Shorter-dated Japanese government bond yields fell on Wednesday, as investors scaled back expectations for an early rate hike by the Bank of Japan in the wake of U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran.
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