Basis Investment Group and Zions Bancorporation Enter into Strategic Partnership to Expand Each Company's Real Estate Financing and Capital Formation Efforts SALT LAKE CITY, March 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zions Bancorporation, N.A (ZION). today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the agency lending business of Basis Multifamily Finance I, LLC, a subsidiary of Basis Inv...
WisdomTree, Inc. (WT), a global financial innovator, today announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $525.0 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2031 in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"We are in interesting times as the market must now balance these robust technicals against a backdrop of geopolitical tension in the Middle East and the nomination of Kevin Warsh, whose hawkish reputation is already being weighed by participants," said Jason Wong, vice president of municipals at AmeriVet Securities.
Financial stocks were advancing in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1.7% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF adding 1.3%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was up 3.3%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF added 1%. Bitcoin was increasing 4.4% to $70,932, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries fell 5.7 basis points to 4.33%. ...
Financial stocks were advancing in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1.7% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF adding 1.3%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was up 3.3%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF added 1%. Bitcoin was increasing 4.4% to $70,932, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries fell 5.7 basis points to 4.33%. ...
* Global economic growth slows due to rising oil prices, warns ADNOC CEO. * Oil execs warn of long-term economic impact from Iran conflict. * US Energy Secretary downplays crisis, cites strategic measures. * Strait of Hormuz closure causes global energy supply disruptions. By Sheila Dang and Stephanie Kelly.
"The secondary infrastructure demands [of data centers] will increasingly flow through to municipal balance sheets, driving incremental issuance across multiple sectors," said J.P. Morgan strategists.
A fatal crash and closure at New York's LaGuardia Airport adds to the list of transportation hurdles that includes a jump in jet fuel prices, and travel delays due to a lapse in TSA funding.
Financial stocks were advancing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1.5% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF adding 1.1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was up 3%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF was gaining 1.3%. Bitcoin was increasing 3.9% to $70,553, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was shedding 2.5 basis points t...
Financial stocks were advancing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1.5% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF adding 1.1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 3%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF was up 1.3%. Bitcoin was increasing 3.9% to $70,553, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was shedding 2.5 basis points ...
* Markets relieved after Trump delays strikes, but caution remains. * Bund yields drop from their highest in almost 15 years. * BofA economist says markets underprice adverse economic impact of the energy shock. By Stefano Rebaudo and Sophie Kiderlin.
* Consumer confidence falls to lowest level since late 2023. * Investors think ECB will be forced to raise interest rates. * Economist predicts GDP will stagnate over next two quarters. By Balazs Koranyi.
Deutsche Bank said it expects Chile's central bank to keep rates on hold at 4.5% on Tuesday. The geopolitical shock in the Middle East is adding upside risks to inflation and downside risks to economic activity, and its macroeconomic implications would depend on the duration and scope of the ongoing disruptions in energy markets, noted the bank.
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran ? who has dissented in favor of rate cuts at every meeting since his appointment by President Donald Trump last year ? said Monday that the Iran-driven oil shock does not alter his policy outlook, arguing the Fed should wait for clearer evidence before assessing the inflation impact of higher energy prices.
U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in January amid broad weakness in private projects, government data showed. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Monday that construction spending dropped 0.3% after an upwardly revised 0.8% jump in December, which was the largest increase since April 2024.
Morgan Stanley said it sees Hungary's central bank NBH on hold on Tuesday, with a cautious forward guidance focused on ensuring currency and inflation expectations stability. Morgan Stanley noted it expects Norway's Norges Bank to remain on hold on Thursday. The policy rate path will be revised upwards and the bank forecasts the statement to flag risks to the upside.
Scotiabank provided market pricing across several central banks just before President Donald Trump's latest post claiming the United States and Iran had held talks and were moving toward de-escalation. -- Federal Reserve: OIS markets are leaning toward a mostly priced 25bps hike by year-end. -- Bank of Canada: Markets have about 100bps of hikes priced by year-end.
Mozambique's central bank left its main interest rate unchanged at 9.25% in a decision announced on Monday. The Bank of Mozambique said at its last rate-setting meeting in January that it was nearing the end of an easing cycle. At the time the Southern African country was reeling from severe floods, and the U.S.-Israel war against Iran has further ratcheted up risks to the economic outlook.
US construction spending fell by 0.3% in January, compared with a 0.1% increase expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg and following an upwardly revised 0.8% increase in December.
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said on Monday it's premature to draw conclusions about how surging oil prices will affect the U.S. economy, as he stuck to his guns and argued a softening jobs market requires more rate cuts from the central bank.
* Fed's Miran advocates for gradual interest rate cuts despite oil price surge. * Miran tells Bloomberg unclear how oil surge will hit economy. * Miran says no sign yet higher oil prices destabilizing inflation. By Michael S. Derby.
Inflation is the greater risk facing the U.S. economy right now with the unemployment rate remaining fairly stable, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said on Monday, though a quick resolution of the Iran conflict could still leave the Fed poised to cut rates later this year.
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said on Monday it is too soon to say what the energy price shock due to the Iran war will do to inflation, and still thinks rate cuts are warranted to support the job market.
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Brazilian economists trimmed expectations for monetary easing this year after policymakers kicked off an interest rate-cutting cycle last week with a 25-basis-point reduction to 14.75%, a weekly central bank survey showed on Monday.
Euro area government bond yields sharply reversed their rise on Monday after President Donald Trump said he will order the U.S. military to postpone any strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. Expectations for an end of the Middle East conflict eased inflation fears and saw investors scale back their bets on future European Central Bank rate hikes.
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA) today announced the closing of its previously announced private offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes, including the full exercise of the initial purchasers? option to purchase additional notes.
TD said last week's data releases and the Bank of Canada statement described a world that could have been, with a domestic backdrop showing easing inflation. The war in Iran has upended that, noted the bank. It is unfortunate that households and businesses will face this new pinch because Friday's retail sales data in Canada sent some positive signals, stated TD.
The US dollar was mixed against its major trading partners early Monday -- up versus the pound and Canadian dollar, down versus the euro and yen -- ahead a lighter data week, starting with the Chicago Federal Reserve's national activity index for February at 8:30 am ET, construction spending for January at 10:00 am ET and the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDP nowcast reading around midday.
Brazil central bank poll: * BRAZIL ECONOMISTS SEE ANNUAL IPCA INFLATION INDEX REACHING 4.17% IN 2026 VERSUS 4.10% IN PREVIOUS ESTIMATE - CENBANK POLL. * BRAZIL ECONOMISTS SEE ANNUAL IPCA INFLATION INDEX REACHING 3.80% IN 2027 VERSUS 3.80% IN PREVIOUS ESTIMATE - CENBANK POLL. * BRAZIL ECONOMISTS SEE YEAR-END 2026 INTEREST RATE SELIC AT 12.50% VERSUS 12.25% IN PREVIOUS ESTIMATE - CENBANK POLL.
* FTSE 100 down 2.4%, FTSE 250 down 3.2% * FTSE 100 down about 11% since Middle East conflict began. * Miners lead declines as gold hits four-month low. * Spire Healthcare falls after buyout talks collapse.
Statistics Canada's advance estimate for retail sales points to a 0.9% month-over-month nominal increase in February retail sales, said National Bank of Canada. With goods prices rising only modestly in the February consumer price index report, this implies a "solid" gain in real terms, noted the bank.
* Gold falls to lowest level since November. * Silver, platinum at lowest since mid-December. * Oil prices hold above $110/bbl. * Market bets on Fed rate hike increases. By Ishaan Arora and Pablo Sinha.
The yen has held up better than most other G10 currencies against the US dollar overnight Sunday, with USD/JPY continuing to trade just below the 160.00 level, said MUFG. The yen has been supported by further verbal intervention from Japanese policymakers, wrote the bank in a note to clients.
* Gold down for 9th straight session after worst week in 43 years. * Silver, platinum lowest since mid-December. * Iran vows to hit Gulf infrastructure if US strikes power grid. * Market bets on Fed rate hike this year surge. By Noel John.
Japan's upper house of parliament approved on Monday Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's choice of two like-minded monetary doves to join the central bank board, a move that could influence its decision on the timing and pace of further interest rate hikes.
Goldman Sachs (GS) said on Monday it expects the European Central Bank to deliver two 25 basis point interest rate hikes in April and June, joining peers J.P.Morgan and Barclays as policymakers signal inflation risks driven by the Middle East war. The brokerage previously expected the central bank to maintain rates steady throughout this year.
* Gold down for 9th straight session after worst week in 43 years. * Silver, platinum post sharp declines. * Iran vows to hit Gulf infrastructure if US strikes power grid. * Market bets on Fed rate hike this year surge. By Noel John.
* Japan says ready to counter forex volatility. * IEA's Birol warns crisis worse than 1970s oil shocks. * Central banks turn hawkish due to inflation concerns. By Rocky Swift. The dollar rose on Monday as escalating retaliatory threats in the Middle East conflict curbed risk appetite and lifted demand for safe-haven assets.
* Japan says ready to counter forex volatility. * IEA's Birol warns crisis worse than 1970s oil shocks. * Central banks turn hawkish due to inflation concerns. By Rocky Swift. TOKYO, March 23 - The dollar rose on Monday as escalating retaliatory threats in the Middle East conflict curbed risk appetite and lifted demand for safe-haven assets.
Copper slid to over three-month lows on Monday, with fresh escalation in the Middle East war keeping oil prices high after the U.S. and Iran traded threats.
For decades, New Zealand has relied on inflating the housing market to engineer a recovery during downturns, but the playbook has failed this time, putting policymakers in a quandary just as the Middle East war adds a new layer of uncertainty.
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