The euro zone's economy is somewhere between the European Central Bank's baseline and adverse scenarios, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Bloomberg TV on Tuesday, adding the central bank would be "agile" when setting interest rates.
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 $17 million offering from Freeport, N.Y., records a Flood Risk Score of 5.0 out of 5.0, ICE reports.
The Federal Reserve may need to wait until 2027 to cut interest rates if an extended bout of high oil prices from the Iran war delays inflation's progress towards the U.S. central bank's 2% goal, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday.
The International Monetary Fund cut its growth outlook on Tuesday due to Middle East war-driven energy price spikes but said the world was already drifting toward a more adverse scenario with much-weaker growth as Strait of Hormuz shipping disruptions continue.
Holdings in Elon Musk's SpaceX company and predictions platform Polymarket are among dozens of future-oriented assets that Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh lists on a newly filed financial disclosure that shows dozens of apparently small bets on a wide array of emerging and almost science fiction-sounding ventures.
Brazil's services activity grew less than expected in February compared with the previous month, data from the statistics agency IBGE showed on Tuesday, as still-tight financial conditions weighed on the last full reading before the central bank started easing policy.
Central banks may need to inflict much more economic pain to control inflation fueled by a long Middle East war than they did to control the spike in prices after the pandemic, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist said on Tuesday.
Editor?s Note: This article has been updated with additional content. Wall Street braced for the Hormuz shock to hit wholesale prices in March. The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.5% month-over-month in March, matching February?s pace of 0.5% but landing below the 1.1% consensus estimate, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it expected the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates gradually, but at a slightly faster pace than projected six months ago. After Japan's economy expanded 1.2% in 2025, growth is projected to slow to 0.7% in 2026 and 0.6% in 2027, the IMF said in its World Economic Outlook report, roughly unchanged from its forecasts in October.
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta is allocating $50 million through its Affordable Housing Program General Fund to support the purchase, construction and/or rehabilitation of owner-occupied, rental, or transitional housing. Financial institutions that are members of FHLBank Atlanta can partner with housing developers and sponsors to apply for grants up to $1.25 million per eligible project.
* IMF cuts 2026 global GDP growth forecast to 3.1% assuming short-lived Iran war. * Deeper, longer conflict would push global economy to brink of recession, IMF says. * IMF chief economist says oil above $110 a barrel in 2026, 2027 would make inflation hard to control. * War to cause steep GDP drops for Iran, several Gulf states. By David Lawder.
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it expected the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates gradually, but at a slightly faster pace than projected six months ago. After Japan's economy expanded 1.2% in 2025, growth is projected to slow to 0.7% in 2026 and 0.6% in 2027, the IMF said in its World Economic Outlook report, roughly unchanged from its forecasts in October.
* Protracted conflict, high oil prices could unanchor inflation expectations, IMF's Gourinchas says. * Central banks may need more painful actions than in 2022 to curb inflation, Gourinchas says. * COVID inflation made world more sensitive to price hikes, Gourinchas says. By David Lawder.
Euro zone growth will slow this year and inflation surge, forcing the European Central Bank to lift interest rates, even if the economic disruptions caused by the Iran war fade by mid-year, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.
The International Monetary Fund revised its estimate for 2026 global growth lower in its World Economic Outlook update released on Tuesday, with most regions seeing downward adjustments that are directly related to the conflict in Iran. World output is now expected to rise by 3.1% in 2026 after a 3.4% gain in 2025, a downward adjustment from a 3.3% gain for 2026 in the January version of the WEO.
Rimini Street, Inc. (RMNI), the Software Support and Agentic AI ERP Company?, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced the following upcoming 2026 Investor Events Schedule. This press release features multimedia.
U.S. home sales dipped last month to their slowest pace in nine months, indicating a sluggish start to what is typically the busiest season for the housing market. A report from the National Association of Realtors revealed that existing home sales fell 3.6% in March from February to an annual pace of 3.98 million units.
U.S. producer prices increased less than expected in March, but that did not change economists' expectations that the Federal Reserve would probably not cut interest rates in the near term amid rising energy costs because of the war with Iran. The report from the Labor Department on Tuesday also suggested the impact on producer inflation from import tariffs was waning.
The US Producer Price Index rose by 0.5% in March, the same as in February and below the 1.1% gain expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:45 am ET. Energy prices jumped by 8.5% in the month after a 2.1% gain in the previous month due to a 15.7% surge in gasoline prices, while food prices fell by 0.3% from a 2.4% gain in February.
Wall Street braced for the Hormuz shock to hit wholesale prices in March. The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.5% month-over-month in March, matching February?s pace of 0.5% but landing below the 1.1% consensus estimate, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
U.S. producer prices increased less than expected in March as the cost of services was unchanged, but surging energy prices because of the war with Iran were fanning inflation pressures. A jump in energy prices was partially offset by steady prices for services. In the 12 months through March, the PPI advanced 4.0% after increasing 3.4% in February.
NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) announced today the commencement of concurrent offerings of senior secured first lien notes due 2031 and senior unsecured notes, consisting of senior unsecured notes due 2034 and senior unsecured notes due 2036. The Notes will be guaranteed by each of NRG?s current and future wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries that guarantee the term loans under NRG?s credit agreement.
ROSELAND, N.J., April 14, 2026 ?For the four weeks ending March 28, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 39,250 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report. It was the fourth straight week of strong job creation. The NER Pulse is an estimate of the week-over-week change in employment based on a four-week moving average.
T1 Energy (TE) shares were 5.7% lower in Tuesday's premarket activity after the company said it is proposing an underwritten public offering of $125 million in convertible senior notes due 2031. CarMax (KMX) shares were down 4.2% after the company reported lower fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings and net sales and operating revenue from a year earlier.
US equity futures were trending higher on Tuesday amid media reports that the US and Iran may revive their peace talks, while investors await the latest financial results of some of Wall Street's largest banks and data on wholesale prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1% and the Nasdaq added 0.4% in premarket activity.
T1 Energy (TE) said Tuesday it is proposing an underwritten public offering of $125 million in convertible senior notes due 2031. The company plans to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $18.75 million of the convertible notes to cover over-allotments.
Caliber, a diversified real estate and digital asset management platform, today announced continued progress in its corporate debt reduction strategy through the completion of the second round of Noteholder Conversion Program,. The most recent round resulted in the conversion of approximately $1.9 million of unsecured corporate notes into shares of Caliber?s Class A common stock in a voluntary ...
T1 Energy Inc. (TE) today announced a proposed underwritten public offering of $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2031. The Company intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $18.75 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes, solely to cover over-allotments in the Offering.
Bond investors are doubling down on so-called "curve steepener" trades that are bullish on short-dated U.S. Treasuries but bearish on the long end, reflecting expectations that the Federal Reserve will eventually resume cutting interest rates.
Brandon Daniels Will Discuss Unlocking the Next Era of Growth Today at The Conrad Hotel in Washington, DC WASHINGTON, April 14, 2026 Brandon Daniels, CEO of Exiger, the market-leading supply chain AI company and largest provider of supply chain technology to the U.S. Government, will today appear at the Semafor World Economy Annual Convening 2026.
U.S. small-business sentiment dropped to an 11-month low in March as a surge in oil prices because of the war in Iran overshadowed the benefits from low taxes, a survey showed.
The nominee, Shin Huyn-song, supported a central bank digital currency model, emphasizing the need for strict anti-money laundering and compliance controls.
Former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh, nominated by President Donald Trump to head the U.S. central bank, reported assets worth well over $100 million in new financial disclosures, putting him on track to be the wealthiest Fed leader if confirmed. It is difficult to estimate net worth from U.S. government ethics forms because assets are valued in broad and sometimes open-ended categories.
Kevin Warsh, the former Federal Reserve governor chosen by President Donald Trump to lead the central bank, has submitted financial disclosures that suggest he holds assets worth well over $100 million.
Existing-home sales declined 3.6% month-over-month in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.98 million units, the National Association of Realtors reported on Monday. "March home sales remained sluggish and below last year?s pace," said NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun. Total housing inventory increased 3.0% from February to 1.36 million units, representing a 4.1-month supply.
The European Central Bank urged European lawmakers on Tuesday to give it a bigger say on banks' overall capital requirements, including those set by national authorities, in a bid to identify overlaps and blind spots.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Federal Reserve to hold off on cutting interest rates for now, especially given the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing Iran war. Speaking in an interview on Monday with Semafor Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith, Bessent said the Fed is ?doing the right thing by sitting and watching? how the conflict plays out.
Most emerging Asian stocks and
currencies firmed on Tuesday as reports of further U.S.-Iran
talks improved risk appetite, while Singapore's central bank
tightened its monetary policy settings ...
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee. The U.S. military's blockade of Iran's ports has begun, creating more bad news for global oil supply, but never mind that because markets on Tuesday were riding on hopes of a resolution between Washington and Tehran. But the global economy is hardly out of the woods.
The Federal Reserve should "wait and see" before deciding whether to lower interest rates amid the war in Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Semafor Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith on Monday. Bessent said the U.S. economy was "very strong" in January and February, and that the Fed is "doing the right thing by sitting and watching" how the conflict plays out.
The Federal Reserve should "wait and see" before deciding whether to lower interest rates amid the war in Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Semafor Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith on Monday. Bessent said the U.S. economy was "very strong" in January and February, and that the Fed is "doing the right thing by sitting and watching" how the conflict plays out.
The Federal Reserve should "wait and see" before deciding whether to lower interest rates amid the war in Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Semafor Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith on Monday.
Australia's business and consumer confidence crashed as the Iran war unleashed a global oil shock that may tip the local economy into a recession, surveys showed on Tuesday, as policymakers weigh if more rate rises are needed to tame inflation.
HOUSTON, April 13, 2026 Caturus Energy, LLC, today announced that it has priced its private offering of $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior unsecured notes due 2031 at par. The Notes Offering is expected to close on April 27, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Wall Street's main indexes rallied to close sharply higher on Monday as hopes for de-escalation in the Middle East helped investors look past the failed U.S.-Iran talks and focus on the start of first-quarter earnings season. I will go into more detail on today's market moves below.
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