Lackluster new U.S. jobs data and a weak report on manufacturing highlight an emerging concern among Federal Reserve officials that employment could slip even as the risk of a tariff-driven round of inflation limits their ability to do anything about it.
* Manufacturing sags in March; new orders weakest since 2023. * Measure of input prices highest in almost three years. * Factory employment continues to shrink amid layoffs. * Job openings decline 194,000 to 7.568 million in February. By Lucia Mutikani.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ?bbb? of the Joint-Stock Company Subsidiary of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan Halyk Insurance Company.
If a company can survive the upheaval caused by the adoption of artificial intelligence, AI will help it thrive in the longer run, a study presented at a European Central Bank conference has found.
Private sector analysts
expect the Mexican economy to grow just 0.5% this year, a drop
from their February forecast of 0.81%, a Mexican central bank
survey showed Tuesday.
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U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in February as a decline in mortgage rates boosted single-family homebuilding, though rising economic uncertainty because of tariffs on imports could slow momentum. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Tuesday that construction spending jumped 0.7% after a downwardly revised 0.5% decrease in January.
U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in February as a decline in mortgage rates boosted single-family homebuilding, though rising economic uncertainty because of tariffs on imports could slow momentum. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Tuesday that construction spending jumped 0.7% after a downwardly revised 0.5% decrease in January.
Brazil's central bank chief said on Tuesday that a low unemployment rate and rising household income amid tight borrowing costs suggest the transmission channels of monetary policy in the country do not function as smoothly as elsewhere.
U.S. manufacturing contracted in March after growing for two straight months, while a measure of inflation at the factory gate jumped to the highest level in nearly three years amid rising anxiety over tariffs on imported goods. The Institute for Supply Management said on Tuesday that its manufacturing PMI dropped to 49.0 last month from 50.3 in February.
U.S. manufacturing contracted in March after growing for two straight months, while a measure of inflation at the factory gate jumped to the highest level in nearly three years amid rising anxiety over tariffs on imported goods.
WASHINGTON, April 1, 2025 Fannie Mae today announced the results of its thirty-fourth reperforming loan sale transaction. The cover bid, which is the second highest bid for the pool, was 84.66% of UPB. Reperforming loans are loans that have been or are currently delinquent but have reperformed for a period of time.
New Orders and Backlogs Contracting; Production and Employment Contracting; Supplier Deliveries Slowing; Raw Materials Inventories Growing; Customers' Inventories Too Low; Prices Increasing; Exports Contracting and Imports Growing. TEMPE, Ariz.
U.S. bond firm PIMCO said on Tuesday that waning business and consumer confidence under President Donald Trump's policies is eroding the edge U.S. capital markets held over the rest of the world, strengthening the case for investors to diversify globally.
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is seeking input from the public about its preliminary views on clarifying changes to disclosure regulations related to state and local governments under severe financial stress and facing probable dissolution.
Canadian manufacturing activity contracted at a steeper rate in March as a widening global trade war triggered the sharpest decline in new orders since shortly after the start of the COVID-19 crisis. The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 46.3 from 47.8 in February, touching its lowest level since December 2023.
Hundred Homes focuses on improving the quality of housing stock?in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee CINCINNATI, April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FHLB Cincinnati today launched the Hundred Homes Initiative which will offer $5 million in funding to move 100 households living in mobile homes constructed before June 15, 1976 into updated housing.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FMCC) : * FREDDIE MAC SELLS $261 MILLION IN NON-PERFORMING LOANS. * Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FMCC) - TRANSACTION EXPECTED TO SETTLE IN MAY 2025. * FREDDIE MAC - BIDS FOR EXTENDED TIMELINE POOL OFFERING DUE BY APRIL 10, 2025 Source text: Further company coverage: ;))
Freddie Mac today announced it sold via auction 1,458 deeply delinquent non-performing residential first lien loans from its mortgage-related investments portfolio. The loans in the SPO? offerings were offered as three pools of mortgage loans.
NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund (MMD) today announced its monthly dividend distribution of $0.06 per common share for the month of April 2025. Portfolio and municipal market commentary will be published on or around April 1, 2025 and can be retrieved here.
* Euro zone factories see bounce in March, front-loading cited. * Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan see factory activity shrink. * China's rebound seen as short-lived as tariff hits exports. By Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara.
Hourly earnings growth for workers remained flat at 2.91% The Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, which includes the Paychex Small Business Jobs Index as a measure of employment growth among U.S. businesses with fewer than 50 employees, showed job growth continued at levels seen over the last several quarters at 99.75 in March. This press release features multimedia.
AI Investments to Fuel Economic Growth, Boosting Global Productivity and Innovation IDC, the global leader in trusted technology intelligence, has today released a comprehensive analysis highlighting the profound economic impact of artificial intelligence on the global economy, at its IDC Directions event ? which focuses on the pivotal role AI plays in today's business landscape.
From its sleek headquarters on the shores of Lake Geneva, the World Trade Organization hopes to quietly ride out the after-shocks of Trump administration tariffs whose protectionist intent runs in the face of its free-trade mandate. For three decades the WTO has worked to maintain a rules-based and obstacle-free trading system as a motor of the global economy.
From its sleek headquarters on the shores of Lake Geneva, the World Trade Organization hopes to quietly ride out the after-shocks of Trump administration tariffs whose protectionist intent runs in the face of its free-trade mandate. For three decades the WTO has worked to maintain a rules-based and obstacle-free trading system as a motor of the global economy.
Updates prices every 30 seconds for ~22,000 U.S. dollar-denominated corporate bonds ??. NEW YORK, April 1, 2025 ?Trumid, a financial technology company and fixed income electronic trading platform, announced its enhanced Fair Value Model Price predictive pricing model for corporate bonds, providing users with an intelligent tool for pre-trade analysis, automation, market-making, portfolio manag...
TORONTO, April 1, 2025 CanDeal, the leading institutional electronic marketplace for Canadian rates, corporate bonds, money markets and derivatives, announces the integration of Corporate Matrix Pricing on its Evolution fixed income trading platform.
Liska to Help Drive Go-Forward Financial and Operational Strategy Elects to Enter Grace Period for Interest Payment Due on 11.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2028 Retains Experienced Advisor Team to Support Ongoing Capital Structure Discussions with Key Financial Partners HOUSTON---- Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NOVA), an industry-leading adaptive energy services company, today announced a series...
Euro zone bond yields fell on Tuesday, as traders awaited details of U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday while the latest inflation figures backed the market's expectation of a European Central Bank rate cut in April. Germany's 10-year bond yield, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, fell 5 basis points to 2.679%, but stayed off a month low of 2.659% hit on Monday.
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