The Conference Board's measure of consumer confidence rose to 91.2 in June from a downwardly revised 90.6 in May, below a reading of 94.4 expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.
April's stronger-than-expected real gross domestic product figures indicates a better transition to the second quarter with Q2 growth now tracking above an annualized pace of 2%, TD Economics wrote in a note.
Multiple municipal bond offerings this week have a high exposure to climate risk, specifically high flood and physical risk scores, according to ICE Climate Data. A $5 million offering from Floyd County School District, Kentucky, records a flood risk score of 5.0 out of 5.0, ICE reports.
Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH) said Tuesday its subsidiary, Prestige Brands, intends to offer $400 million of new senior notes due 2034 in a private offering. The company said it intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand, to redeem all $400 million of Prestige Brands' outstanding 5.125% senior notes due 2028 and pay related fees and expenses.
* Spot gold hit lowest level since November earlier in the session. * Uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy clouds prospects for US-Iran deal. * US ADP employment and payrolls data due later this week. By Sukanya Mitra.
Gold steadied early on Tuesday, sticking above $4,000 even as the dollar and yields rose. Gold for August delivery was last seen up 0.2% to $4,085.80 per ounce. The price of the metal has dropped 10% over the past month as investors worry rising US inflation due to higher energy prices will force a hike to US interest rates, bearish for the metal since it offers no yield.
Consumers downgraded their assessment of the current labor market but expect some improvement in business and financial conditions ahead NEW YORK, June 30, 2026 The Conference Board?Consumer Confidence Index??inched up by 0.6 points to 91.2 in June, up from a downwardly revised 90.6 in May. The Present Situation Index?based on consumers' assessment of current business and labor market condition...
* June inflation weaker than expected in Germany, France, Italy. * Spain the lone outlier, inflation steady and above forecast. * Full euro zone inflation data due on Wednesday. By Leigh Thomas. Inflation slowed more than expected across most major euro zone economies in June, preliminary data showed on Tuesday, easing pressure on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates in the near term.
The Case-Shiller National Home Price index rose by 0.8% in April before seasonal adjustment following a 0.7% increase in March. National home prices were up 0.9% year-over-year.
New Loan Option Designed for Parents, Family Members, and Other Creditworthy Individuals Provides Flexibility as Federal Loan Programs Evolve Sallie Mae today announced the launch of a new Parent Loan designed to give families an additional, flexible option to pay for higher education as federal student loan options evolve.
The FHFA's measure of home prices fell by 0.1% in April after a 0.2% increase in the previous month, compared with the 0.2% gain expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:35 am ET. Prices were up 2% from a year earlier in April.
U.S. single-family house prices eased on a monthly basis in April, but remained supported by a shortage of homes for sale. House prices dipped 0.1% after an upwardly revised 0.2% rise in March, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Tuesday.
Artificial intelligence is changing the world, including the way bond issuers are dealing with disclosures to investors and relations with the Security and Exchange Commission.
The global economy is expected to grow 2.4% in 2026, according to Visa Business and Economic Insights? 2026 Midyear Global Economic Outlook. ?As digital commerce continues to reshape how people shop and pay, consumers are finding more ways to compare prices and stretch their budgets, helping to keep inflation in check,? said Wayne Best, chief economist at Visa.
?House prices set a new peak, despite muted annual appreciation, as limited supply continues to provide upward pressure on home values, says Chief Economist Mark Fleming? First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation (FAF), today released its May 2026 Home Pri...
Real gross domestic product grew 0.5% in April, after contracting 0.1% in March, reports Statistics Canada. Goods-producing industries rose 1.2% in April, helped by mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. Services-producing industries edged up 0.3%, the third monthly increase in a row. Overall, 14 of the 20 industrial sectors advanced in April, the agency reported.
Brazil's gross debt rose more than expected in May, central bank data showed on Tuesday, as the country's rising interest bill pushed borrowing higher.
The city council in August will consider placing $500 million of pension obligation bonds on the Nov. 3 ballot for its police and fire retirement system.
Health care leads jobs gains; with 14 of 19 sectors, all four U.S. regions, and every company size tier remain in positive territory. SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2026 ?Gusto, the leading partner for small businesses, today released its June 2026 Small Business Jobs Report, showing America's small businesses added an estimated 32,900 net new jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis last month.
Statistics Canada is releasing Canadian real gross domestic product figures for April at 8.30 am today and BMO Capital Markets is calling for a 0.3% expansion for the month of April, the bank said in a note.
Brazil's gross debt climbed to 81.1% of gross domestic product in May, central bank data showed on Tuesday, from 80.2% the month before and above the 80.7% expected in a Reuters poll. The country's public sector posted a primary deficit of 56.131 billion reais for the month, surpassing the 53.5 billion reais shortfall forecast in the poll.
Canadian stock index futures rose on Tuesday, as higher commodity prices and easing geopolitical tensions put the main benchmark on track for a strong quarterly performance. * Optimism around AI and signs of a resilient global economy despite several headwinds have supported global stock markets this year.
The Federal Reserve's rebuild of money market liquidity is pointing to a quiet turn of the quarter, market participants say, as ample central bank cash depresses the volatility that often emerges around such calendar dates.
* Futures up: Dow 0.13%, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 0.04% each. Wall Street futures were largely unchanged early on Tuesday, as investors took a breather in the final trading session of a quarter that saw equities post the biggest gains in years. A slew of economic data, including the JOLTS job openings report and the Conference Board's consumer confidence index, would be in focus later in the day.
* Gold, silver set for biggest quarterly drop since 2013. * Silver set for sharpest monthly loss since September 2011. * Platinum set for worst month since 2008, quarter since Jan 2020. * US ADP employment and nonfarm payroll data due later this week. By Sumit Saha.
The U.S. stock market faces a gauntlet of tests to keep its rally going in the second half of 2026, from the sustainability of AI spending to a high corporate earnings bar and the outlook for interest rates under a Federal Reserve with a new chairman.
The Supreme Court may have reaffirmed the U.S. Federal Reserve's independence, but in a pair of rulings also left the central bank isolated as possibly the last agency able to wield executive power based on expertise free of the threat of its officials being fired by the president.
* Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to fire Fed's Lisa Cook. * It says firing Fed governor requires a substantial hurdle. * Ruling notes Fed's unique public-private structure. * Second ruling frees a president's hands in agency firings. By Howard Schneider.
* Massive AI capital spending a critical theme for rest of year. * Investors banking on strong US corporate earnings. * Fed rate decisions, midterm elections also loom. By Lewis Krauskopf.
* Fed's reserve management buying appears to be calming money markets. * Quarter-end expected to be quiet at Fed facilities, traders say. * Unclear when Fed's liquidity-bolstering Treasury bill buying will end. By Michael S. Derby.
* Gold, silver set for biggest quarterly drop since 2013. * Silver set for sharpest monthly loss since September 2011. * Platinum set for worst month since 2008, quarter since Jan 2020. * US ADP employment and nonfarm payroll data due later this week. By Pablo Sinha.
Political pressure on the Bank of Japan to slow its interest rate hikes is growing amid a push by Sanae Takaichi's government to restore dovish policymakers to the bank, a shake-up that could change its long-term policy direction.
Absa Group Ltd: * VOLUNTARY TRADING UPDATE FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDING 30 JUNE 2026. * EXPECTS REVENUE TO GROW BY LOW TO MID-SINGLE DIGITS IN 1H26. * EXPECTS HEADLINE EARNINGS TO GROW MID- TO HIGH SINGLE DIGITS IN 1H26. * OPERATING ENVIRONMENT REMAINS CHALLENGING AND UNCERTAIN. * MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT INCREASED GLOBAL INFLATION EXPECTATIONS AND DAMPENED GDP GROWTH.
* Ralph Lauren (RL) reported a 50% sales jump in China last quarter. * The company operates around 250 stores in China. * Analysts say shoppers shifted from top-tier luxury to brands offering stronger value. * Executives say China momentum reflects a multi-year brand overhaul, not a short-term rebound. By Casey Hall.
More of the world's central banks plan to cut dollar allocations than increase them in the coming decade as political risks associated with the U.S. currency rise, an OMFIF survey of public investors released on Tuesday showed. It is the first time the survey, carried out by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, has found such a shift away from the dollar.
* Central banks are expected to decrease U.S. dollar holdings over next decade, survey shows. * Gold holdings by central banks have increased. * Two-thirds of central banks surveyed plan to increase AI integration. By Libby George.
* Gold, silver set for biggest quarterly drop since 2013. * Silver set for sharpest monthly loss since September 2011. * Platinum set for worst month since 2008, quarter since Jan 2020. * US ADP employment report and NFP data due later this week. By Pablo Sinha.
The unexpectedly rapid retreat in energy prices in the past week has further taken pressure off European Central Bank policymakers to lift interest rates next month but the case for a small hike later on remains firm, four sources told Reuters.
Copper drifted on Tuesday, as traders held back ahead of possible U.S. tariffs, while a firm dollar countered an expansion in China's factory activity. The benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.37% to $13,327.50 a metric ton by 0326 GMT, while the most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange slipped 0.10% to 102,520 yuan a ton.
China's central bank ramped up liquidity injections on Tuesday, doubling the amount of cash supplied through overnight reverse repos as seasonal month-end demand intensified. The People's Bank of China offered 600 billion yuan to financial institutions through the overnight reverse repos in open market operations on Tuesday, it said in an online statement, without disclosing the borrowing cost.
* China's official manufacturing PMI returns to expansion in June. * New export orders turn positive, factory gate prices slip. * Non-manufacturing PMI improves to 50.2 from 50.1 in May. By Joe Cash.
China's non-manufacturing activity expanded for a second month in June, an official survey showed on Tuesday. The non-manufacturing purchasing managers' index, which includes services and construction, rose to 50.2 from 50.1 in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
China's central bank conducted overnight reverse repo operations again on Tuesday, offering 600 billion yuan to financial institutions, it said in an online statement, without disclosing the borrowing cost. The People's Bank of China also said it injected 69.5 billion yuan through seven-day reverse repos, with the rate unchanged at 1.4%, according to the statement.
Gold fell over 1% on Tuesday and was set
for a fourth straight monthly decline, as uncertainty in the
Middle East gave way to expectations of U.S. interest rate hikes
to tame inflation.
Collins Foods (CLLFF), operator of KFC (YUM) restaurants in Australia, reported a decline in same-store sales in its European operations in the early part of fiscal 2027 on Tuesday, due to a heatwave that disrupted consumer sentiment, reversing early gains in its shares.
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