Category: Capital and risk

November 12, 2018

Greg Sohnrey came home from Iraq in 2010 so badly injured the Veterans Administration said the then-30-year-old would never work again. But for Sohnrey, that experience paled next to losing a baby daughter, then watching two young sons go under […]

November 9, 2018

According to CNN, the Chinese central bank has given Amex preliminary approval to handle payments in yuan today (9 November). The firm can now start setting up the payments network through a joint venture with LianLian Group, its Chinese partner. […]

November 9, 2018

Treasury yields pulled back in early Friday trading, as stocks across the world slipped on concerns over China’s economic slowdown. The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.57% was down 2.2 basis points to 3.210%, while the 2-year note yield TMUBMUSD02Y, […]

November 6, 2018

This latest addition comes amid growing institutional investor appetite for emerging markets bonds as they seek to diversify their portfolios and access growth opportunities in fixed income markets outside of North America and Europe. Liquidnet’s Member firms can now trade […]

November 2, 2018

The U.S. goods and services deficit increased more than expected in September amid escalating tensions with its global trading partners. The shortfall rose to $54 billion for the month, a 1.3 percent increase, or $700 million, from August and reflective […]

November 2, 2018

The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected last month, and workers’ wage growth accelerated, a Labor Department report showed Friday, Nov. 2. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 250,000 jobs, higher than the 190,000 predicted by analysts in a […]

October 31, 2018

Employment costs rose more than expected in the third quarter in a sign that more inflation could be brewing in the U.S. economy. The Labor Department’s employment cost index rose 0.8 percent for the period, ahead of the estimate of […]

October 30, 2018

Four Springs Capital Trust secured a three-year revolving credit facility with a $75 million borrowing capacity with an additional $75 million expansion feature. Citizens Bank, Huntington Bank, Peapack-Gladstone Bank and Two River Community Bank participated in the new credit facility […]

October 29, 2018

More firms report raising wages and salaries than at any time in 36 years, according to a survey of business economists out Monday. A net 56% of respondents to the third-quarter National Association for Business Economics survey said their firms […]

October 26, 2018

The numbers: Gross domestic product decelerated a bit to a 3.5% annual pace in the third quarter, down from torrid 4.2% pace in the prior three months, the government said Friday. GDP is the official measuring stick for the U.S. […]