According to Freddie Macs Quarterly Forecast, mortgage rates will continue to move up with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaging just above three percent through the end of 2021. As the economy continues to improve, we expect conditions to remain generally favorable for the housing and mortgage market, said Sam Khater, Freddie Macs Chief Economist.
First Advantage, a leading global provider of technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety and compliance, today released findings from its 2021 Trends Report.
Sentieo, the leading next-generation financial and corporate research platform provider and Sustainalytics, a Morningstar Company and a globally-recognized provider of ESG research, ratings and data, today announced the availability of Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings reports in the Sentieo platform.
* HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used 5.2%, Shanghai->HK daily quota used 0.5% * HSI +1.4%, HSCE +1.3%, CSI300 +0.8% * FTSE China A50 +0.5% Hong Kong shares ended higher on Wednesday, led by material and tech stocks, following overnight Wall Street gains after data showed U.S. inflation was not rising wildly as the economy reopens.
STOCKHOLM--A group of seven Nordic banks Wednesday launched a new initiative that will see them implement new rules on lending to the construction sector in an effort to fight financial crime. The initiative will see a set of guidelines implemented later this year in Sweden at Danske Bank AS, Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Nordea Bank Abp, SBAB Bank AB, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SVKEF), Sparbankerna and Swedbank AB (SWDBF). "Financial crime and illegal labour in the construction industry...
* J&J shares hit one-month low. * Tech firms boost indexes. * Big bank earnings to kick off from Wednesday. * Crypto-stocks jump ahead of Coinbase IPO. By David French. April 13 - The S&P 500 closed at another record high on Tuesday and the Nasdaq composite index jumped, as investors shook off concerns about the halt in Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine rollout and strong U.S. inflation.
Canada's airline sector is crucial and the government is looking at helping other carriers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, a day after Ottawa unveiled a C$5.9 billion aid package for Air Canada.
Moleaer, the leading nanobubble technology company, announced today a new distribution agreement with Irrigation Design and Construction to expand access to its award-winning and patented irrigation technology.
Demand for temporary workers in the United States is expected to increase 45.0% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the 2021 second quarter, when compared with the same period in 2020, according to the Palmer Forecast, released today. The Palmer Forecast indicated an 8.6% decrease in temporary help for the 2021 first quarter.
* J&J shares hit one-month low. * Rival vaccine makers Pfizer, Moderna (MRNA) jump. * Big bank earnings to kick off from Wednesday. * Crypto-stocks jump ahead of Coinbase IPO. * Indexes: Dow off 0.33%, S&P up 0.09%, Nasdaq up 0.58% By Medha Singh and Shivani Kumaresan.
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