* Third-quarter GDP increases at 2.0% rate. * Growth pace slowest since COVID-19 shutdowns. * Consumer spending brakes sharply on auto shortages. * Weekly jobless claims fall 10,000 to 281,000. By Lucia Mutikani.
Brazil's central government reported a primary budget surplus of 303 million reais in September, the Treasury said on Thursday, slightly above forecasts from a Reuters poll of economists that expected a balanced budget.
Sterling firmed on Thursday against the dollar, which lost ground after data showed weak economic expansion in the third quarter, though it slipped versus the euro following an ECB meeting which failed to dissipate bets on a 2022 rate hike.
Factory activity in the U.S. central region gained momentum in October compared with the previous month, according to data from a survey compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released Thursday. The Tenth District Manufacturing survey's composite index increased to 31 in October from 22 in September, beating the 23.5 forecast from economists polled by The Wall Street Journal. The indicator gauges manufacturing activity in firms located in the western third of...
U.S. Treasury yields rose on
Thursday, tracking European bonds, as investors shrugged off
weaker-than-expected U.S. economic growth data and focused
instead on the inflation components of the report, ...
The number of houses going under contract in the U.S. declined in September after rising sharply in August, according to data from the National Association of Realtors released Thursday. Here are the report's main takeaways:. --The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, decreased 2.3% to 116.7 in September compared with the previous month.
Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in September likely as some potential buyers delayed purchases amid higher prices. The National Association of Realtors said on Thursday its Pending Home Sales Index, based on signed contracts, decreased 2.3% last month to 116.7. Pending home sales fell in all four regions.
Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR): * INSTACART AND DOLLAR TREE EXPAND PARTNERSHIP TO OFFER DELIVERY IN AS FAST AS ONE HOUR FROM NEARLY 13,000 DOLLAR TREE AND FAMILY DOLLAR STORES NATIONWIDE. * Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR) - EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP TO OFFER SAME-DAY DELIVERY IN AS FAST AS ONE HOUR FROM NEARLY 7,000 DOLLAR TREE STORES Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 28, 2021 Low-income households reported losing employment income at a markedly higher rate during the pandemic 60% in comparison with a 40% rate for middle class and high-income households, according to a new report released today by United For ALICE.
Freddie Mac (FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey®, showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.14 percent. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note has been trending up due to the decline in new COVID cases, increasing consumer optimism, as well as broadening inflation and persistent shortages, said Sam Khater, Freddie Macs Chief Economist.
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