It’s Brutal Outside: Heat Index Climbs Over 100 Across New Jersey, Flood Watch in Effect
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory and a flood watch for the Central New Jersey regional area and surrounding counties Tuesday as temperatures soar and…
India falls short of FTSE Russell government bond index inclusion
(Reuters) – Global index provider FTSE Russell said India will remain on the watch list for inclusion in the FTSE Emerging Markets Government Bond Index (EMGBI), dashing market hopes that FTSE would…
Chicago Fed national activity index unchanged in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic activity slowed in August as production-related measures slipped and employment indicators rose moderately, data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago showed on Monday. The Chicago Fed’s…
UK housing index at 11-year low on rate-hike fears
By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -Britain’s homebuilders index hit a more than 11-year low on Monday on concerns that a weaker pound could lead to more rate hikes by the Bank of England,…
Belgium records huge drop in consumer confidence index
(Reuters) – Belgian consumer confidence dropped dramatically in September, according to the data released on Thursday by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB). The consumer confidence index dropped by 16 points on…
Fox News Host Proposes ‘McDonald’s Index’ To Measure Big City Crime
Fox News Host Proposes ‘McDonald’s Index’ To Measure Big City Crime Harold Hutchison on September 16, 2022 “Fox & Friends Weekend” host Pete Hegseth suggested a new way to measure big-city crime…
Brazil’s economic activity index beats forecast with 1.2% growth in July
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Economic activity in Brazil rose much higher than expected in July, a central bank index showed on Thursday, reinforcing forecasts for a more robust expansion this year, driven by…
World food price index falls for fifth month in August
PARIS (Reuters) – The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell for a fifth month in a row in August, further from all-time highs hit earlier this year, as a resumption…
Mexico’s BMV could exit main index in latest ‘symptom of deterioration’
By Valentine Hilaire and Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s stock exchange operator (BMV) is a top candidate to be bumped from the country’s main stock index in its next rebalancing,…
NY Fed corporate bond distress index improved slightly in August
By Shankar Ramakrishnan (Reuters) – A new index that measures distress in the U.S. corporate bond markets showed a slight improvement in August, data released on Wednesday showed, suggesting an uptick in…
Mexico’s main stock index tips into bear market
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s main stock index slid into a bear market Wednesday, falling to hit a 20% drop from its all-time closing high on April 1. The benchmark local stock…
Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index unexpectedly rises in August
(Reuters) – A gauge of factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region unexpectedly accelerated in August to the briskest pace since April and firms reported input price pressures eased to the lowest…
Global supply stress eases in July to 1-1/2 year low, NY Fed’s index shows
(Reuters) – Stress on global supply chains improved in July to their lowest level since January 2021 as port congestion and other snags eased, the New York Federal Reserve reported on Thursday,…
Massachusetts tops Sharecare Community Well-Being Index ranking of US states for second consecutive year
Built on more than a decade of measurement and over 4 million surveys completed to date, the nationally representative dataset comprising the Sharecare Community Well-Being Index is the most comprehensive assessment of community health in the country.…
Brazil’s IBC-Br economic activity index falls in April after robust gain in March
BRASILIA – Brazilian economic activity kicked off the second quarter in a downturn, the central bank index showed on Thursday, losing steam in April after the previous month’s performance, but still sustaining…
U.S. service sector index at 2-year low, employment shrinks – ISM survey
WASHINGTON – The U.S. services industry slowed less than expected in June, but a measure of services employment dropped to a two-year low, suggesting that demand for labor could be ebbing as…
NY Fed begins publishing corporate bond market distress index
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve of New York will publish monthly updates on the U.S. corporate bond market to help identify signs of market distress similar to those…
U.S. consumer confidence index tumbles in June
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer confidence fell sharply in June as worries about high inflation left consumers anticipating economic growth would weaken significantly in the second half of the year. The Conference Board…
Universal Technical Institute Re-Joins Russell 3000® Index
Addition is part of Russell indexes’ annual reconstitution and reflects strong business performance and value creation from the Company’s growth and diversification strategy. PHOENIX, June 27, 2022 — Universal Technical Institute (UTI) (NYSE:…
Canada home price index growth slows pace in May – Teranet
OTTAWA – The pace of Canadian home price growth slowed in May, edging off April’s record high, but prices still rose both on the month and on the year, index data showed…
Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index goes negative for first time in 2 years
(Reuters) – Manufacturing activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region weakened unexpectedly in June as new orders dropped to a two-year low and goods producers’ near-term outlook sank to the lowest since 2008,…
U.S. SEC seeks data from index providers over role in investment decisions
(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday requested information on the activities of financial information providers amid growing concerns over their influence on investment decisions, despite not being…
Mortgage market index falls to 22-year low -MBA
(Reuters) – A measure of mortgage loan application volume fell to its lowest level in 22 years last week, Mortgage Bankers Association data showed on Wednesday, as the Federal Reserve’s moves to…
Food deliverer Delivery Hero drops out of Germany’s blue chip index
BERLIN – Food deliverer Delivery Hero will drop out of Germany’s blue chip stock index DAX replaced by consumer goods maker Beiersdorf from June 20, stock market operator Deutsche Boerse said on…
Global supply stress worsened in April, NY Fed’s index shows
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – Stress on global supply chains worsened in April as coronavirus lockdown measures in China and the war in Ukraine lengthened delivery times, and air freight costs between…
Cass Freight Index sees ‘considerable’ U.S. freight recession risk
LOS ANGELES – A closely watched transportation report on Thursday said “the prospect of freight recession is now considerable” as the spending shift from goods to services accelerates, inflation erodes disposable income…
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