Loan growth over the past year illustrates a large divergence in loan provisions to traditional borrowers versus non-depository financial institutions. … READ MORE >
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Health care industry trend watch: Week of Nov. 3, 2025
Some health systems are turning to municipal bonds for strategic growth investments. … READ MORE >
ADP employment data affirms modest job growth
The ADP private sector employment estimate for October released on Wednesday showed a gain of 42,000 jobs, with service-providing firms adding 33,000 and goods-producing firms adding 10,000 positions. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: OPEC blinks as it plans to pause production increases
Facing the rising risk of a growing global oil glut, OPEC blinked, announcing on Sunday that it would pause a planned increase in oil production next year. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: World shipping costs continue to drop
The number of container ships sailing from China to the United States dropped considerably in October, pushing down costs. … READ MORE >
Manufacturing slows in October as trade pressures persist, ISM reports
The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index fell to 48.7 from 49.1, with any reading below 50 indicating contraction. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Economies in Asia keep growing, no matter the U.S. tariff rate
Economies in Asia continue to grow despite U.S. disruptions to the global supply chain. … READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Oct. 27, 2025
The FDA moves to speed up biosimilar approvals to cut drug costs. This and more in this week’s life sciences update. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Canada’s financial conditions and its monetary policy path
Policy rate cuts by the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve are in response to both countries’ economies absorbing adverse policy shocks along with a slowing pace of hiring and wage growth. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: The end of quantitative tightening
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday moved to end its balance sheet runoff, or quantitative tightening, to address increasing liquidity strains across short-term funding markets. … READ MORE >