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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. Exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ...
Interest rates likely to remain higher for longer
Markets are indicating interest rates are set to stay higher for longer than expected after the Bank of England’s “hawkish cut” and gloomy inflation and growth forecasts shocked City analysts. Prior ...
Week ahead: Housebuilders in focus as Bellway, Persimmon report
Housebuilders will be in focus next week, with reports due from Bellway and Persimmon, while on the corporate front, UK jobs data and US consumer price inflation figures are on Tuesday, and ...
Essent Group signals continued high capital returns and 14% ROE outlook amid stable credit quality
Essent Guaranty paid a $65 million dividend to its U.S. holding company, and Essent Re paid a $120 million dividend to Essent Group. Share repurchases in Q2 totaled 3 million shares for $171 million, ...
Trump administration plans $30 billion stock sale of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac -WSJ
The Trump administration is preparing to sell stock in mortgage giants Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) in an offering that could raise approximately $30 billion and begin later this ...
Ellington Financial signals confidence in dividend coverage and book value growth through expanded securitization and originator partnerships
Discover Ellington Financial's Q2 2025 highlights: record securitizations, rising earnings, and scalable growth.