Foreign buyers purchase second fewest U.S. homes since 2009

The S&P 500 started and ended the week on a sour note, ultimately resulting in a 1.6% loss. Key Takeaways The S&P 500 posted a 1.6% weekly loss. The index is currently sitting 2.0% below its record close reached on June 2nd, 2026. The S&P 500 is currently up 8.9% year-to-date, while the S&P Equal…

Nova, the conveyancing partner for estate agents and mortgage brokers, has appointed Andrew Smith as commercial director to support the company’s next stage of growth and strengthen its partner proposition. Smith brings more than 20 years of experience in commercial leadership and business development across property and technology sectors. His career spans senior leadership roles…

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude both saw their largest one-week percentage gains in months.

It also narrows the Bank’s own room to manoeuvre. A wider rate gap can make it harder to ease further, even if softer domestic data later called for it, without risking additional currency weakness. That’s part of why some analysts have raised questions over whether hikes could still be ahead for Canada, even as the consensus…

UBS will act as an early user of the platform. Credit: PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock.com US financial research company MSCI and Swiss banking giant UBS have forged a strategic partnership focused on improving transparency in private markets. The collaboration will bring together MSCI’s data, analytics and modelling capabilities with UBS’s alternatives expertise and its insights from clients…