Commercial banks reported total trading revenue of $7.1 billion in the third quarter of 2018, up 2.7 percent from the second quarter, according to the OCC’s Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities released today. The figure was up 1.7 percent year-on-year. The net current credit exposure decreased 1.4 percent to $356.6 billion, the report said.
President-election Trump nominated Bill Pulte as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Pulte is CEO of private equity firm Pulte Capital Partners.
Builder confidence in the market for single-family homes in January was 47, up from 46 the previous month, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Business inventories in November 2024 came in at $2.59 trillion, up 0.1% from the month prior and up 2.6% from a year ago, the Commerce Department said.
Retail and food service sales for December 2024 were $729.2 billion, up 0.4% from the previous month and up 3.9% from a year ago, the Commerce Department said.
Many small business owners say they have difficulty obtaining information about financial products, “which may contribute to a less competitive market,” according to a report released by the U.S. Treasury Department
As part of a last-minute flurry of rulemaking and guidance, the CFPB released a report recommending states “strengthen” consumer protections by making several changes to their laws and regulations.
