UK business confidence hits 17-month low as Middle East tensions lift costs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed a harmonised framework for determining interest rates on loans, seeking to make lending practices more transparent and consistent across banks and other regulated lenders. The draft framework proposes board-approved pricing policies, benchmark-linked rates and safeguards against excessive pricing of small-value loans. The proposals are part of the…

Ellington Financial is approaching a deal to acquire a “small” servicer, with expectations of an agreement to come later this quarter.  Processing Content The investment manager and parent company of reverse lender Longbridge Financial teased the pending acquisition in a second-quarter earnings call, noting any newly purchased assets would not necessarily have a noticeable impact…

A local coffee shop with locations in Denver and Parker plans to open a third location later this year. Convict Coffee Co. will open at 2260 E. Colfax Ave. at the edge of Denver’s Cheesman Park neighborhood. An opening date has not been announced. “To be honest, me and my kids weren’t even looking for…

Erosion ranged from just over 1% in the North West to more than 12% in the North East. Surrounding communities are reflecting similar pressures. Chestermere recorded nine months of supply in August, while Airdrie’s total residential benchmark price of $508,800 sat more than 4% below year-ago levels.  Calgary housing market — August 2026 …

The bond market is yelling at the Federal Reserve, but the messages are coming from different directions and pose a dilemma for policymakers as they seek to strike a balance that won’t tank the economy. Treasury yields continued their upward march Thursday as investors sought to price in a variety of factors: inflation still hovering…