Moody's downgraded
King Harris Bancorp Inc. agreed to acquire a controlling stake
Apollo Global Management LLC and Athene Holding Ltd. agreed to acquire PK AirFinance SA, an aviation lending
As investors continue to remain cautious of recent developments in Europe, JPMorgan Chase & Co. saw an outflow of more than $450 million from its $3.8 billion BetaBuilders Europe exchange-traded fund
Wells Fargo & Co. may make use of its arbitration
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rescinded a 2017 court ruling, which dismissed a potential class-action lawsuit
In light of the upcoming September meeting, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly has adopted a "watch-and-see" stance. Daly, who supported the Fed's July 31 interest rate cut, said with a few more meetings to go before the end of the year, officials have a chance to look at how its rate cut is affecting the economy and to what extent slower global growth and trade uncertainty continue to weigh on the outlook.
In other parts of the world
Asia Pacific: China Construction Bank H1 profit up 4.87% YOY; Shinhan Card issues ESG bonds
Europe: Johnson to suspend UK Parliament; UBS reshuffles; Italian parties strike deal
Middle East & Africa: Tadawul's full inclusion on MSCI emerging markets index; Israel holds rate
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De novo banks class of 2019 — Washington, DC-based Founders Bank files : Washington, D.C.-based Founders Bank filed to form a new bank on Aug. 22, marking the 12th de novo application of 2019 and the city's first application in 2019.
Deposit costs rose higher still for US community banks, credit unions in Q2'19: Community banks continued to face high funding costs in the second quarter, with the 20 largest by total loans all seeing deposit costs rise year over year.
Not all small banks willing to wait for Fed's real-time payments launch date : Many community banks may hold off on offering real-time payment transfers until 2023 or 2024, when the Federal Reserve launches a new platform enabling instant payments.
The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a higher opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, the Hang Seng rose 0.34% to 25,703.50, and the Nikkei 225 fell 0.09% to 20,460.93.
In Europe, around midday, the FTSE 100 was up 1.07% to 7,190.97, and the Euronext 100 rose 1.47% to 1,057.66.
On the macro front
The GDP report, the international trade in goods report, the jobless claims report, the corporate profits report, the retail inventories [Advance], the wholesale inventories [Advance], the Pending home sales index, the EIA natural gas report, the Fed balance sheet and the money supply report are due out today.
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