HALISTER1: U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Housing Starts, Claims Due in 5 Minutes

U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Housing Starts, Claims Due in 5 Minutes

(Bloomberg) -- Following are forecasts for today’s U.S. economic releases as compiled by Bloomberg News:
  • Housing Starts 1264k; range 1212k to 1400k (72 estimates)
  • Build Permits 1268k; range 1235k to 1300k (44 estimates)
    • "Housing starts could get a boost from last month’s warmer-than-usual weather, similar to the impact on construction payrolls in the February jobs report. Temperate weather favored an early start to hiring in outdoor-employment sectors, such as construction. Absences from work due to bad weather, as well as weather-related curtailments of average weekly hours, were significantly below their respective historical averages": Bloomberg Intelligence
    • In January, housing starts exceeded forecasts; December total was revised higher
  • Initial Claims 240k; range 233k to 255k (43 estimates)
    • "Employers facing increasing labor shortages and rising wage pressures could pull a growing number of the unemployed back into the workforce, thus no considerable uptick in jobless claims is likely in the near future. The recent volatility in the weekly data was likely due to difficulties in seasonally-adjusting data around holidays. The weekly swings should moderate in the coming weeks": Bloomberg Intelligence
    • Claims have been below 300,000 for 105 weeks in a row, lowest in more than four decades
  • Philly Fed 30; range 15 to 41.2 (43 estimates)

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HALISTER1: Philippines Amends Anti-Laundering Regulation After 2016 Heist

Philippines Amends Anti-Laundering Regulation After 2016 Heist

(Bloomberg) -- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas approved amendments to regulations against money laundering and terrorism financing, balancing need for financial inclusion and integrity, it says in statement.
  • Amendments starting January to implementing rules of Anti- Money Laundering Act, lessons learned from Bangladesh heist and latest Financial Action Task Force recommendations were considered
  • Changes include refinements in customer due diligence, greater flexibility in attracting unbanked customers especially in rural areas where IDs aren’t prevalent, recognizing and allowing use of new tecnology in customer identification
  • Escalation of supervisory enforcement action is introduced in cases of heightened laundering concerns
  • NOTE: Philippines Asks Bangladesh for Probe Results on Stolen Millions Link

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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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HALISTER1: Driver France FCT, acting exclusively through its Compartment Driver France three - DBRS Presale Report

Driver France FCT, acting exclusively through its Compartment Driver France three - DBRS Presale Report

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