Америка сегодня. Доходность казначейских векселей.

• Palomar Specialty Insurance Company announced the launch of Flood Guard, a private flood program in California that uses a highly advanced and granular proprietary rating system. Palomar used catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide's probabilistic flood model for the United States in its rate filing. AIR Worldwide is a Verisk Analytics (VRSK) business.
• Liberty Media Corporation (LSXMA) announced that it intends to launch a process to refinance its $3,145 million term loan under the syndicated first lien facilities agreement executed by certain subsidiaries of Delta Topco Limited, the Liberty Media subsidiary which holds all of its interests in Formula 1, the iconic global motorsports business. The contemplated transaction will be net leverage neutral and the refinanced term loan will remain non-recourse to Liberty Media. Concurrent with the financing, the relevant subsidiaries of Delta Topco Limited intend to repay up to $300 million of the term loan under the first lien facilities agreement using excess cash on the balance sheet.
• Opus Bank (OPB) announced that it has received a stock permit from the California Commissioner of the Department of Business Oversight for the previously announced sale of $53 million of its common stock in a private placement. The private placement is expected to close on February 15, 2017, subject to the completion of customary closing conditions.
• NanoViricides (NNVC) reported that a substantial portion of its Series B Convertible Debentures, with a maturity date of January 31, 2017, have been converted into restricted common stock, effectively retaining $5 million in cash for the Company.

Major European indices trade in the green with the UK's FTSE (+0.1%) struggling to keep pace with its peers. In Spain, caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was re-elected to a fourth term as the head of the Popular Party. Separately, Greece has remained in the headlines with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker saying the third aid program to Greece is on shaky ground due to the magnitude of the problem. In addition, Mr. Juncker said he will not seek a second term in 2019.

• Economic data was limited:
  • Germany's January Wholesale Price Index +0.8% month-over-month (expected 0.3%; last 1.2%); +4.0% year-over-year (last 2.8%)

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• UK's FTSE is higher by 0.1%. Miners trade among the leaders while consumer names lag. Glencore, Anglo American, Rio Tinto, Antofagasta, and BHP Billiton have added between 1.5% and 2.5% while Paddy Power, Next, Marks & Spencer, Unilever, Imperial Brands, and Tesco show losses between 0.5% and 1.4%.
• Germany's DAX has climbed 0.9%. The index has approached its January high with Volkswagen leading the advance. The stock has jumped 1.9% while peers BMW and Daimler are up 1.4% and 1.1%, respectively. Deutsche Bank also trades in the green, rising 0.7%, while Commerzbank is down 1.1%.
• France's CAC trades up 1.2% with all but two components in the green. ArcelorMittal is the top performer, spiking 4.3%, while exporters Renault and Peugeot are both up near 3.5%. Financials BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, and Credit Agricole are up between 0.9% and 2.5%.