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S&P Global said its overall inflation measure hit its highest level since October 2022.
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S&P Global said its overall inflation measure hit its highest level since October 2022.
S&P Global will release on Wednesday its preliminary September Purchasing Managers’ Indices (PMIs) for the United States, based on surveys of top private sector executives, to provide an early indication of economic momentum. The data is expected to highlight US economic resilience. The report includes three measures: the Manufacturing PMI, the Services PMI, and the

Emerging economies are going to see an explosion of energy demand over the coming decades. Countries like Brazil, India, Nigeria, and Indonesia are racing to expand their energy production and imports in order to keep up with rapid economic development. While the leaders of these and other emerging economies are making a concerted effort to expand their renewable energy capacity, meeting demand will require an all-of-the-above approach to energy that will extend the life of oil and gas, according to a new report from S&P Global. According to…

Blow to John Healey before budget as UK households face ‘notable strain’ on their finances Business live – latest updates Fears of a steep rise in mortgage payments and increasing job insecurity have sent UK consumer confidence tumbling to a three-month low, according to a leading survey. In a blow to John Healey before next month’s budget, the S&P Global consumer sentiment index dropped to 42.7 in September from 42.9 in August, indicating “a notable strain on financial confidence across UK households”. Continue reading...

Read the latest update on S&P Global Agrees To Acquire Smart Contract Security Firm OpenZeppelin.

S&P Global is acquiring OpenZeppelin to enhance its push into digital assets and onchain markets.

The global financial giant begun credit and risk ratings for the sector in 2023 covering stablecoins and DeFi protocols

It came just hours after S&P Global announced its acquisition of OpenZeppelin, as everything TradFi moves onchain.

The security firm says its team and tools will continue, while S&P adds data, research and institutional reach after closing.

S&P Global agreed to acquire smart contract security firm OpenZeppelin, expanding its digital asset business into the technology underpinning tokenized finance. On Sept. 17, the financial data and ratings company said that OpenZeppelin will continue operating under its own name as a separate business unit. Chief Executive Demian Brener will remain in charge and report […]

The smart contract security firm will retain its name and audit team as S&P expands from financial risk assessments into onchain technology risk.

S&P Global is expanding into the technology risks underpinning stablecoins, tokenized funds, and other onchain financial products.

S&P Global has agreed to acquire blockchain security company OpenZeppelin as the financial data and ratings provider expands its digital asset business into smart contract and onchain technology risk assessment. According to S&P Global’s Sept. 17 announcement, the transaction is…
S&P Global is buying code auditor OpenZeppelin days after backing Kaiko. Here is what the ratings giant is building.

S&P Global is acquiring OpenZeppelin, adding smart contract security to its growing institutional crypto infrastructure stack.

According to the major market intelligence firm S&P Global, the company is acquiring the digital security firm Openzeppelin. The goal of the acquisition is to enhance S&P Global’s “risk assessment and ecosystem development capabilities” associated with the digital asset market space. S&P Global Expands Its Onchain Reach On Thursday, the 158-year-old company S&P Global announced […]

OpenZeppelin will continue operating as a standalone business unit under S&P Global, with financial terms of the deal not disclosed.


S&P Global agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, which says its smart contracts have facilitated more than $37 trillion in value transfers.

S&P Global's acquisition of OpenZeppelin signifies a pivotal shift towards integrating blockchain security into mainstream financial risk assessment.