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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21601827/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals sold off Wednesday, moving higher in sympathy with U.S. Treasuries after hotter-than-expected inflation data showed the Fed may not be able to cut rates this year. Equities ended mixed. Muni yields were cut six to 12 basis points Wednesday, depending on the curve, while UST yields rose eight
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The city of New Orleans is still rebuilding and repairing homes that were damaged in the fallout from 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. The storm flooded hundreds of thousands of homes in New Orleans, killed over 1,800 people and displaced millions. It remains the costliest tropical cyclone in U.S. history, with an estimated $201.3 billion in associated
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Noble Network of Charter Schools’ Rowe-Clark Math and Science Academy campus in Chicago. The network’s recent bond sale was a success.Noble Network of Charter Schools Charter schools are a flashpoint across the nation, yet as the larger charter sector reels, particularly those with unrated credits, some remain resilient, including one Midwest charter school that went
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Holding bitcoin is cool again. President Donald Trump has vowed to make America the “crypto capital of the planet”, words that have helped supercharge the token’s price to eye-watering six-figure highs. Wall Street banks and money managers are preparing to jump in. Investors hope Trump will turn the often-derided token into a mainstream financial asset
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21581636/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were weaker as U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities were mixed toward the end. Municipals were cut up to four basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose up to four basis points out long. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Tuesday was at 61%, the
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Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks during The New York Times’ annual DealBook Summit in New York City, Dec. 4, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Citadel CEO Ken Griffin sent a stern warning against the negative impact from President Donald Trump‘s combative approach to U.S. trade policy. “From my vantage point, the
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The growth of ETFs in the municipal bond space promotes secondary market liquidity, said Patrick Luby, head of municipals and senior municipal strategist, CreditSights. CreditSights BlackRock converted its high-yield municipal bond mutual fund into an actively-managed high-yield exchange-traded fund this week as ETFs continue to grow in popularity in the muni market. There are now 114 municipal
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “Trump trade” bets on a stronger dollar and higher bond yields have backfired this year as investors take a more bearish view on the economic fallout from the new US administration’s global trade war. The
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21560546/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were steady Monday as U.S. Treasuries were narrowly mixed and equities ended up. Munis continued their January rally heading into the first week of the month as the asset class saw gains of 0.43%, bringing year-to-date gains to 0.94%, said Jason Wong, vice president of municipals at AmeriVet
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“President Trump cannot cut federal payments approved by Congress,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James said. New York is part of two state-led lawsuits seeking to overturn the Trump administration’s aggressive federal spending cuts.Al Drago/Bloomberg A Rhode Island district court judge Monday said the Trump administration has violated his order to resume the flow of
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, U.S., Feb. 7, 2025.  Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump ordered a halt to the production of new pennies, which he said will help reduce “wasteful” government spending. “For far too long the United States
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