Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming said he would lobby Fitch Ratings for a rating upgrade.Bloomberg News Louisiana plans to sell bonds four more times this fiscal year and at least twice more in the next fiscal year, a Louisiana state official said Thursday. Amounts were not discussed and were not immediately available. The state will
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Manusapon Kasosod | Moment | Getty Images Dub, a platform that allows retail traders to mimic the investments of notable people in business and government, debuted a service Thursday that pays select everyday investors to share their portfolios. Retail traders accepted into Dub’s so-called top creator program will be paid royalties for users to access
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21179756/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals improved Wednesday amid a large new-issue slate, though underperformed a U.S. Treasury rally, after the consumer price index showed a slowdown in inflation. The CPI came in below expectations, while the core CPI, which strips out the more volatile costs of food and energy, was softer than expected.
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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. The UK economy grew 0.1 per cent in November, undershooting analysts’ expectations, as chancellor Rachel Reeves comes under increasing pressure to rebuild confidence in the government’s fiscal plans. The monthly figure was below the 0.2
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Dr. Bob Froehlich, John Rogers, Jr. and Diane Swonk took the stage at the Executives’ Club of Chicago’s Annual Economic Outlook panel Tuesday.Executives’ Club of Chicago The Fed may have two more rate cuts in store this year, there is a floor forming under the Treasury bond market, a short recession is a possibility, and
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21164578/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were weaker for the third consecutive trading session amid a heavy new-issue calendar, while U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly and equities ended mixed. Several large new-issues priced into a weaker market, including San Francisco International Airport, Jacksonville Electric Authority water and sewer bonds, Miami-Dade County School Board, Dallas
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First-time homebuyers may struggle to find adequate starter homes when the 2025 buying season begins this spring. The homes that once gave Americans a stepping stone into real estate are disappearing, according to experts. While the exact definition of a starter home varies, they’re typically under 1,400 square feet. In 2023, just 9% of the
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The day the flour finally ran out, and the caved-in roof of their two-storey house no longer held the rain at bay, Abdallah Abu Saif’s family gently lifted the 82-year-old grandfather on to a donkey cart and fled Jabalia. Weak from hunger, deaf from months of air strikes and dimly aware he might never return,
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21148409/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipal yields continued to climb higher Monday as U.S. Treasuries were weaker and equities ended mixed. Municipal yields were cut one to eight basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose, pushing 10-, 20- and 30-year yields to yearly highs. “Fixed income is beginning 2025 where it
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