“I think it’s important for the muni industry to be well represented within the Treasury and the federal government,” said Kent Hiteshaw, who held the position prior to Moye. ”There are few other federal agencies where we have any direct input, and this may be particularly timely in light of the anticipated tax bill next year.” The
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the New York Times DealBook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin’s meteoric run may have gotten a little extra push from an unlikely source: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
A novelty Bitcoin token arranged in front of the price of the cryptocurrency against the US dollar, reaching over $100,000, in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin‘s long-awaited push above $100,000 comes during the culmination of a year in which the leading cryptocurrency was embraced
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Art Cashin speaking at the NYSE on Dec. 30th, 2022. CNBC Art Cashin, UBS’ director of floor operations and a fixture at the New York Stock Exchange for nearly 60 years, died this week at age 83. Cashin was one of the great historians of the stock market, but he was not an academic. His method
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The French parliament on Wednesday voted to oust prime minister Michel Barnier over his proposed deficit-cutting budget, plunging the country into deeper political turmoil. A motion of no confidence was approved by 331 votes in
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20627705/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were steady Wednesday as the market saw another heavy slate of new issuance and inflows continued into muni mutual funds. U.S. Treasuries made gains and equities broke more records. Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell in a televised interview Wednesday said “little to alter the market’s view that
In this article SKYY IGV XLK CRM MRVL AAPL AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Technology stocks powered to new highs on Wednesday as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rallied 1% and investors poured into key software and megacap players. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) advanced
”There has been a fairly persistent resistance to embrace fiscal sustainability,” said Jared Bernstein, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers at The White House. “The only way that changes is with a forcing event, and perhaps one of the few forces that could potentially discipline the Trump administration in this regard is the bond
A UK-led operation has uncovered a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme run out of London, Moscow and Dubai that enabled Russian spies and European drug traffickers to evade sanctions using cryptocurrency. The UK’s National Crime Agency said on Wednesday that its “Operation Destabilise” investigation centred on two companies — Smart and TGR — that acted as
Prospective buyers attend an open house at a home for sale in Larchmont, New York, US, on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Potential homebuyers are responding to lower mortgage rates and a higher supply of homes for sale. That fueled mortgage demand last week, as consumers looking to refinance
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faced mounting calls for his impeachment on Wednesday after his failed attempt to impose martial law triggered the country’s worst constitutional crisis in decades. Opposition lawmakers called on him
Brightline won The Bond Buyer’s 23rd annual Deal of the Year award for its $3.2 billion recapitalization that represents a transformative moment in U.S. infrastructure financing. As the largest private-activity bond issuance and first investment-grade debt for American high-speed rail, this transaction, which also won Deal of the Year in the Innovative Financing category, restructured
“Maintaining fiscal responsibility is a critical requirement of public entities,” said David Medanich, co-head of Public Finance at Hilltop Securities. ”Public funds require the highest level of safety, and accountability. The primary goal is to earn a competitive rate of return while maintaining preservation of principal. Cryptocurrencies do not meet this definition.” Tony Valdez The incoming Trump
Fotostorm | E+ | Getty Images If you need to get a mortgage to buy a house, make sure your finances are in order — especially your debt-to-income ratio. Your debt-to-income ratio is all your money debt payments divided by your gross monthly income. It’s the “number one way” lenders measure your ability to manage
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s conservative president Yoon Suk Yeol has declared martial law, accusing the left-wing bloc that controls the national assembly of North Korean sympathies and plotting rebellion. Yoon, a hardline former chief prosecutor, said in
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A judge in Delaware rejected Tesla’s attempt to restore Elon Musk’s record $56bn pay package after previously striking it down as a breach of the fiduciary duty of the electric-car maker’s board, dealing a blow
Art Cashin, UBS’ director of floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange and a man The Washington Post called “Wall Street’s version of Walter Cronkite,” has died. He was 83 and had been a regular on CNBC for more than 25 years. In the intensely competitive and often vicious world of stock market commentary,
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20585986/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer to kick off December, as U.S. Treasuries were weaker and equities were mixed late in the session. Muni yields were bumped one to four basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose up to five basis points on the short end, as of 3
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