Bond traders are at it again, pushing Treasury yields higher and signaling the Federal Reserve was too heavy-handed when it cut interest rates by a half-percentage point last month. The recently rising yields have put pressure on the stock market — and specifically, names in our portfolio tied to housing. The 10-year Treasury yield —
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander endorsed excluding fossil fuel infrastructure from NYC pension investments. Under such a policy, three New York funds would be the first large pension funds in the country to avoid all midstream and downstream fossil fuel infrastructure in their private markets investments. “Climate risk is financial risk,” Lander said at
Let’s play make-believe. Imagine you’re a youngish person working in or around British politics. You’ve got a degree in economics or something similarly impractical from a fancy university. And you’ve secured a great gig doling out advice to a minister who has no background in finance. You project smartness, but this has its downsides. For
Municipals extended their selloff with the largest losses on the short end amid another busy day in the primary market, led by an upsized JFK Airport Terminal 6 Redevelopment Project deal. U.S. Treasuries were little changed and equities ended mixed. Triple-A yields rose three to 12 basis points, playing some catch up after recent outperformance.
In this article PM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, ZYN nicotine cases are seen on a table on January 29, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Philip Morris International shares reached record highs on Tuesday after the tobacco company’s Zyn brand reported soaring demand. Shares
Hidden inside a 46-story luxury condominium building in Miami is a massive garage where dozens of busy robots whisk cars to and from parking spots. The futuristic 24/7 operation unfolds across a 13-level garage and employs five car lifts, dozens of lasers and hundreds of bar codes embedded in the floors. Residents who pull into one
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Examination Division will take a closer look at municipal advisors, specifically non-solicitor municipal advisors in FY 2025, and will begin enforcing the move to a T+1 settlement cycle. That comes on the backs of the Commission’s first case enforcing Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule G-42, which was established in 2016
Municipals were weaker Monday following U.S. Treasury market pressures while equities ended down. Triple-A yields rose up to seven basis points while govies were higher by eight to 12 basis points. Short ratios fell as a result of the day’s moves. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Monday day was at 61%, the three-year at 61%, the
The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images KKM Financial has converted its Essential 40 mutual fund into an ETF, joining the growing shift by asset managers to a more tax-efficient fund model. ETFs make it easier for investors and financial advisors with taxable
Matt Champlin | Moment | Getty Images When a real estate agent works with a prospective homebuyer, they’re required to point out physical or material defects in the property. A death on the property? It depends on the state where the house is located. In most states, death doesn’t count as a material defect requiring
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee An old mentor used to consult women’s dress sales when he wanted to know what was going on with the economy,
PNC bank has recently made several new hires, beefing up its banking presence in the west and in Texas. Christopher Roberts joined the firm in August as managing director and head of Western Region & National Public Power/Utilities, and Joey Dierker joined as an associate director. More recent hires include Soledad Mancias and Steve Bassett,
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The EU’s financial markets watchdog wants expanded powers to oversee major stock exchanges and other critical parts of the bloc’s financial infrastructure, as it bids to become a European version of the US Securities and
Houston Mayor John Whitmire took aim Thursday at city Controller Chris Hollins for soliciting sponsorships from municipal bond firms for an upcoming investor conference, saying it smacks of pay-to-play and calling for an investigation. The mayor said he received calls from bond underwriting firms about sponsorships for Tuesday’s event with price tags ranging from $10,000
In this article NVDA GTLB FTNT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Loren Elliott | Bloomberg | Getty Images Optimism around artificial intelligence has helped lift the S&P 500 in 2024, boosting key chip stocks and power plays in the utilities space. Investors seeking sustainable returns will need
Anton Wormann, 32, moved to Japan in October 2018. Courtesy of Anton Wormann Anton Wormann, 32, has always had a passion for DIY projects and creating beautiful spaces. So, after he discovered that his neighbor’s property had been abandoned, he decided to purchase it and bring it back to life. Upon inspection, Wormann discovered that
The public private partnership that took over Puerto Rico toll roads out of the territory’s bankruptcy is gearing up to sell municipal debt for the enterprise. The Wisconsin-based Public Finance Authority will be pricing the $286.2 million in senior revenue bonds on behalf of Puerto Rico Tollroads, LLC. Barclays is an underwriter. Fitch Ratings rates
Shares in nuclear energy companies surged to record highs this week after Amazon and Google struck landmark power supply deals, boosting efforts to deploy the first small modular reactors (SMRs) in the US. The share prices of US-listed SMR developers Oklo Inc and NuScale power rose by 99 per cent and 37 per cent respectively
Broward County, Florida’s Tourism Development Tax, sales tax, and Professional Sports Facilities tax and revenue refunding bonds were upgraded by Moody’s Ratings, affecting about $628 million in bonds. Moody’s upgraded the county’s TDT revenue bonds, Series 2021 (Convention Center Expansion Project) to Aa2 from Aa3; sales tax bonds, Series 2020, to Aaa from Aa1; and
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