Cracks Are Appearing in the Credit Markets
Cracks are appearing in the credit markets and public funds investors should amp up risk...
2024 LGIP Survey: LGIPs Hold Nearly $1 Trillion of Public Funds
Our annual survey of local government investment pools is out. This year we expanded our...
Bank CDs: Available for Investment, But is There Value?
States and localities have long invested in bank certificates of deposit because they are familiar,...
The Upcoming FOMC Meeting: Lower Rates Likely
The October meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee is likely to produce two results...
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Tracking the Fed: Markets Have Raised the Odds of a Rate Cut
Last week marked a change in direction for market sentiment around the likelihood that the Federal Open Market Committee would cut rates by 25 basis points at its upcoming December meeting. Behind the change: a number of Fed governors and regional
presidents weighed in with public statements that were generally bullish, a delayed release of the September Bureau of Labor statistics employment report that suggested the labor market was continuing to weaken, and increased volatility in equity and credit markets.
Stay tuned. . . .
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Cracks Are Appearing in the Credit Markets
2024 LGIP Survey: LGIPs Hold Nearly $1 Trillion of Public Funds
Bank CDs: Available for Investment, But is There Value?
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