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Big Week, Little Change


A flood of news last week had the potential to yield big moves in short-term markets.  At the end of the week, though, the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, President Trump’s naming of Kevin Warsh as his nominee to chair the FOMC, the usual ups and downs in tariffs land and coming of another (short-term?) government shutdown had almost no effect on rates. LGIP  yields were unchanged on the week  Further out the curve one-and two-year Treasury yields declined modestly.  Why is not clear.  The FOMC statement at the end of the meeting,  higher than expected producer inflation data and continued evidence that the economy remained on a growth path could mean future cuts were likely to be further out in time and more modest in size.  But investors pushed 12-and 24-month rates lower by four and seven basis points respectively.  Go figure.

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Move to Expand Deposit Insurance Gains Momentum

A proposal to increase federal bank deposit insurance to $10 million on non-interest-bearing transaction accounts in community and regional banks has gained momentum in Congress and with the Trump administration. If enacted, it would raise the limit on transaction accounts for businesses and municipalities from its current $250,000 limit. This could eliminate the need to […]

Where Next? A Review of Recent Investment Performance

Short/intermediate term fixed income portfolios have had strong returns recently. For the past 18 months or so as the Federal Reserve eased monetary conditions and interest rates fell they out-performed local government investment pools and other cash investments by a healthy margin. In the 12 months ending January 2026 our 1-3-year model portfolio returned 5.08%. […]

Sell America, Buy Gold

That’s a headline that is bound to grab eyeballs, but is there truth to it? And if so, what does it mean for state and local governments investors? Sell America is a great line for pundits that may have roots in financial market reality. Large and growing federal deficits could lead foreign investors to sell […]

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