Repo: An Under-Appreciated Asset*
Repo—repurchase agreements if you will—is both simple and complex. Simple because once documentation is in place it’s quite easy to...
If Not Treasuries, Then What?
The downgrade by Moody’s of the credit of the United States has some folks thinking about whether to continue to...
Does it Matter? Moody’s Rating Downgrade of U.S. Sovereign Debt.
Moody’s Ratings’ downgrade of the credit of the United States on May 16 is not a major market moving event....
The Debt Ceiling Game is On
The X Date is live. We now have an idea of the date on which the United States will run...
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Manufacturing Employment Has Yet to Show a Boost from Either Biden's Industrial Policy or Trump's Make America Great Effort
Both Biden’s industrial policy and Trump’s Make America Great effort promised a surge in manufacturing jobs. The results remain elusive. Manufacturing employment declined by 8,000 in May and 88,000 in the last 12 months, while overall private sector employment expanded by 1.8 million in the 12 month period. The recent peak in manufacturing jobs was in the first quarter of 2023.
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Repo: An Under-Appreciated Asset*
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Does it Matter? Moody’s Rating Downgrade of U.S. Sovereign Debt.
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