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For issuers coming to market, having a long AAA curve at 1.84% is their wish come true.
September 3John Hallacy Consulting LLC -
Short-term notes rose 17.9% in the first half of 2019 based on low rates, high demand, flatter yield curve and a backlog of projects.
August 19 -
Municipal and Treasury markets rallied one day after the Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points and after President Trump declared more tariffs on China — all of which caused the 10-year Treasury to dip below 1.90%.
August 1 -
The municipal market got what it expected, when the FOMC announced its decision to lower rates.
July 31 -
Christopher Waller is a conventional choice drawn from within the Fed’s own ranks. Judy Shelton has spent decades outside mainstream economics. But both are expected to echo the president’s call for lowering interest rates.
July 3 -
The president said that European Central Bank President Mario Draghi would do a better job overseeing monetary policy in the U.S. than Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
June 26 -
A day after the Fed held rates, the market was “fatigued” on the long end, while the shortend saw improvement after a more dovish tone from the FOMC.
June 20 -
The addition of the conservative pundit could signal the Trump administration's intent to have a more direct hand in central bank policies, yet Moore could experience his own transformation as a Fed governor.
March 28 -
Note issuance declined in 2018 as a result of tax reform, rate fears, and ongoing fiscal austerity sparked by state and local revenue growth.
February 25 -
The Federal Open Market Committee cut its projection for next year to two rate increases from three.
December 19