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  1. FOMC preview: Fed telegraphed this one well
    SourceMedia Bond Buyer | 11/05/24 08:32 AM EST

    While this meeting is a slam dunk, the election and data makes the December meeting more of a question, some analysts said.

  2. Munis see positive tone ahead of major market movers in election, FOMC meeting
    SourceMedia Bond Buyer | 11/04/24 03:50 PM EST

    Investors should "brace themselves" for further volatility, as uncertainty is likely to remain, said?Tom Kozlik, managing director and head of public policy and municipal strategy at HilltopSecurities.

  3. Munis ignore UST weakness after GDP report, focus on primary
    SourceMedia Bond Buyer | 10/30/24 04:08 PM EDT

    Municipals largely stayed in their own lane Wednesday, digesting the large slate of new issues as supply dwindles heading into election week, with Bond Buyer 30-day visible supply falling to $5.56 billion.

  4. Munis steady, USTs mixed after CPI
    SourceMedia Bond Buyer | 10/10/24 03:18 PM EDT

    Analysts remain divided about what the stronger-than-expected consumer price index will mean for Federal Reserve policymakers since the Fed appears to be concentrating on the labor market.

  5. Powell: Higher income, savings data factor into interest rate path
    SourceMedia Bond Buyer | 09/30/24 04:46 PM EDT

    Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell flagged a recent upward revision to income and savings data as a sign of economic strength. He said the information could factor into the central bank's monetary policy discourse during the Fed's next interest rate meeting in November.

  6. Puerto Rico risks losing 18.3% of GDP to climate change, study says
    SourceMedia Bond Buyer | 09/23/24 03:56 PM EDT

    The study also projected a $1.475 trillion loss to productive infrastructure by 2050.

  7. The economic cloud over the Fed's half-point rate cut
    SourceMedia Bond Buyer | 09/20/24 03:42 PM EDT

    This week, Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman cast the first dissenting vote at an FOMC meeting in years. On Friday, she explained why the economic data she's seen didn't convince her of the need to cut rates as much as her fellow governors thought.

  8. FOMC preview: 25 bp cut now, but what's next?
    SourceMedia Bond Buyer | 09/16/24 11:10 AM EDT

    Given the Fed's reluctance to "surprise markets or take actions that could be perceived as overtly political," Interactive Brokers Chief Strategist Steve Sosnick said, "we find it hard to believe that anything other than 25 bp is the likely outcome for the upcoming FOMC meeting."

  9. Market grows in Q2; ETF, SMA ownership increases
    SourceMedia Bond Buyer | 09/13/24 02:30 PM EDT

    Household ownership of individual bonds was the largest category of muni ownership at 44.6%, mutual funds at 19.2%, exchange-traded funds at 3.1% and U.S. banks at 12.4%. While not detailed in the Federal Reserve data, SMAs may hold up to $1.6 trillion currently.

  10. Watchdog probe says Atlanta Fed president created 'appearance' of impropriety
    SourceMedia Bond Buyer | 09/11/24 04:51 PM EDT

    The Federal Reserve's inspector general says the reserve bank CEO did not trade on confidential information or have conflicts of interest, but did violate central bank rules and policies.

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