Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton analyzes how varied state funding priorities and overall charter school support, shifting enrollment patterns, policy uncertainty, charter renewal risk,? and varied pension practices affect charter school bond security?and outlines what issuers, advisors and investors should be communicating to the market.
The U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts so far have helped insure the health of the job market while the Fed tries to complete "the last mile" in returning inflation to the central bank's 2% target, ?Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said on Tuesday.
* Gold jumps over 5%, silver up over 9% * Gold, silver fell to one-month lows on Monday. * No US employment report on Friday due to partial government shutdown. By Noel John. Gold and silver prices rose sharply on Tuesday, with bullion ?set for its biggest daily rise since November 2008, as investors snapped up the metals following their steepest ?two-day slump in decades.
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran continued to make ?the case for aggressive central bank interest rate cuts ?this year, in an interview on ?Fox Business Network on Tuesday. "I'm probably ?looking for ?a little bit more than a point of interest ?rate cuts over ?the course of the year," Miran said.
There were few major surprises in the latest Canadian gross domestic product figures, but they did drum home the point that the economy struggled in late 2025, said Bank of Montreal. Even with Friday's flash estimate of a 0.1% month-over-month advance in December, that would still leave the three-month annualized trend buried in negative terrain, noted the bank.
* Dollar extends gains into third consecutive day. * Aussie surges on RBA's inflation warnings. * Yen traders focus on Japan election. By Sophie Kiderlin and Rocky Swift. The dollar inched higher on Tuesday, rising for a third consecutive day as positive economic data and shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy outweighed concerns about another U.S. government shutdown.
The push for a Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loan comes as opponents call for a full review of the railway over concerns about oil spills.
Industrial production in Brazil fell more than expected in December ?from November, government statistics agency IBGE ?said on Tuesday, as high interest ?rates weigh on activity ?in ?Latin America's largest economy. * Production dropped 1.2% in ?December, IBGE said. * The ?median estimate in a Reuters poll projected a 0.7% decline.
Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said ?on Tuesday ?he recommended economists ?Tiago Cavalcanti and ?Guilherme ?Mello to President ?Luiz Inacio ?Lula da Silva for board ?positions ?at ?the central bank.
Brazil's central bank said on Tuesday it found it appropriate to ?signal the start of ?an interest-rate easing cycle at ?its next meeting, ?but ?stressed the need to keep borrowing ?costs at ?restrictive levels until the slowdown in price pressures ?is firmly ?consolidated ?and expectations are aligned with the target.
The pound was little changed on Tuesday as a light economic calendar made for steady trading ahead of the Bank of England's interest rate decision on Thursday. Sterling was last trading flat against the dollar at $1.3672, having gained ?around 1.4% this year on the back of stronger-than-expected economic data.
Girard Sharp LLP, a national investment and securities class action firm in,?announces an investigation into potential securities claims on behalf of Oracle Corporation investors who purchased senior notes or bonds issued on September 25, 2025.
? Xtrackers II Investment Company with Variable Capital Registered office: 49, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. R.C.S. Luxembourg B-124.284. Important Notice Dividend Announcement. 3 February 2026. Sub-Fund Xtrackers II J.P. Morgan EM Local Government Bond UCITS ETF Share Class. 1D. Denomination Currency. USD. Amount/Share. 0.7327. ISIN Code. LU2158769930.
? Xtrackers II Investment Company with Variable Capital Registered office: 49, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. R.C.S. Luxembourg B-124.284. Important Notice Dividend Announcement. 3 February 2026. Sub-Fund Xtrackers II J.P. Morgan EM Local Government Bond UCITS ETF Share Class. 1D. Denomination Currency. USD. Amount/Share. 0.7327. ISIN Code. LU2158769930.
* Gold jumps over 5%, silver up over 9% * Gold, silver fell to one-month lows on Monday. * No US employment report on Friday due to partial government shutdown. By Noel John. Gold and silver prices rose sharply on Tuesday, with gold set ?for its biggest daily rise since November 2008, as investors snapped up the metals following their steepest two-day ?slump in decades.
* Dollar clings on to recent gains, holds steady. * Aussie surges on RBA's inflation warnings. * Yen traders focus on Japan election. By Sophie Kiderlin and Rocky Swift. The dollar held broadly steady on Tuesday as positive economic data and shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy outweighed concerns about another U.S. government shutdown.
? Xtrackers II Investment Company with Variable Capital Registered office: 49, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. R.C.S. Luxembourg B-124.284. Important Notice Dividend Announcement. 3 February 2026. Sub-Fund Xtrackers II J.P. Morgan EM Local Government Bond UCITS ETF Share Class. 1D. Denomination Currency. USD. Amount/Share. 0.7327. ISIN Code. LU2158769930.
? Xtrackers II Investment Company with Variable Capital Registered office: 49, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. R.C.S. Luxembourg B-124.284. Important Notice Dividend Announcement. 3 February 2026. Sub-Fund Xtrackers II J.P. Morgan EM Local Government Bond UCITS ETF Share Class. 1D. Denomination Currency. USD. Amount/Share. 0.7327. ISIN Code. LU2158769930.
? Xtrackers II Investment Company with Variable Capital Registered office: 49, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. R.C.S. Luxembourg B-124.284. Important Notice Dividend Announcement. 3 February 2026. Sub-Fund Xtrackers II J.P. Morgan EM Local Government Bond UCITS ETF Share Class. 1D. Denomination Currency. USD. Amount/Share. 0.7327. ISIN Code. LU2158769930.
QINGDAO, China, Feb. 3, 2026 ?Hisense, a leading brand in global consumer electronics and home appliances, announced that the Hisense Visual Technology Qingdao Factory has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Customer Centricity Lighthouse, becoming the first and only Lighthouse factory in the global television industry.
Euro zone government bond yields rose on Tuesday, taking the lead from U.S. Treasuries as markets assessed how Kevin Warsh, tapped to be the next Federal Reserve chair, could shape the Fed's policy trajectory. Warsh, ?President Donald Trump's nominee to be Fed chair, has called on the central bank ?to lower rates, highlighting stronger productivity growth from AI.
* Gold's bull run seen intact despite steep pullback- analysts. * Gold jumps over 5% * Gold, silver fell to one-month lows on Monday. * No US employment report on Friday due to partial government shutdown. By Ishaan Arora.
* Spot gold jumps over 4%, silver rises 6% * Gold, silver fell to one-month lows on Monday. * Gold's bull run seen intact despite steep pullback- analysts. * No employment report on Friday due to partial US government shutdown. By Ishaan Arora.
* RBA hikes rates to 3.85%; Aussie breaks above 70c. * India trade deal boosts stocks, rupee. * Nikkei higher, yen and bonds squeezed ahead of Japan election. By Tom Westbrook.
Australia's central bank was forced to reverse course and raise interest rates on Tuesday as it struggles to bring inflation under control in a supply-constrained economy, leaving markets wagering further hikes would be needed this year. The Reserve Bank of Australia now joins the Bank of Japan as the only other developed-world central bank tightening policy at the moment.
* * RBA warns that inflation likely to stay above target for some time. * Markets ramp up bets for follow-up hike in May. * Australian dollar rallies, bond yields jump. By Stella Qiu and Wayne Cole.
* Jump in US factory activity soothes market jitters. * RBA hikes rates to 3.85% * India trade deal boosts stocks, rupee. * AMD and SuperMicro report after-market in US. By Tom Westbrook.
* U.S.-India trade deal and resumed Iran nuclear talks ease geopolitical tensions. * Yen pressured ahead of Japan's election. * Aussie rises after RBA rate hike. By Rocky Swift. TOKYO, Feb 3 - The dollar held gains on Tuesday as positive economic readings and shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy outweighed concerns about another U.S. government shutdown.
Australia's central bank on Tuesday raised its cash rate by 25 ?basis points to 3.85%, the first ?hike in two years, ?saying the economy ?was ?growing faster than expected and inflation ?was likely to ?remain above target for some time.
Australia's central bank on Tuesday raised its forecasts for economic growth and inflation, warning that activity was hitting speed limits and a couple of increases in interest rates would be needed to bring it back into balance.
Gold rose more than 3% on Tuesday,
rebounding from a near one-month low hit in the previous
session, as market participants braced for an absence of key
economic data this week due to a partial U.S.
The U.S. dollar fell against most major currencies except the yen on Tuesday, as traders consolidated recent gains fueled by upbeat U.S. data and expectations of a less dovish Federal Reserve, while concerns about another government shutdown weighed on sentiment. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bipartisan deal Tuesday to end the partial shutdown.
* Dollar up on positive U.S. economic data; markets eye shifting Fed expectations. * Australian dollar rises ahead of expected central bank rate hike. * U.S.-India trade deal and resumed Iran nuclear talks ease geopolitical tensions. By Rocky Swift.
How much of the recent mania for gold and silver was fuelled by U.S. dollar "debasement" fears? The collapse was truly historic. This partly reflects the level of ?speculation behind the rapid ascent of precious metals prices in recent months. Precious metals were a hedge against this, which quickly transformed into a bubble waiting to be popped.
Commercial real estate investment trust Simon Property Group (SPG) forecast 2026 funds from operations largely above market expectations on Monday, betting on high rents at its malls and shopping centers. The tight ?supply of rental properties has given more room to mall operators such ?as Simon Property (SPG) to raise rental rates.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics won't publish January's nonfarm payrolls report on Friday because of a partial federal government shutdown. A lapse in funding has disrupted certain government activities since the weekend.
Liberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) today announced that it proposes to offer $500 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2031, subject to market conditions and other factors, in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Financial stocks rose in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index adding 0.7% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF up 1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index gained 0.5%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF shed 0.8%. Bitcoin was rising 1.3% to $78,043, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries climbed 3.6 basis points to 4.28%. In economic news...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics won't publish January's nonfarm payrolls report on Friday because of a partial federal government shutdown, multiple media outlets reported Monday. A lapse in funding has disrupted certain government activities since the weekend. "The employment situation release for January 2026 will not be released as scheduled on Friday," a BLS spokesperson reportedly said.
* Warsh's past hawkish stance contrasts with current dovish tone. * Market uncertain about Warsh impact on Fed balance sheet policy. * Jobs report for January delayed due to partial government shutdown. By Karen Brettell.
Financial stocks advanced in Monday late afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index adding 0.7% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF rising 1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index gained 0.5%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF shed 0.8%. Bitcoin was rising 1% to $78,204, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries climbed 3.6 basis points to 4.28%. In corpora...
Banks expect demand for business loans across all categories to strengthen this year after improving last quarter, a Federal Reserve survey showed on Monday, with most lenders saying they expect lower interest rates ?and higher spending or investment needs will drive that trend.
Banks expect demand for business loans across all categories to strengthen this year, a Federal Reserve survey showed on Monday, with most saying ?they expect lower interest rates and higher spending or investment ?needs will drive that trend. On net, the ?survey ?showed, banks reported being more likely to lend to firms that have high ?exposure to artificial intelligence.
Financial stocks advanced in Monday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF increasing 0.9%. The Philadelphia Housing Index gained 0.6%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF shed 0.8%. Bitcoin rose 2.3% to $78,649, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries climbed 3.2 basis points to 4.27%. In economic news...
* Volatility may persist, with mixed expectations for silver. * Federal Reserve rate cuts expected to support gold prices. * UBS and JP Morgan forecast gold prices above $6,200/oz this year. By Anjana Anil and Kavya Balaraman.
Veteran Technology Executive to Lead Digital Transformation and Data Strategy Sallie Mae?, formally SLM Corporation (SLM), today announced it has appointed Steve Turner, Chief Technology and Enablement Officer. ?Joining Sallie Mae is an incredible opportunity to advance a mission that helps students access and complete higher education,? said Turner.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Monday the closely watched employment report for January will not be released on Friday because of a partial shutdown of the federal government. "The release will be rescheduled upon the resumption ?of government funding," said Emily Liddel, associate commissioner at the BLS, in a statement to Reuters.
In general the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. Unlike individual bonds, most bond funds do not have a maturity date, so avoiding losses caused by price volatility by holding them until maturity is not possible.
Lower-quality debt securities generally offer higher yields, but also involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the credit quality of the issuer. Any fixed income security sold or redeemed prior to maturity may be subject to loss.
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