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Another volatile UST session leads to losses ahead of $12B calendar
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21116027/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals could not ignore the sharp selloff in U.S. Treasuries Friday following the hotter-than-expected jobs report as both markets saw losses across the curve. Equities also closed with large losses as more market participants expect the data to temper Federal Reserve rate cuts. The December jobs report took a…
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Threat of Trump tariffs adds to global economic uncertainty, IMF warns
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The IMF has warned that jitters surrounding Donald Trump’s threat to impose trade tariffs were driving up longer-term borrowing costs and would add to pressures facing the global economy in 2025. Speaking to…
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Insurance stocks sell off sharply as potential losses tied to LA wildfires increase
In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, the Kenneth fire (below) approaches homes while the back side of the Palisade fire (above) continues to burn Los Angeles county, California on January 9, 2025. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images Insurers exposed to the California homeowners’ market sold off sharply Friday as the devastation…
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Los Angeles fires take center stage in California budget briefing
“The risks to the budget we are facing include stock market volatility, uncertainty around federal policy and tariffs, which could have some impact on California,” said Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw.California Department of Finance The devastating fires affecting Los Angeles took center stage Friday when California’s finance director presented Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed $322.2 billion budget.…
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Treasury yields jump after US jobs report smashes expectations
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US economy blew past expectations to create 256,000 jobs in December, sending yields on long-term US government debt to the highest level since 2023 and pushing stocks to the lowest point since Donald Trump’s…
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More mega deals on tap; mutual funds revert to inflows
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21101826/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were steady throughout most of the curve outside of small bumps on the short end while municipal bond mutual funds flipped back to inflows for the first week of the year. U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly and equities were mixed. Investors added $842.4 million to municipal bond mutual…
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World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The world breached 1.5C of warming last year for the first time, top international agencies said, as an “extraordinary” spike in the global average temperature sparked fears that climate change is accelerating faster than expected.…
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European wind stocks tumble after Trump says he will stop new turbine construction
A Vestas wind turbine near Baekmarksbro in Jutland. Afp | Getty Images European wind power stocks tumbled Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would prevent the construction of new turbines. “We’re going to try and have a policy where no windmills are being built,” Trump told reporters at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago…
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Westchester County, New York, wins S&P upgrade to AAA
Homes in Larchmont, in New York’s Westchester County, which received and S&P upgrade to AAA>Bloomberg News Westchester County is ringing in the new year with a new AAA rating from S&P Global Ratings. S&P’s analysts cited growth in the county’s reserves, conservative budgeting and strong sales tax revenue as the reason for Tuesday’s upgrade from…
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BlackRock quits climate change group in latest green climbdown
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. BlackRock has become the latest financial firm to bail out of a big climate change industry group in the wake of Donald Trump’s election as US president and heightened regulatory scrutiny. The world’s largest money…
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Munis sell off, playing catch-up to UST losses
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21085078/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals sold off Wednesday, with the largest losses out long, while U.S. Treasuries closed with small gains and equities were mixed after Fed meeting minutes showed a more cautious approach and slower pace to rate cuts. Muni yields were cut up to 12 basis points, depending on the curve,…
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Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Elon Musk has privately discussed with allies how Sir Keir Starmer could be removed as UK prime minister before the next general election, according to people briefed on the matter. Musk, the world’s…
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Shares of California utility Edison International drop 10% as wildfires rage
In this article EIX PCG SRE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A palm tree burns as powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. Jan. 8, 2025. David Swanson | Reuters Fear and uncertainty surrounding the wildfires in California appear…
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Mortgage rates hit highest level since July, crushing application demand
Residential homes in Discovery Bay, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Mortgage rates in the US increased to the highest level since July. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates last week moved higher for the fourth week in a row. That caused already very weak mortgage demand to drop even…
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North Carolina approves nearly $1 billion of financings
North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner said his appointments to the state’s Investment Advisory Committee would improve the pension system’s growth. The North Carolina Local Government Commission approved several bond deals at its meeting Tuesday. Approved were $252 million, $90 million and $45 million of bonds for Mecklenburg County, a $200 million bond for the…
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Lloyds Banking Group’s branch shake-up fuels concern over closures and job cuts
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Lloyds Banking Group will allow its Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland customers to use any of its branches across the three brands, fuelling union concerns that the UK lender is preparing to shut hundreds…
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The Bond Buyer’s most read news articles of 2024
Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. From the personnel shifts among various firms following Citi’s exit from the muni business to the evolution of the buy-side, including the massive growth of separately managed accounts, as well as major regulatory changes, 2024 brought substantial changes to the public finance…
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China’s currency hits 16-month low on Trump tariff fears
China’s currency has weakened to a 16-month low as the potential of sharp tariff increases from the incoming Trump administration fuels selling pressure on the renminbi. The onshore renminbi weakened 0.1 per cent to Rmb7.34 against the dollar on Wednesday, its weakest since September 2023, in spite of the People’s Bank of China maintaining a…
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Cracks appear in UK housing market as home prices fall for first time in 9 months
Housing surveyors have reported the largest fall in new buyer inquiries in October since the financial crisis, excluding the period during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Isabel Infantes | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. house prices fell for the first time in nine months in December, as the country’s Budget and higher mortgage rates dampened…
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Munis outperform UST losses, pushing ratios lower
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21069905/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were mixed Tuesday but outperformed the U.S. Treasury market while equities closed the session in the red. Triple-A yield curves barely moved compared to the losses in USTs, which saw yields rise over the entire curve and up to eight basis points 10-years and out, pushing ratios lower.…
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