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  • Armed with capital, new hires, Estrada Hinojosa expands muni underwriting

    “As issuers see our name out there, that we’re willing to put our capital commitment in play, they’re going to give us opportunities to be an underwriter more and more,” Noe Hinojosa, president of Estrada Hinojosa, said. Estrada Hinojosa Estrada Hinojosa & Co., which was acquired by Texas Regional Bank in August, is expanding its…

  • DoubleLine’s Gundlach says his base case is one rate cut this year, two reductions maximum

    Jeffrey Gundlach speaking at the 2019 SOHN Conference in New York on May 6, 2019. Adam Jeffery | CNBC DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said Wednesday he expects only one rate cut for 2025 — two reductions at most — as the Federal Reserve patiently awaits incoming data to assess the state of the labor market and…

  • The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady: Here’s what that means for your money

    The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will leave interest rates unchanged as inflation continues to run above the Fed’s 2% mandate. The move comes after the central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point last year and in the wake of President Donald Trump‘s comment during his first week back in office that he’ll…

  • Munis slightly weaker out long after Fed holds rates steady

    <img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21374434/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were steady to slightly weaker in spots, while U.S. Treasury yields rose a little and equities ended down after the Federal Open Market Committee, as expected, held rates steady. “Both the FOMC’s December Summary of Economic Projections and current rate futures suggest 50 basis points of additional cuts…

  • Federal Reserve in no ‘hurry’ to adjust policy, Jay Powell says

    Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said the central bank’s projections showed US tariffs would probably put Canada into a recession. BoC modelling, based on a scenario in which the US imposes permanent 25 per cent tariffs on every one of its trading partners and those nations respond in kind, shows a likely 2 per…

  • Judge temporarily halts Trump’s federal spending freeze

    A judge imposed a temporary stay on the Trump administration’s directive to pause all federal funding just minutes before the pause was set to take effect. A federal judge in the District of Columbia Tuesday blocked for a few days the Trump administration’s order late Monday to freeze the disbursement of federal funds that stunned…

  • ASML shares bounce as orders signal demand for AI equipment

    Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. ASML, the chip manufacturing equipment maker, said orders for its most advanced machines surged last quarter, suggesting producers of artificial intelligence processors were increasing capacity before China’s DeepSeek this week triggered a panic over future…

  • Small investors bought the dip in Nvidia by a record amount Monday

    In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Retail investors rushed into Nvidia on Monday, signaling Main Street support for the chipmaker despite the emergence of an artificial intelligence model from China that battered its shares and caused a historic, $600 billion loss in market value.…

  • Munis quiet ahead of FOMC meeting

    <img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21361104/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were steady Tuesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting as U.S. Treasury yields were little changed and equities ended up. This year may see higher levels of volatility due to the uncertainty about forthcoming policies from President Donald Trump’s administration, said BlackRock strategists. “An emphasis on…

  • White House tells federal agencies to freeze grants and loans

    Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US federal agencies are set to freeze the payment of hundreds of billions of dollars of domestic federal grants and loans on Tuesday in President Donald Trump’s latest aggressive move to slash and…

  • Unregistered municipal advisory activity in P3s, lax JPA oversight concern SEC

    Dave Sanchez, director of the Office of Municipal Securities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Donna Aberico Unregistered municipal advisory activity in the public-private partnership space as well as insufficient oversight by state and local governments of joint powers authorities they create are persistent concerns for the Securities and Exchange Commission, the director of the…

  • OpenAI’s Altman vows ‘better models’ as China’s DeepSeek disrupts global race

    OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said he would fast-track product releases and “deliver much better models” after the release of a powerful new model by Chinese start-up DeepSeek undermined Silicon Valley’s lead in a global artificial intelligence arms race. DeepSeek’s generative AI chatbot, a direct rival to ChatGPT, is able to perform some tasks at…

  • Power stocks plunge as energy needs called into question because of new China AI lab

    The cooling towers of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Power companies that are most exposed to the tech sector’s data center boom plunged early Monday, as the debut of China’s DeepSeek open source AI laboratory led investors to question how much energy artificial…

  • Investors flock to safe haven assets after tech-led selloff

    <img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21344305/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> A new artificial intelligence model from Chinese firm DeepSeek led to a selloff in tech stocks, which, in turn, scared the broader market. In response, investors flocked to safe haven assets like municipal bonds and U.S. Treasuries. Muni yields fell five to seven basis points, depending on the scale,…

  • Starbucks cracks down on freeloaders to reverse sales decline

    Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A man in a winter coat enters a crowded Starbucks café and lounges on a caramel-coloured seat. Then he gets up, goes to the bathroom and exits into a frigid downtown Manhattan. One thing he…

  • Massachusetts revolving fund deal meets infrastructure needs

    The Deer Island wastewater treatment plant in Boston is owned by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the largest borrower from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s revolving fund.Adobe Stock The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust returned to the market on Wednesday where its triple-A green and sustainability bonds were well received.  The $541 million negotiated deal is…

  • Top Wall Street analysts recommend these dividend stocks for stable returns

    In this article FANG CHRD T T FANG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The stock market has been coasting on enthusiasm as President Donald Trump takes the reins, but plenty of questions remain over tax cuts and tariffs. Dividend-paying stocks can offer investors some…

  • After the wildfires: What a long rebuilding process will look like for Los Angeles homeowners

    An aerial view of the sun rising above homes that burned in the Eaton Fire on January 21, 2025 in Altadena, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images A few weeks ago, the home of Dr. Damon Raskin in Los Angeles’ wildfire-stricken Pacific Palisades neighborhood burned to the ground. Yet even as he, his wife and…

  • Puerto Rico board, bondholders argue over PREPA rates

    PREPA bondholders told the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau rates must be set to cover outstanding bond principal and interest. The Puerto Rico Oversight Board and bondholders of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority are engaged in a potentially high stakes argument over how electric rates should be set, which could profoundly impact bondholders’ recovery. The…

  • Rome vs Milan: how Mediobanca turned prey for Monte dei Paschi

    When Italian financial power broker Mediobanca helped its longtime client Monte dei Paschi di Siena structure a make-or-break capital raising in 2022, little did it know it would ultimately become a takeover target for the former poster child of the country’s failed banking system.  On Friday, MPS astonished investors by launching a €13.3bn all-share bid…

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