New York City will dip its toes into the social bond municipal market for the first time next month when it offers a $400 million taxable general obligation deal to a growing investor base seeking bonds that address specific social objectives. This is the city’s first sale of social bonds, Mayor Eric Adams and New York
Municipals sold off across the yield curve amid elevated selling pressure as the first day of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting began Tuesday, with the one-year muni well above 2.5% and the 10-year surpassing 3%. U.S. Treasuries were weaker and equities ended down. Triple-A benchmark yields rose eight to 10 basis points, depending on
Liz Truss has declared that cutting taxes for the wealthy and profitable companies is not “unfair”, signalling a radical shift in economic policy ahead of a growth-focused mini-Budget on Friday. The UK prime minister has signed off plans to cut national insurance, a policy that will disproportionately help the better-off, reverse a planned rise in
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Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 15, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Economists, Wall Street analysts, hedge fund managers and public prognosticators have been all over the map lately in trying to divine the ways of Wall Street. Some have
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Ford (F) – The automaker’s stock fell 4.5% in the premarket after it warned that quarterly earnings would take a hit of about $1 billion from increased supplier costs and parts shortages. Those factors contributed to a shortfall in finished vehicles ready to
How much time did you spend in your garage last weekend? Did you just drag all your groceries into the house in one glorious trip, or did you spend hours indulging a hobby, working on your truck or motorcycle, exercising, or even entertaining friends? Garage workshops, garage gyms and even garage theaters have become increasingly
A worker walks on the roof of a new home under construction in Carlsbad, California. Mike Blake | Reuters More builders are lowering prices for homes as their confidence in the market continues to tumble. Homebuilder sentiment in September fell 3 points to 46 in the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders asked the bankruptcy court Monday to dismiss the proceedings as a step to appointing a receiver for the authority after the Oversight Board abruptly ended mediation Saturday morning. The bondholders may get to choose the receiver for the authority, which could “set affordable and sustainable electricity rates sufficient for
Municipals were weaker on the front end of the curve ahead outperforming larger losses on U.S. Treasuries that saw the two- and three-year yields rise to near 4% and the highest they’ve been since 2007. Triple-A muni yields rose another five basis points on the short end while UST rose up to seven. Two- and
Queen Elizabeth II has completed the journey to her final resting place at Windsor after a momentous state funeral at Westminster Abbey, as world leaders joined Britons in mourning the country’s longest-serving monarch. The Queen was laid to rest with her late husband Prince Philip at a private ceremony at the King George VI memorial
The United States equities markets and the crypto markets are likely to remain volatile in the near term because traders remain nervous about the size of the next Federal Reserve rate hike on Sept. 20 and 21. While the majority favors a 75 basis point rate hike, according to the CME FedWatch Tool, some analysts
Last week’s Merge was the “most significant development in the history of the Ethereum network,” according to Fidelity Digital. And from a purely technical standpoint, the blockchain network’s transition from a proof-of-work (PoW) to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism was a marvel. Widely compared to changing a jet engine mid-flight, the software upgrade proceeded with
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You can now play Solitaire, Snake and even Counter-Strike to earn Satoshis, tiny fractions of Bitcoin (BTC). Cointelegraph spoke to executives at Thndr Games, a play-to-earn (P2E) company built around Bitcoin and Zebedee, a gaming platform that will “Transform gaming with the power of Bitcoin.” Thanks to the Lightning Network (LN), a layer-2 payment solution built
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Lucas Walton Builders Vision, the investing and philanthropy platform of billionaire Lukas Walton, has shifted its $1 billion endowment into what it calls “impact investments,” leading a broader shift in family offices to connect their investing and giving. Chicago-based Builders Vision will announce today that its Builders Initiative Foundation has moved 90% of its endowment
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: AutoZone (AZO) – AutoZone gained 3.9% in premarket action after the auto parts retailer reported better-than-expected profit and revenue for its latest quarter. AutoZone’s same-store sales rose 6.2% compared to a year ago, twice what analysts had predicted amid continued strength in its
As if the nearly 6 acres of hilltop offering 360-degree views of Camelback Mountain, the Praying Monk rock formation, the Phoenix Mountain Preserve and South Mountain weren’t enough to make this Arizona estate a standout, there’s much more. For starters, there’s the history. The McCune Mansion in Paradise Valley takes its name from Pennzoil heir
Puerto Rico’s government is taking steps to restructure Municipal Finance Agency bonds and other government debt. Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, which oversees debt for the administration of Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, on Friday told The Bond Buyer it would seek to restructure the MFA bonds and other non-bonded debt. To pursue a