Buoyed by strong economic growth, Washington will sell $733.4 million of general obligation bonds competitively next week to support school construction, highway projects and a hybrid electric ferry. Ratings analysts pointed to the strength of the state’s economy and its ability to manage through the pandemic in affirming investment grade ratings of Aaa from Moody’s
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The European Central Bank will keep buying bonds and maintain its deeply negative interest rates in an attempt to shift the eurozone economy out of its persistent pattern of sluggish inflation, its policymakers decided on Thursday. The ECB also said it was prepared to tolerate a moderate and transitory overshoot of its inflation target as
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has clarified how cryptocurrencies falling under security-based swaps are regulated. He affirmed that platforms operating in the centralized or decentralized finance space are implicated by the securities laws. SEC’s Regulatory Approach to Cryptocurrency SEC Chairman Gary Gensler talked about cryptocurrency regulation Wednesday before
Online brokerage pioneer Thomas Peterffy told CNBC on Wednesday he’s invested in cryptocurrencies, while still expressing skepticism over the long-term future of the digital asset class. “Even I myself have put a little bit of money into crypto, because even though chances are, I think, that this is not going to be a viable market,
In this article NTGR CROX LUV WHR ULVR-GB A customer selects bar of Dove soap, a Unilever product, at a Sainsbury’s supermarket in London, U.K. Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Thursday: Netgear – Netgear shares plummeted 14.2% after the computer equipment maker reported lower-than-expected sales and revenue
Coinbase Commerce, the e-commerce arm of the United States-based crypto exchange, has added support for Dogecoin payments. According to a Twitter announcement, Dogecoin became the seventh cryptocurrency for merchants to accept payments on Coinbase’s e-commerce portal. The platform currently supports Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) along with stablecoins Dai (DAI) and
n what many continue to term post-pandemic times, a commonly-asked question is whether the suburban housing boom will continue or downtown city living will make a vibrant comeback. With apologies to those who love the decisive ability to come down on one side or the other, it may be possible both outcomes will be realized.
A rally to prevent Massachusetts evictions in front of Boston Housing Court on Oct. 15, 2020. MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Biden administration officials urged states and cities on Wednesday to move quickly to get federal assistance out to the millions of households that are behind on rent
In this week’s lesson what I’d like to do is share with you the different ways or the methods that you can actually trade. I’m not going to go into every little concept or detail of how to execute these and how to be profitable in them. I just want to show you the different
Pull back the curtain on the Zacks Rank and discover why investors continue to beat the market year after year with this proven stock rating system.
Oscillators are among the most popular technical indicators used by traders. Here to talk about them is trading expert David Jones and he walks us through the way they function and how they should be used. As with all indicators there are many traps and tricks that need to be known to utilise them to
The top bond counsel firms combined for a total of $220.03 billion in 6,077 transactions in the first half of 2021, up from the $191.51 billion in 5,124 deals in the first half of 2020. Only one firm remained in the same spot they were at this point last year, the rest of the rankings
Bitcoin (BTC) continued its bounce from its 2021 opening price on July 21, hitting $31,600 in what some fear is just a temporary reprieve from downside. “Short the bounce”? Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it gained a respectable 7% during Wednesday. Bulls had successfully defended the largest cryptocurrency against further losses
United Kingdom-based crypto fund Nickel Digital Asset Management released a survey of 100 wealth managers and global institutional investors to find out the biggest investor concerns associated with crypto. The survey features respondents from the United States, France, Germany, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, who collectively own $275 billion in assets under
Increasing attention to whether inflation is a problem for the U.S. economy and financial markets isn’t resolved easily by looking at the most recent economic and financial market data. COVID-19-related economy and market adjustments continue to confound market observers and policy makers. Inflation likely will surprise on the upside, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reminds us,
Brussels has insisted it will not renegotiate the EU’s Brexit deal with the UK after London inflamed tensions by launching a bold push to overhaul trading rules for Northern Ireland. Maros Sefcovic, European Commission vice-president in charge of relations with the UK, said Brussels “will not agree to a renegotiation of the protocol” after the
The New Shepard Blue Origin rocket prepares to lift-off from the launch pad carrying Jeff Bezos along with his brother Mark Bezos, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, and 82-year-old Wally Funk prepare to launch on July 20, 2021 in Van Horn, Texas. Blue Origin | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos‘ space
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Johnson & Johnson – J&J shares rose roughly 1% in the premarket after the company beat quarterly forecasts and raised its earnings outlook amid strong sales of drugs and medical devices. J&J reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $2.48 per share, beating the $2.27 consensus estimate, with revenue
Glenn is president of Ally Home with more than 35 years of experience in consumer lending, mortgage and capital markets. The combination of a lack of housing inventory, increased building costs and low rates has created an environment of high home prices and fierce competition among buyers. Despite this being one of the most competitive markets I’ve
Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates have been on a roller coaster lately, albeit a low-riding one. A mixed picture of rates last week, though, was enough to put the brakes on a recent rise in refinance demand. The average rate for 30-year fixed loans with conforming balances and a 20% down