Florida’s unemployment rate inched up to 2.9% in November from 2.8% in October, Florida Commerce reported on Friday. Florida’s jobless rate was 0.8 percentage point lower than the 3.7% national rate in November, the 37th straight month the state’s unemployment rate remained below that of the nation as a whole. The state’s overall workforce continued
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News of the $68 billion budget deficit projected for California in fiscal years 2022-23 and 2023-24 raised alarm bells. But several state budget watchers say longer-term trends are less worrying. Though S&P Global Ratings revised the state’s outlook to stable from positive Friday, the rating agency has said the state remains solidly in the double-A
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK economy shrank slightly in the third quarter, according to revised figures that highlight the country’s struggle to shake off its low-growth performance. The Office for National Statistics said on Friday that gross domestic
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Municipals were little changed Thursday as inflows to municipal bond mutual funds returned. U.S. Treasuries were weaker five years and out, and equities ended up. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Thursday was at 58%, the three-year at 59%, the five-year at 59%, the 10-year at 59% and the 30-year at 86%, according to Refinitiv Municipal Market
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Municipals were firmer Wednesday amid another stronger session for U.S. Treasuries while equities sold off on concerns of an overbought market. Triple-A yields fell two to four basis points while UST yields were lower by up to seven on the short end near the close. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Wednesday was at 58%, the three-year
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If bondholders are not allowed a lien on Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority revenues, it could “threaten the continued viability of the primary revenue stream for vast swaths of municipal public works projects,” 14 attorneys general and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association said in friend of the court filings with the First Circuit
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK inflation slowed much more sharply than expected in November to 3.9 per cent, down from 4.6 per cent in October, according to official data that will add to pressure on the Bank of England
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Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Like it or not, generative artificial intelligence has arrived on Wall Street — and experts expect it to transform the way firms do business. To be clear, artificial intelligence, like natural language processing and machine learning, has been used by wealth management and asset management firms for years.
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Municipals were little changed Monday as U.S. Treasuries were weaker and equities ended up. Volume this week is relatively light with the new-issue calendar estimated at $1.6 billion. There are only two deals over $100 million. The Bond Buyer 30-day visible supply sits at $4.03 billion. In the primary market Monday, Jefferies held a one-day
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