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
Bond markets have entered a new era of antagonism with governments, fund managers say, as investors sell sovereign debt in big economies such as the UK, France and the US amid a deluge of borrowing. The UK’s heavy-borrowing budget in October has triggered sell-offs in the gilt market, pushing the 10-year yield to its highest
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Insurers are bracing for losses of as much as $10bn from wildfires in Los Angeles after blazes ravaged some of the most exclusive neighbourhoods in California, according to early estimates from analysts. Moody’s rating agency
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Veteran investment manager Terry Smith has dumped his underperforming £22.5bn fund’s stake in Diageo after almost 15 years owing to concerns over the drinks maker’s new management team and the threat to demand posed by
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Less than three months after delivering her first Budget, Rachel Reeves is running into treacherous fiscal waters as rising UK borrowing costs erode her room for manoeuvre. There is now a real risk that the chancellor will be forced to impose tighter fiscal policy as soon as March, when the Office for Budget Responsibility presents
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Let’s recognise this latest political furore over grooming gang scandals for what it is. The sudden sanctimonious concern among politicians of the right for a subset of child rape victims — only those abused by
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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
A yard sign in New Liberty, Iowa, in 2023. Carbon capture and storage projects, including pipelines to transport the CO2, have faced opposition from local landowners and environmental groups.Bloomberg News Carbon capture — a process with proponents and opponents on both sides of the political spectrum — may be at a pivotal point in the
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in February 2024. On Tuesday, he announced his office will end reviews of Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and JP Morgan after they withdrew from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.Bloomberg News Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton lauded recent moves by Bank of America, Morgan Stanley,
The SEC has asked for feedback on the existing collection of information for Rule 15c2-12 on disclosure.Bloomberg News The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to consider revamping disclosure rule guidelines and says the commission underestimates the burden the rule puts on underwriters. SIFMA outlined its concerns over
“We have a sort of ideological divide in the Republican party that’s gotten to the point where it’s intractable on some issues, in particular, anything spending and debt related,” said Joshua Huder, senior fellow, Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. Georgetown University Political prognosticators are looking forward to the new Congress and seeing the result of
Judges challenged both sides during a hearing on whether the U.S. government should be held responsible for COFINA bondholder losses.jiawangkun – Fotolia Appeals court judges sharply questioned both sides at a hearing to determine whether the United States government should be held responsible for losses by Puerto Rico Sales Tax Corp. (COFINA) bondholders. If the
<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,
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
The Gandy Bridge across Old Tampa Bay. Florida sold bonds Wednesday to finance the building and repair of bridges and acquire right-of-way for roads.Bloomberg News Florida sold $131.9 million of bonds Wednesday with double-barreled backing from the state’s fuel taxes and full faith and credit pledge. The Florida Department of Transportation sold right-of-way acquisition and
The St. Paul hospital campus of Children’s Minnesota. The nonprofit health system plans a bond sale the week of Jan. 13..Children’s Minnesota Nonprofit health system Children’s Minnesota will refinance some debt and take out new debt to fund an electronic records transition, renovations at three hospitals and the purchase of medical equipment. The city of
The US’s S&P 500 index has risen more than 20 per cent for the second year in a row, as investor excitement about artificial intelligence fuels strong gains in megacap technology stocks. Despite a sell-off in December, the basket of blue-chip stocks has ended 2024 up 23.3 per cent, following a 24.2 per cent gain
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20997687/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals had a stronger tone Tuesday as investors closed their books ahead of the New Year holiday while U.S. Treasuries were mixed and equities saw losses for the final session of 2024. While municipals have outperformed USTs on the whole in 2024, they will close December with losses. How
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