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Just_super | E+ | Getty Images Can artificial intelligence be so transformative as to solve one of the U.S. economy’s biggest problems: its skyrocketing fiscal deficit? According to three economists at the Brookings Institution, the answer is yes — AI could prove a positive “critical shock” for the country’s fiscal health.  A working paper released
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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. Net immigration to the UK exceeded 900,000 for the year to June 2023, the highest annual total on record and much more than previously thought, according to official figures issued on Thursday. The revised Office
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20515760/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer Wednesday following U.S. Treasury yields lower as economic indicators sent investors the signal the Federal Reserve will likely continue on its rate-cutting path.  “While this month’s core PCE inflation, data was certainly a little higher than the Fed would like it to be, it was very
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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. BlackRock has a handshake deal to buy HPS Investment Partners, as the world’s largest asset manager looks to bolster its alternative investment business with the addition of one of the biggest private credit groups on
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The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images Mortgage rates dropped last week, and homebuyers jumped off the fence. They drove total mortgage demand up 6.3% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or
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The Chicago skyline in August. Chicago is preparing to go to market with a refinancing deal that will help balance its budget.Bloomberg News A complex refinancing deal pricing next week continues Chicago’s move from scoop-and-toss practices but still front-loads savings to help balance the city’s budget. The city will issue $142.09 million of sales tax
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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. French sovereign bonds and stocks fell on Wednesday as concerns intensified among investors that a dispute over a belt-tightening draft budget could bring down Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government. The sell-off pushed the gap between 10-year French
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20497288/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals improved, outperforming small losses in U.S. Treasuries Tuesday, while equities closed with the Dow and S&P 500 hitting records. The day’s moves followed the Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes that signaled the Federal Reserve will be cautious with further policy easing. If the economy progresses as expected,
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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. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans for a ceasefire with Hizbollah, raising hopes of an end to the year-long hostilities between Israeli forces and the Lebanese militant group. In a pre-recorded television address
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Bloomberg News The Securities and Exchange Commission more than doubled the number of municipal market enforcement filings in fiscal year 2024 from fiscal 2023, in a year that saw 583 total enforcement actions and a record-breaking $8.2 billion in financial remedies ordered. Despite the great sum of financial remedies, the 583 enforcement actions represent 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 writer is chief economist of the International Center for Law & Economics and writes the Economic Forces blog Donald Trump has promised a renewed push for tariffs when he returns to the White House.
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20477360/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Muni yields fell Monday, following a U.S. Treasury rally, while equities ended up as market participants signaled their confidence in President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary. Muni yields were bumped up to seven basis points, depending on the scale, while USTs rallied up to 15, with both
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Congress passed the Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 as a means of modernizing and improving the organization, readability and availability of financial information collected by certain federal agencies (i.e., the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Consumer Financial
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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 US dollar weakened and Treasuries rallied on Monday as the nomination of Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary eased investor fears over president-elect Donald Trump’s trade tariff plans. The dollar index, which tracks a basket
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Roosevelt & Cross CEO Charles Stavitski and President Elaine BrennanRoosevelt & Cross Charles Stavitski and Elaine Brennan have been promoted to new leadership positions at Roosevelt & Cross.  The pair, who were already members of the firm’s board of directors, have taken on more leadership duties in the past year, with new titles now formalizing
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