Construction workers frame a new home being built by CastleRock Communities in the Sunfield neighborhood of Buda, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Matthew Busch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Surprisingly strong housing demand, even in the usually slower season for housing, has homebuilders feeling increasingly confident. Builder sentiment in the single-family housing market
Municipals held steady Thursday, keeping to a theme that the market remains unlikely to take movements in U.S. Treasuries and equities into account for the asset class, as issuance fades and year-end approaches. Triple-A benchmarks were little changed while Treasuries improved and equities saw losses, led by tech stocks. Ratios were slightly higher with the
Municipals were lightly traded and ignored moves to higher yields in U.S. Treasuries Wednesday while equities rallied after the Federal Open Market Committee doubled the speed of its taper and projected three rate hikes in 2022. “It would seem that today’s decision was a first move by the Fed to restore its credibility as an
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“Give the market time to prove you right” – is the main message of this video. Traders often manage to predict the market but don’t have the patience or the technical skills to place their stop loss at the right level. David gives the three most vital tips for placing stop loss levels and the
In this article ROKU CCMP BLMN Simone Baribeau | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday: Medtronic — The medical technology company’s shares declined 6.7% after Medtronic revealed its diabetes business received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 9 about the inadequacy of
When Eddy recently opened its third Los Angeles, Calif.-area co-living community, Eddy East Hollywood, the buzz centered on the company providing a cost-effective option for young Angelenos and LA transplants hard-pressed to find affordable apartments. But despite the fact Eddy East Hollywood opened at the start of the 2021-22 academic year, many overlooked a key
In this article COLM CLBK The days of rock-bottom rates are nearly over. The central bank will aggressively unwind last year’s bond buying sooner than originally planned after recent reports on inflation continued to show a sharp rise in prices. While the Federal Reserve said Wednesday that interest rates will stay near zero for now,
Well before the pandemic drove online adoption, the consumer shift toward a digital, personalized banking experience was on an upward trend. For financial institutions looking to capture the millennial and Gen Z demographic, it’s increasingly important to rethink card member acquisition approaches and prioritize automated, hyper-personalized programs. In this Arizent Leaders forum interview with American
The year-long calls for a $100,000 Bitcoin (BTC) price have fallen to the wayside since the asset struck a new all-time high at $69,000, but traders are not completely dismayed. At the moment, most analysts view the current price range as an optimal accumulation zone. For the past week, markets had been a bit rocky
Bitcoin (BTC) sought cues from the United States Federal Reserve on Dec. 14 as markets waited anxiously for news on policy. BTC higher lows remain safe Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD continuing in a range around $47,000 as Wall St. opened on Dec. 15. The pair had hit local highs of $48,785
Eight states including Illinois and New York with unemployment trust loans owed to the federal government called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to reinstate an expired waiver on interest to buy more time to resolve the debts. The interest waiver expired Sept. 6 and states with remaining balances are now paying 2.27% interest on what’s
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A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images A female former employee of Elon Musk’s SpaceX alleged in an essay published Tuesday that the space company’s workplace is “rife with sexism” and that its
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. Al Drago | Reuters The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a dramatic policy shift Wednesday that will clear the way for a first interest rate hike next year. Markets are anticipating the Fed
Crypto traders experienced a moment of joy, followed by confusion, when a glitch caused several data aggregators to briefly display enormous gains for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies. CoinMarketCap and several other price indexes showed Bitcoin’s price closing to $900 billion as ETH showed over $81 billion. The momentary glitch also impacted Cointelegraph’s
The New York Design Center conducted a poll of over 40 interior designers across the United States, who found that, post-pandemic, we will continue to invest in our homes. Designers determined that, though the real estate market is inflated, 79% of people are still spending money to renovate the homes they purchased. “We’re seeing clients
Homes in Elgin, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images American homeowners are house rich, sitting on a record amount of home equity. Taking advantage of all that extra cash, however, becomes more difficult as interest rates rise. Soaring housing demand over the past year and a half, driven in large part by the
It was Groundhog Day for municipals as triple-A benchmark yields held steady on Tuesday while Treasuries were weaker and equities sold off. Triple-A yield curves were unchanged on the day and mostly have not budged but a basis point in spots since the end of November. Most generic benchmark curves have remained static all month
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