Municipals continued their ascent to higher yields Wednesday, even before the Federal Open Market Committee said it would “soon” raise interest rates. U.S. Treasury yields spiked following the FOMC statement and Chairman Jerome Powell’s comments. “Powell’s seeming unwillingness to dismiss some of the more-hawkish scenarios for the path of policy this year, leaving all options
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Polygon (MATIC) emerged as one of the best performers among high-ranking cryptocurrencies on Jan. 26 as the price rose nearly 17% to reach an intraday high at $1.825. The gains surfaced amid a synchronous rebound across the crypto market that started on Jan. 24. In detail, investors and traders poured in over $250 billion across digital
Passengers have been canceling cruise ship reservations due to fear about the omicron variant of COVID-19, hurting the revenue recovery for ports with sizable cruise operations. But Fitch Ratings says this disruption is likely only temporary and isn’t expected to affect ratings on those ports or for cruise lines. “This is certainly putting a damper
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday condemned the 2021 rush of speculative SPACs for playing a part in the stock market’s recent weakness. On “Squawk Box,” Cramer issued a challenge to any SPAC-enthusiast who might want to face-off with him. “There’s no more ‘Jimmy Chill’ when it comes to SPACs,” he said. “You come on our
In this article T MAT BA GLW KMB DKNG Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Boeing (BA) – Boeing reported a loss of $7.69 per share for the fourth quarter, as it took $4.4 billion in charges relating to a variety of issues, including delivery delays for the 787 widebody jet. Analysts
One of the most pressing real estate (and social) issues today is the shortage of affordable housing. “Due to housing production lagging demand over many years, housing affordability is a growing challenge for moderate and lower income households throughout the U.S.,” observes Christopher Ptomey, Executive Director of the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing. Fortunately, one
Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Alex Edelman/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday signaled a broad crackdown on hidden and excessive fees charged by banks, mortgage lenders and other financial entities. The federal agency, created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, is seeking consumers’ input
NFL Star Odell Beckham Jr’s (OBJ) decision to take his $750,000 salary in Bitcoin appears to have cost him dearly due to the market crash after he signed the deal. Owing to the vagaries of cryptocurrency tax laws and current prices, OBJ is estimated by some to have made 61% less than if he’d taken
Municipals faced more cuts to triple-A benchmark yields with the five-year hitting 1%, a level not seen on Refinitiv MMD’s curve since May 2020 and the 10-year at 1.34%, a high not seen since April 2020 when the market was in recovery from the initial COVID-induced selloff. U.S. Treasuries were slightly weaker while equities ended
The broad nature of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s request for information on environmental, social, and governance practices in the municipal securities market is worrying some industry advocacy groups. Representatives from the National Association of Municipal Advisors, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and the National Association of Bond Lawyers discussed the issue Monday
“When the mafia kidnapped me, I had the choice to pay the ransom in either fiat money or Bitcoin. I did not hesitate before choosing the latter. Had I picked the first option, the criminals would have held me in a dark, damp cell for days in the Pacific Islands until the funds went through
Jim Cramer Scott Mlyn | CNBC It’s been a bloody few weeks for once high-flying tech stocks and CNBC’s Jim Cramer believes there is still a bit more carnage to go for some parts of the market. “Tomorrow you got to do some selling…if you own stocks that are selling at a multiple to sales…those
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 21, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Should you be worried? On Monday at one point, the S&P 500 was down 10% from its recent highs. However, investors who are panicking should bear in mind long-term trends. What’s
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: 3M (MMM) – 3M rose 1.9% in the premarket after reporting quarterly earnings of $2.31 per share, 30 cents a share above estimates. Revenue also topped estimates, and 3M said its business improved during December as supply chain issues, omicron and other concerns
Mastercard reports in spite of hurdles from supply chain disruptions and a Covid-19 resurgence, retail sales were up 8.5% between November 1 and December 24, vis-à-vis the year before. But once holiday season concluded, another kind of work commenced. A robust holiday shopping season resulted in retailers being inundated with returns and exchanges. In the
Demand for office space is likely to rebound from depressed Covid pandemic levels long before retail properties, property billionaire Sam Zell told CNBC on Tuesday. “Everything between the top mall and the corner grocery anchor mall … [there’s] a serious question as to its viability,” Zell said in a “Squawk Box” interview. “I think retail
press release PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Jan. 25 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list ADENE (ADEN) on January 27, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the ADEN/USDT trading pair will be officially available for trading at 18:00 (UTC+8) on January 27, 2022. The gambling industry has become
Selling pressure on the short end continued on Monday and triple-A benchmark yields were cut by as much as five basis points there while U.S. Treasuries pared back earlier gains and equities rebounded from a large selloff earlier in the day. Ratios rose with the day’s moves with the municipal to UST five-year at 64%,
The ongoing drama between two projects built on the Cardano (ADA) blockchain escalated across multiple social media platforms Monday, much to the dismay of the ADA community. The issues began in April when accelerator program CardStarter announced it would launch its own decentralized exchange or DEX. Shortly thereafter, its founders incentivized investors to provide liquidity for
In his new role as a municipal market specialist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Timothy Little said he’s focused on gathering market intelligence from as broad a range of municipal market participants as possible and is keeping a particular eye on ESG bonds. Little gave an overview Monday at the Government Finance