“It is totally counter-intuitive that a Republican district would be thinking about eliminating a tool that finances the very infrastructure and economic development and affordable housing in their district,” said Toby Rittner, president and CEO of the Council of Development Finance Agencies. ”But this is a math game. The president wants certain things, and they have
European leaders rallied around Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his spectacular Oval Office bust-up with Donald Trump, but the rift between Kyiv and Washington leaves Europe with agonising choices about how to prop up Ukraine. Friday’s confrontation, where the US president accused the Ukrainian leader of “gambling” with a third world war, caused consternation in European capitals
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21870451/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were quiet Friday ahead of an $11 billion new-issue calendar as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended up. The bond market’s attention has shifted from inflation and tariffs to economic growth issues, said BofA Global Research’s Yingchen Li and Ian Rogow. “Weak January retail sales and a
Donald Trump has accused Volodymyr Zelenskyy of “gambling with world war three” as the US president cut short the Ukrainian leader’s long-sought meeting in the White House and told him to return “when he is ready for Peace”. In a joint appearance in the Oval Office on Friday, the two leaders clashed even before the
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21869078/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Issuance in February remained strong despite only ticking up slightly year-over-year. February’s volume was at $33.725 billion in 622 issues, up only 1.6% from $33.191 billion in 614 issues in 2024, according to LSEG data. While issuance in February is essentially flat, supply remains strong in 2025, said David
In this article SOL.CM= DOGE.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A visual representation of dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission issued long sought after guidance Thursday evening saying it does not deem most meme coins securities under U.S. federal law. Meme coins “typically have limited or
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images There’s a new ETF in town. SPDR SSGA Apollo IG Public & Private Credit ETF (PRIV) will trade Thursday at the NYSE. This fund intends to invest at least 80% of its net assets in investment grade debt securities, including a combination of public credit and private credit. What’s
“For Sale” and “Sale Pending” signs in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The National Association of Realtors is scheduled to release existing homes sales figures on June 21. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images High mortgage rates and elevated home prices combined to crush home sales
The Bybit exploiter managed to launder over 50% of the stolen funds within a week since it exploited the exchange, despite onchain analysts pursuing the identity of the exploiters. Centralized crypto exchange Bybit was hacked for over $1.4 billion worth of crypto on Feb. 21, marking the largest hack in crypto history The Bybit exploiter
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has specialised in heaping scorn on America’s traditional allies since arriving in the White House, but on Thursday he adopted a strikingly new approach: lavishing praise on a “fantastic” Britain and
Dave Sanchez has been head of the SEC Office of Municipal Securities since 2022. While Dave Sanchez, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Municipal Securities has repeatedly expressed concern regarding joint powers authorities, there is no certainty of following enforcement action although that risk always can be heightened in situations where bond
Donald Trump said he is working on a trade deal with the UK and suggested that Britain could escape tariffs if the countries secure one, but the allies failed to agree on US security guarantees for Ukraine. During a warm joint press conference at the White House on Thursday, the US president said his UK
“When you go up on the Hill, the M.O. is, ‘No, we’re not, we’re not going to touch bonds,'” said Brian Egan, chief policy officer for the National Association of Bond Lawyers. ”We heard that consistently throughout 2017 until we actually saw the bill. It’s easy to say programs are safe when you haven’t really sat
In this article PLTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Investors continued to dump Palantir shares on Thursday, escalating concerns that the latest hot pick among retail traders could be fizzling out. Shares of the mysterious technology and defense stock retreated more than 5% on Thursday, regaining some
Solana (SOL) price is down nearly 9% on the day and is close to trading below $130 for the first time since Sept. 18, 2024. Two key indicators on SOL’s daily chart are on track to complete a bearish crossover, and if this happens, new lows under $100 could be in the cards. The 50-day
Litecoin (LTC) demonstrated a V-shaped recovery of 20% after dropping to $106 on Feb. 25. After a brief decline below the 50-day and 100-day exponential moving averages (EMAs), the altcoin has regained a bullish position and is currently outperforming a majority of assets within the crypto market. Litecoin 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Litecoin has “one
XRP (XRP) price declined by 16.8% between Feb. 23 and Feb. 26, leading to $79 million in leveraged long futures liquidations. Notably, the correction occurred despite a largely positive regulatory outlook and increasing odds of approval for a spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. At the same time, open interest in XRP
Litecoin (LTC) has outperformed the broader crypto market vastly in the last 24 hours, rising over 9% to reach $127.85 on Feb. 27. LTC/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView In contrast, the crypto market’s combined valuation has dropped by 3% amid a sour risk-on mood led by underwhelming Nvidia earnings and US President Donald Trump’s
Stablecoins issued by traditional financial institutions may face challenges in gaining significant market adoption, according to Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise. “TradFi stablecoins will find it harder than they think to win market share,” Hougan said in an X post on Feb. 26. Hougan referred to the newly announced stablecoin plans by Bank
Ripple Labs has signed a strategic partnership with BDACS, a South Korean digital asset custody provider, to support institutional custody for XRP and Ripple USD. The partnership, announced on Feb. 26, will enable BDACS to integrate Ripple Custody, the company’s institutional crypto and digital asset custody solution, to safeguard XRP (XRP), Ripple USD (RLUSD) and
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