Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The top 10 financial advisors for housing deals accounted for $12.595 billion in the first half of 2024. Caine Mitter & Associated ranked No. 1 with $5.1 billion, followed by CSG Advisors with $3.3 billion and CFX Inc. with $1.9 billion. Source:
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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. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faced mounting calls for his impeachment on Wednesday after his failed attempt to impose martial law triggered the country’s worst constitutional crisis in decades. Opposition lawmakers called on him
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20605532/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer amid a busy new-issue calendar, as U.S. Treasury yields were slightly weaker outside of five years and equities were mixed. Muni yields were bumped one to five basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose up to three basis points out long. The two-year
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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. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has signalled he intends to back down from his threat to impose martial law, hours after triggering a political crisis in the east Asian country. Yoon, a hardline former
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Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher WallerBloomberg News At least one Federal Reserve official is leaning toward cutting interest rates at the central bank’s final monetary policy-setting meeting of the year. In a speech delivered Monday afternoon, Fed Gov. Christopher Waller said the Federal Open Market Committee can reduce the federal funds rate by an additional quarter-percentage
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20585986/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer to kick off December, as U.S. Treasuries were weaker and equities were mixed late in the session. Muni yields were bumped one to four basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose up to five basis points on the short end, as of 3
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House Appropriations Chair Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said disaster aid may be included in a short-term government funding bill this year.Al Drago/Bloomberg News Lawmakers will return to Capitol Hill next week to wrap up the 118th Congress with must-pass government funding and national defense authorization bills and fresh disaster funds on tap. The lame-duck session ending
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“Emergency relief funding is not just about repairing infrastructure, it’s about ensuring that transportation remains a critical support system for communities rebuilding after devastating natural disasters,” said Paul P. Skoutelas, APTA President and CEO. ”This funding is critical now more than ever, as climate-driven disasters increase in intensity and frequency. Congress must act swiftly to provide
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Staring at the enormous mound of rubble that used to be her home, Mariam Hosni clutched her daughter’s hand, which gripped a picture of Hizbollah’s venerated former leader Hassan Nasrallah, assassinated by Israel as it escalated its offensive two months ago. The Hosnis’ building in Beirut’s southern suburbs was levelled in the fierce Israeli bombardment
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor incorporates proven components. Courtesy: GE Verona GE Vernova is aiming to deploy small nuclear reactors across the developed world over the next decade, staking out a leadership position in a budding technology that could play a central role in meeting surging electricity demand and reducing carbon dioxide
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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. Rebel forces have swept into Syria’s second city Aleppo after mounting a lightning offensive that poses the biggest threat to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in the simmering years-long civil conflict.  Images circulated on Friday night on
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&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20548015/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Municipals were lightly traded in a post-Thanksgiving holiday-shortened session, but the asset class held onto a firmer tone Friday following an improved U.S. Treasury market, ahead of what’s building up to be a sizable new-issue slate for the first week of the last month of 2024. Demand for paper
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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. UK dealmaking activity accelerated this week with the announcement of four takeover offers worth a total of £5.3bn, underlining the country’s position as Europe’s foremost destination for mergers and acquisitions this year. On Friday, the
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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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Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images As Inauguration Day nears, investors are trying to unravel what booms or busts lay ahead under President-elect Donald Trump. Trump’s campaign promises — from tariffs to mass deportations, tax cuts and deregulation — and his picks to lead federal agencies suggest both risks and rewards for
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“By modernizing this key venue, we will not only attract more events and visitors but also stimulate local businesses and create a vibrant atmosphere in the area,” said D.C.’s Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser. “Our agreement stipulates that at least 40% of contracts will be awarded to certified business enterprises, with an ambitious goal of reaching
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&amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20514185/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;gt; Issuance fell in November year-over-year, marking the first month supply has declined in 2024, as election-related uncertainty and fewer available pricing days kept volume low. Despite this, bond volume in 2024 will break issuance records. November’s volume was at $24.743 billion in 607 issues, down 33% from $36.918 billion
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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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Christine Lagarde has urged Europe’s political leaders to co-operate with Donald Trump over tariffs and buy more products made in the US, warning that an acrimonious trade war risks wiping out global economic growth. The European Central Bank chief said in her first interview since Trump won his second presidential term that the EU needed
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