North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner said his appointments to the state’s Investment Advisory Committee would improve the pension system’s growth. The North Carolina Local Government Commission approved several bond deals at its meeting Tuesday. Approved were $252 million, $90 million and $45 million of bonds for Mecklenburg County, a $200 million bond for the
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China’s currency has weakened to a 16-month low as the potential of sharp tariff increases from the incoming Trump administration fuels selling pressure on the renminbi. The onshore renminbi weakened 0.1 per cent to Rmb7.34 against the dollar on Wednesday, its weakest since September 2023, in spite of the People’s Bank of China maintaining a
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21069905/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were mixed Tuesday but outperformed the U.S. Treasury market while equities closed the session in the red. Triple-A yield curves barely moved compared to the losses in USTs, which saw yields rise over the entire curve and up to eight basis points 10-years and out, pushing ratios lower.
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JP Morgan is the latest major bank to quit the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. Its membership in the group led Texas to put it under review for compliance with a 2021 state law that prohibits governmental contracts with companies that “boycott” the fossil fuel industry. Bloomberg News JP Morgan announced Tuesday it is leaving the Net-Zero
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21055199/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were little changed Monday as U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly out long and equities ended mixed. With the steady tone Monday, muni to UST ratios fell slightly. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Monday was at 65%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 66% and the 30-year
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&lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21026447/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&gt; Municipals were firmer Friday ahead of the first full week of the New Year and ahead of a $5 billion-plus new-issue calendar while U.S. Treasuries saw modest losses and equities made gains. Triple-A yields fell up to seven basis points on the one-year, depending on the scale, while UST
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