Banks are facing mounting uncertainty as the commercial real estate (CRE) sector continues to struggle. But, tailwinds in our financial names should help safeguard their bottom lines. Club names Wells Fargo (WFC) and Morgan Stanley (MS) have bright spots in their operations that can offset potential weakness from CRE exposure. We’re optimistic about green shoots
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Municipal bonds were weaker Tuesday as U.S. Treasury yields rose out long and equities sold off. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Tuesday was at 69%, the three-year was at 70%, the five-year at 71%, the 10-year at 73% and the 30-year at 90%, according to Refinitiv Municipal Market Data’s 3 p.m., ET, read. ICE Data Services
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Fitch Ratings revised to positive from stable the outlook on $32 million of refunding revenue bonds associated with the construction of Atlanta’s city courthouse as revenue streams continue a post-pandemic recovery. The outlook change applies to $32 million of tax-exempt certificates of participation issued by the Georgia Municipal Authority in 2016 to refund a 2002
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Receive free Amazon.com updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Amazon.com news every morning. The US Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon, alleging the online retailer illegally uses monopoly power to overcharge consumers, hobble competitors and exploit sellers on its marketplace. The landmark lawsuit, filed on Tuesday,
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Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched a Stellar network version of its euro-backed stablecoin, EURC, according to a Sept. 26 announcement. EURC was previously only available on the Ethereum and Avalanche networks. Hello Europe meet our new friend EURC on #Stellar. Same speed, low cost, and reliability of the Stellar network we all know and love
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Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. Transcription:Kyle Glazier (00:03):Welcome to another Bond Buyer podcast. I’m Kyle Glazier, Executive Editor of The Bond Buyer, and I’m joined today by Caitlin Devitt, a Senior Reporter at the Bond Buyer. Caitlin, thank you for jumping on here with me today.  Caitlin
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Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) is moving to improve protections for cryptocurrency investors by introducing new rules. The FSC has formulated the key points of regulating the cryptocurrency market in Taiwan, releasing on Sept. 26 a set of industry guidelines for virtual asset service providers (VASP) operating in the country. In the guidelines, the authority
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New Jersey’s American Dream Mall reported a $245 million loss as costs increases outstripped modest revenue gains in 2022. According to a three-page financial document posted on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA bond disclosure website Monday, the mall, developed with help of large public financing package, reported a loss four times bigger than the
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