GOP fury over ESG triggers backlash with US pensions at risk
ESG is still a relatively new investing form, and the acronym itself has only existed for less than two decades. But over the past five years, it has outperformed.
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Wall Street wonders if forsaken 20-year Treasury bond is doomed
The Treasury Department over the past year has deeply cut the size of its 20-year auctions. Yet last week, a $15 billion sale of new bonds — the smallest yet — still drew weak demand.
The Covid-19 financial crisis that wasn’t
Fiscal, monetary, and other authorities across the world acted swiftly amidst extreme uncertainty. They used tools employed during the 2008 financial crisis.
The IRS has problems that $80 billion won’t solve
A reasonable person can be forgiven for asking whether an agency with a $13.7 billion budget really doesn't have enough to front some cash.
Powell smartly swears off guidance but then doles some out
Naturally, some investors think that incoming data on a softening economy could scare the Fed away from further tightening. That’s misguided though.
Treasury market’s main battleground has shifted into next year
The main battleground has shifted to how long the overnight benchmark might remain at its peak level and how much, if at all, it will decline next year.
The US economy is headed for a hard landing
(Bloomberg Opinion) — If you’re still holding out hope that the Federal Reserve will be able to engineer a soft landing in the US economy, abandon it. A recession is inevitable within the next 12 to 18 months. In their latest set of projections, Fed officials laid out a benign scenario, in which the economy keeps […]
Buyout loans sell at a discount as recession fears mount
Inflation and fears of potential recessions that are playing havoc with stocks, bonds, currencies and crypto are hurting loans too. This is a problem for banks that underwrite loans and sell them to investment funds.
Federal Reserve must do more than raise rates by 75 points
The evidence of the Fed’s loss of control has multiplied uncomfortably in recent weeks. For its sake and that of both the domestic and global economy, the central bank desperately needs to regain control of the inflation narrative.
The Fed risks future pain if it fails to curb inflation today
A consensus has formed that the Federal Reserve waited too long to start tightening money. Fed watchers are still disagreeing about another question: Is the central bank tightening too much and too fast now?
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