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Georgina Walleshauser
Dec 20, 20242 min read
Final Fed Rate Cut and Basis Points Market Update for 2024
As widely anticipated, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 bps on Wednesday, lowering the Fed Funds target range to 4.25 – 4.50%.
Georgina Walleshauser
Nov 18, 20242 min read
Basis Points: Reinvest Market Update
The Fed decreased interest rates by 25 basis points at this month’s FOMC meeting. Despite this reduction to short-term rates, longer term...
Georgina Walleshauser
Sep 25, 20243 min read
Basis Points: Reinvestment of Bond Proceeds Considerations Following Fed Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 bps at this month’s FOMC meeting. Many of our clients have asked us about the market...
Georgina Walleshauser
Aug 9, 20242 min read
Basis Points: Reinvest Market Update
Markets reacted strongly in the past week following the July non-farm payroll report coming out lower than expected, along with...
Georgina Walleshauser
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Basis Points: June Market Update
Based on the Federal Reserve sentiments and economic data from mid-June, the market is still expecting to see at least one Fed Fund rate cut
Georgina Walleshauser
Apr 26, 20242 min read
Basis Points: Positive Arbitrage Persists in the Market, Increasing in Certain Circumstances
CPI data came out higher than anticipated this month, a signal to investors and market participants that the Fed may not be ready to cut...
Georgina Walleshauser
Mar 7, 20242 min read
Basis Points: Market Update for March 7, 2024
Based on the Federal Reserve’s sentiments and economic data, the market is still expecting to see fed fund rate cuts this year – with fed...
Georgina Walleshauser
Feb 7, 20243 min read
Basis Points: The Slope of the Yield Curve and How it Affects Refunding Escrows
While the term “normal yield curve” refers to a positively sloping yield curve, the marketplace has become accustomed to an inverted yield
Georgina Walleshauser
Dec 1, 20231 min read
Basis Points - Reinvest Market Update November 2023
In the past several weeks the market has seen large downward movements in both taxable and tax-exempt interest rates
Georgina Walleshauser
Nov 9, 20233 min read
Benefits of Positive Arbitrage
A significantly inverted treasury yield curve with elevated short-term rates continues to persist in the market.
Blue Rose Marketing
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Reinvest Market Update - Basis Points
The Federal Reserve held interest rates constant at this month’s FOMC meeting, yet we continue to see a significantly inverted treasury...
Georgina Walleshauser
Aug 18, 20232 min read
Basis Points - Market Update August 2023
Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States’ long-term debt from AAA to AA+ on August 1st.
Georgina Walleshauser
Jul 28, 20232 min read
Locking In Short-Term Rates for Reinvestment of Bond Proceeds
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again this week by 0.25%, bringing borrowing costs to their highest levels in over 22 years.
Georgina Walleshauser
Jun 6, 20231 min read
Basis Points- SLGS Window Reopened
President Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 bill this weekend, suspending the debt limit through January 1, 2025.
Georgina Walleshauser
May 5, 20231 min read
Basis Points - Special Announcement SLGS Window Closed This Week
The government is taking the “extraordinary measure” of suspending the selling of State and Local Government Securities (SLGS)...
Georgina Walleshauser
Apr 7, 20231 min read
Basis Points - Reinvest Market Update
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again last month by 0.25% and we continue to see a significantly inverted treasury yield curve.
Blue Rose Marketing
Feb 24, 20233 min read
Basis Points: Benefits of a GIC in the Current Market
At Blue Rose, we’re seeing many issuers are evaluating the trade-off between risk and return associated with Guaranteed Investment Contracts
Georgina Walleshauser
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Basis Points: Special Announcement - SLGS Window to Remain Open
As expected, the U.S. government’s debt limit was reached today.
#SLGS #OMS
Blue Rose Marketing
Jan 5, 20232 min read
Basis Points - A Year in Review for Reinvestment Rates
In 2022, short-term interest rates rose significantly. This was an obvious trend that captured many headlines throughout the year.
Blue Rose Marketing
Nov 7, 20222 min read
Basis Points - Strategizing with Reinvestment for Future Capital Needs
Not surprisingly, the FOMC meeting last week resulted in another 75-basis point rate hike to the Fed Funds rate...
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