Municipals were mixed to close out a quiet summer Friday session ahead of a larger new-issue calendar that sees several billion-dollar deals. Triple-A benchmark yields once again largely ignored a selloff in U.S. Treasuries after a robust jobs report indicated the Federal Reserve will likely hike interest rates another 75 basis points at its next
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Homeowner equity jumped a record 35% in the United States hitting $9.9 trillion in 2021. According to Black Knight, homeowner equity averaged $185,000 at the end of 2021. As housing prices vaulted, millions of Americans sought out home equity loans, by a process that involves taking out a loan—often at a lower interest rate than
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Boris Johnson will be able to earn millions of pounds from his brief but turbulent tenure as British prime minister but will need to look overseas for his biggest paydays, according to talent industry executives. Senior figures in publishing and the after-dinner speaking circuit said Johnson will command a seven-figure advance for any Downing Street
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Virginia’s Fairfax County continues to be a prominent public institutional investor in the cryptocurrency space and is set to diversify its portfolio with a move into yield farming. As previously reported, global asset managers VanEck announced that the Fairfax employees’ and police retirement systems will invest $35 million into the firm’s crypto lending fund. It’s
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A Kenyan agency charged with tracing and freezing proceeds of crime said it recently obtained an order giving it the authority to freeze bank accounts belonging to Nigerian fintech Flutterwave. The agency alleges that Flutterwave is not providing merchant services as per claims, but is instead involved in money laundering activities. Deliberate Attempt to Obscure
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Does your health insurance come with deductibles in the four figures? If so, you’re probably eligible to establish a Health Savings Account (HSA). Used in combination with a High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), funds deposited in an HSA can go towards paying medical bills until the plan’s deductible is met and your healthcare coverage goes into effect. HSAs
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The shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has sparked condemnation from political leaders across the world. Abe, 67, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister who stood down in 2020, died after being shot twice in Nara, a city close to Kyoto. Jens Stoltenberg, secretary-general of Nato, the western military alliance, said he was “deeply saddened
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