Topline Despite mortgage rates falling for the first time since mid-August, experts are warning the higher borrowing costs that have tanked the housing market this year could stick around for at least another year—and perhaps even longer, depending on how the Federal Reserve’s battle against inflation pans out in the coming months. Key Facts The
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A school district in the Portland, Oregon, suburbs was downgraded two notches by Moody’s Investors Service. The issuer and general obligation unlimited tax bond ratings of the Sherwood School District, formally Washington, Clackamas and Yamhill Counties School District 88J, were cut to A3 from A1, with a negative outlook assigned. The downgrade affects $302.5 million
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Chief Economist Dr. Lindsey Piegza will look at the current state of the economy amid the ongoing pandemic and what it means going forward for overall growth, interest rates and monetary policy. She will cover macro-economic trends in consumer spending and investment, in addition to new monetary and fiscal policy initiatives and the potential economic
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The fate of a planned 16-million-square-foot Georgia factory for electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian is in question after a judge denied validation of $15 billion in PILOT bonds planned to back its construction. The Georgia Economic Development Commission, along with the Joint Development Authority for Jasper, Morgan, Newton, and Walton counties and Rivian, negotiated an agreement
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Saudi Arabia and Russia have led the Opec+ cartel in a deal to make deep oil production cuts to raise prices, risking a backlash from the US and European countries already battling surging energy inflation. The Opec+ group will cut 2mn barrels a day, equivalent to 2 per cent of global supply, it said, following
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Municipal yields fell Tuesday by as much as 10 basis points out long while U.S. Treasuries were little changed and equities rallied. Triple-A yields fell four to 10 basis points across the curve amid robust secondary trading with high-grade names showing clear moves to lower yields. New York City priced $1.35 billion of exempt and
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