Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard spoke with the Biden-Harris Federal Reserve transition team in January and with the president’s Council of Economic Advisers in May, her calendar shows. The meeting with the Fed transition team occurred Jan. 8 and included Gary Gensler, who is now Securities and Exchange Commission chairman. Brainard’s diaries were provided to
Jay Powell has sent his strongest signal yet that the Federal Reserve could start dialling back its massive pandemic-era stimulus programme this year, declaring “clear progress” in the recovery of the US labour market. In a closely watched virtual speech at the Jackson Hole gathering of central bankers on Friday, Powell said the US central
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Leasing to private operators would leave the large majority of the 31 airports owned by city, county, and state governments with significant net proceeds after paying off outstanding airport bonds, allowing their governmental owners to pay down other debt or, in some cases, even eliminate unfunded pension liabilities. That was the conclusion of a study
Investors watch an electric screen displaying stock price figures at a stock exchange hall on February 18, 2021 in Shanghai, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Beijing is eyeing new rules that would restrict domestic internet companies to go public in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Chinese regulators
In this article HPQ GPS PTON HIBB BIG AAPL Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Big Lots (BIG) – The discount retailer’s shares tumbled 9.5% in premarket trading after it missed top and bottom-line estimates for its latest quarter. Big Lots earned $1.09 per share, 3 cents shy of analyst forecasts, and
Cardano (ADA) appears to be heading towards a new record high as its downside move takes the shape of a bull flag. In detail, the ADA/USD exchange rate plunged 16.91% to $2.47. But the pair’s decline came after a strong move higher, wherein it surged over 120% month-to-date to reach an all-time high of $2.97 on
CEO and Co-Founder of Green Generation, which engineers and implements comprehensive integrated energy efficiency solutions. After a year’s postponement, anticipation over the outcomes of the 26th annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November is palpable among businesses and investors across all industries — and for good reason. Just as evidence continues to mount of the
Investor Peter Boockvar is sounding the alarm on a housing price bubble brought on by the Federal Reserve’s Covid pandemic policies. He warns first-time homebuyers are most vulnerable to dramatic losses. “I feel bad for the people who bought homes over the past year because they’re the ones that paid the very elevated prices,” the chief
Bears pressed harder on the market on Aug. 26 after Bitcoin (BTC) continued its pullback to an intra-day low at $46,250 and altcoins nursed near double-digit losses. While most of the market is seeing red, a few altcoins managed to notch notable gains due to exchange listings and new staking opportunities. Top seven coins with
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including influential projects, changes in the regulatory landscape, and enterprise blockchain integrations. After enforcing global KYC requirements for all users, Binance’s dominance in CeFi has slipped from about two-thirds to just over one half, according
Weakness moved out the yield curve Thursday as secondary bid-wanteds were still elevated while U.S. Treasuries pared earlier losses and equities sold off in the afternoon as news out of Afghanistan grew worse. For the 25th straight week, Refinitiv Lipper reported inflows into municipal bond funds. Investors put $1.9 billion of cash into the mutual
The US has warned American citizens to avoid Kabul airport because of security threats, just hours after secretary of state Antony Blinken urged the Taliban to ensure “safe passage” for people seeking to flee Afghanistan. The deteriorating security situation at the airport has been a mounting concern for US and western officials trying to evacuate
As California lawmakers head into the fall to wrangle over budget trailer bills and begin to contemplate next year’s budget, they will do so with a robust piggy bank. California revenues continued to beat expectations, coming in $1.5 billion above the 2021-22 Budget Act forecast of $8.4 billion for July, according to the California Department
Investors are pouring money into beaten down China ETFs despite high regulatory risk.
The 16th Electron launch in November 2020, when the company recovered the rocket after splashdown for the first time. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab begin trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, becoming the latest space company to close a SPAC merger and go public — and adding substantially to its cash pile in the process. “We’re
Salesforce signage outside office building in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Salesforce — Salesforce shares rose 3% in extended trading on Wednesday after the enterprise software maker reported fiscal second-quarter earnings and forward guidance that exceeded analysts’ estimates. Revenue increased 23% year over year in the
Eugene is the Founder of The Litvak Team @ Compass — one of the top producing and largest teams at Compass. Financial planning is crucial to every real estate entrepreneur’s success. It sets your finances on firm footing, which empowers you to make bold moves to grow your business and investments. While everyone’s circumstances are different,
The setting sun reflects off One World Trade Center and the skyline of lower Manhattan in New York City as the moon rises on March 7, 2020 as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Getty Images New York City now holds the top slot as the most expensive apartment rental market in
Altcoins and DeFi tokens have been on a tear for the last two weeks and as the end of August approaches many projects are seeing their tokens reach for new all-time highs. Data shows that a majority of the top-10 DeFi tokens gained more than 20% in the past 30-days, with projects like Bancor (BNT)
Municipals faced some pressure and benchmark yield curves were cut by one to two basis points Wednesday. Municipals largely have shrugged off a weaker U.S. Treasury market and outperformed while mutual funds saw another $2 billion-plus week of inflows. The 10- and 30-year UST have risen nine basis points since Monday, while munis have only
Delta Air Lines said it would start charging unvaccinated employees enrolled in its healthcare plan an additional $200 a month, becoming the latest US company to cajole workers into having the Covid-19 jab. The first fully-fledged approval of a vaccine this week by the US Food and Drug Administration, which gave a green light to
Members of the Puerto Rico Oversight Board met Puerto Rico’s government leaders on Tuesday to discuss the board’s proposed Plan of Adjustment, including dealing with unresolved pension payment disagreements between the parties. Some board members have sought a “grand bargain” with the local government to gain its support for the plan, which they hope would
In today’s episode of let’s talk stocks, we are going to take a look at the descending triangle pattern, which is a continuation pattern. I’m going to show you what this pattern looks like, the previous trend, volume, projections, entry points, and a few final tips for trading this pattern. #descendingtriangle #chartpattern #technicalanalysis #stockpattern #trianglepattern
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American flags in front of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. headquarters in New York, on Friday, March 5, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs said that only vaccinated people can enter its buildings starting next month. The leading global investment bank said that the new policy starts Sept. 7 and applies to
In this article URBN SAVA EXPR JNJ DKS SCVL Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) – The sporting goods retailer’s shares jumped 4.9% in the premarket, as its quarterly earnings beat estimates. The company also announced a $5.50 per share special dividend and a 21% increase in its
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to approve a Bitcoin (BTC) futures exchange-traded product (ETF) by the end of October, according to Bloomberg ETF experts. Bloomberg ETF analysts, Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart, issued an investor note on Tuesday suggesting that last week’s abrupt withdrawals of Ether (ETH) futures ETF proposals by
Founder and CEO of American Landmark Apartments, one of the fastest-growing multifamily owner-operators in the United States. Not long ago, apartments provided a sanctuary for renters longing to relax and unwind after work. Comfort, quiet and an appealing mix of social recreational amenities were top of mind for tenants in modern rental communities. But the Covid-19
People wait to visit a house for sale in Floral Park, Nassau County, New York. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images After rising for three weeks, mortgage rates came back down a bit last week, but it didn’t seem to have much effect on mortgage demand. Total application volume rose 1.6% last