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Liquidity
March 20 2025
Monetary Policy .
Article

3 minute read

A wary Fed
March 20 2025

'Uncertainty' dominated the FOMC meeting this week.

March 18 2025
Markets/Economy .
Video

7 minute watch

Fed Outlook for 2025
March 18 2025

Sue Hill breaks down Fed decision-making in 2025 and the impact on local government investment pools.

March 3 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

4 minute read

We SECond this change
March 3 2025

Market intervention should subside under the new SEC leadership.

January 31 2025
Liquidity .
Article

3 minute read

Don't be distracted by the Fed drama
February 3 2025

For liquidity investors, the Fed decision to pause cuts matters more than Powell and Trump locking horns.

February 5 2025
2025 Outlook .
Article

2 minute read

A gorgeous vista for cash managers
January 2 2025

Three things to watch in 2025.

December 2 2024
Liquidity .
Article

3 minute read

Record high
December 2 2024

Money market assets have reached a new mark.

November 21 2024
Markets/Economy .
Video

8 minute watch

Entering a new rate environment
November 21 2024

In this video, Paige Wilhelm breaks down the recent decisions by the Fed to cut rates and how it might impact local government investment pools.

November 22 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

3 minute read

Chair Powell was vague, until he wasn't
November 8 2024

Powell rebuffed questions about the Fed's future, and his own, but his nebulous comments give the FOMC latitude.

November 4 2024
Politics .
Article

3 minute read

Fuzzy picture
November 1 2024

Noisy data and election uncertainty might slow Fed easing.

September 30 2024
Liquidity .
Article

4 minute read

Sky high
September 30 2024

Interest rates have fallen, but in the liquidity space, the sky has not.

September 19 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

3 minute read

A rate cut that makes you go hmmmm
September 19 2024

The data did not support the large cut, but the Fed did not want to seem behind the curve.

October 9 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

2 minute read

First Fed cut is a slash
September 18 2024

The Fed’s half-point rate cut shows it still thinks the economy can avoid a recession.

August 29 2024
Liquidity .
Article

4 minute read

Here we go again
August 30 2024

Markets are yet again pricing in too many Fed cuts.

July 31 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

4 minute read

The Fed's balancing act
August 1 2024

The FOMC is back to considering both the labor market and inflation equally as it weighs cuts.

July 1 2024
Liquidity .
Article

4 minute read

Much to celebrate, much to discuss
July 1 2024

A gathering of professionals acknowledged five decades of money funds and sifted through issues in their future.

July 16 2024
Liquidity .
Article

5 minute read

Filling the pool again
June 3 2024

With the Fed on hold and tax collection over, assets resume flowing into liquidity products. 

May 15 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

3 minute read

Why the Treasury wants its bonds back
May 16 2024

The U.S. Treasury’s plan to buy back some of its securities should have many benefits.

May 1 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

4 minute read

Extra innings
May 2 2024

The Fed's game plan hasn't changed, but defeating inflation will take longer than it expected. 

April 1 2024
Liquidity .
Article

3 minute read

Investing in the now
April 1 2024

The Fed is not feeling pressure to cut rates.

August 3 2023
Liquidity .
Article

4 minute read

New rules, same role
August 1 2023

The new regulations for money funds don't change their value proposition.   

July 21 2023
Markets/Economy .
Article

3 minute read

Don't forget Mac and Mae
July 17 2023

MBS issued by U.S. housing agencies could have advantages for investors if the economy slows.