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- September 2019 IMET Monthly Newsletter Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in Monthly Newsletters View More
- Fed Officials are Divided over Whether the Economy Needs More Rate Cuts Thursday, August 22, 2019 in Press View More
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Libraries as Community Development Partners, Session at Downstate ICMA
Monday, August 12, 2019 in Goings on for Illinois Agencies
Diana Brawley Sussman, Director of the Carbondale Public Library, presented an out-of-the-box perspective on libraries and community development during a joint conference in Carbondale held by the Downstate City/County Managers Association and the Southwestern Illinois City Managers Association on August 9th.
View More - August 2019 IMET Monthly Newsletter Monday, August 12, 2019 in Monthly Newsletters View More
- July 2019 IMET Monthly Newsletter Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in Monthly Newsletters View More
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Feds Block Tax Breaks for Donating to these Charitable State Funds
Friday, June 14, 2019 in Press
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have issued final rules blocking certain states’ attempts to work around the new $10,000 cap for state and local tax deductions.
View More - June 2019 IMET Monthly Newsletter Friday, June 14, 2019 in Monthly Newsletters View More
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Don't Count on the Fed Cutting Rates When the Economy is this Good
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in Press
"Fade the futures.” That’s market jargon for going against the financial futures market, in this case the contracts on what the federal-funds rate will be in months hence. The market is betting on multiple reductions in the Federal Reserve’s main interest-rate target later this year. The trouble is, the futures market was just as certain late last year that multiple rate increases were ahead.
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Fed's Bullard Says Rate Cut May Be Needed "Soon"
Monday, June 3, 2019 in Press
The Federal Reserve may need to cut interest rates soon to prop up inflation and counter downside economic risks from an escalating trade war, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said.
View More - May 2019 IMET Monthly Newsletter Wednesday, May 8, 2019 in Monthly Newsletters View More
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In this edition of the IMET Participant Spotlight, we feature St. Clair County Treasurer Andy Lopinot, who shares how the county has utilized IMET for several years to keep its investments safe, liquid, and competitive while strengthening its long-term financial strategy.
IMET Participant Spotlight: St. Clair County
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IMET November 2025 - Monthly Newsletter
Read moreThe Fall 2025 Market Overview highlights steady economic growth, moderate inflation, and the Federal Reserve’s gradual shift toward rate cuts following the September adjustment. IMET Performance reflects how these market conditions influenced the Core and Convenience Series during the period.
Market Overview and IMET Performance - Fall 2025
Read moreThis article explains the Federal Reserve’s October 29, 2025, 0.25% rate cut to a 3.75%–4.00% target range—the second cut of the year—signaling a gradual easing path amid policy uncertainty, with balance sheet runoff ending December 1 to support liquidity.
Fed Eases Rates Again — What It Means for Public Funds Investors
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