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States Pursue Their Own Broker Conduct Rules
Friday, April 19, 2019 in
WASHINGTON—Several states are rolling out stricter standards for investment-broker conduct, bucking industry warnings about an unwieldy patchwork of rules around the country.
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Putting Libor Out of its Misery Easier Said than Done
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 in Press
Weaning off the scandal-plagued Libor benchmark is a gigantic problem for global rates markets, one that increasingly looks too burdensome for a single replacement to handle in the U.S.
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The Fed Won't Be Cutting Rates After All, FOMC Minutes Suggest
Friday, April 12, 2019 in Press
The Federal Open Market Committee is likely to keep its federal-funds rate target steady at 2.25%-2.50% for the rest of the year, minutes of it March 19-20 meeting released Wednesday show.
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Middle Class Shrinking as Incomes Stagnate, Costs Rise, OECD
Thursday, April 11, 2019 in Press
The middle class is shrinking in developed economies as increases in workers’ wages have failed to keep up with the rising cost of housing, education and healthcare, the OECD said on Wednesday.
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IMRF Cuts 2019 Global Growth Outlook to Lowest Since Financial Crisis
Thursday, April 11, 2019 in Press
The International Monetary Fund cut its outlook for global growth to the lowest since the financial crisis amid a bleaker outlook in most major advanced economies and signs that higher tariffs are weighing on trade.
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Rust Belt Turns to Munis to Breathe Life Into Dead Factories
Monday, April 8, 2019 in Press
In the center of Fort Wayne, Indiana, sits an abandoned General Electric complex built more than a century ago, a space that once employed about 40 percent of the city’s workforce but now serves as a constant reminder that the downtown isn’t what it used to be.
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