Finance News
Money-Market Fund Assets Rise to New All-Time High
Retail investors have been piling into money funds since the Federal Reserve began one of the most-aggressive tightening cycles in decades in 2022.
By NB
Jan 7, 2024
Bond Traders Are Resolute on 2024 Fed Cuts as Data Whips Yields
The rebound in Treasury yields to start the year comes after bonds rallied sharply in the last two months of 2023 on signals that the Fed is pivoting toward more dovish monetary policy.
By NB
Jan 7, 2024
Private Equity Funds Are Borrowing Against Themselves, With the Help of Insurers
Several insurers are ramping up their participation in net asset value financing, an increasingly popular form of borrowing for private equity funds that need liquidity amid a tough market for cashing out holdings.
By NB
Jan 7, 2024
America Spreads the Wealth — and Redistributes It, Too
Neither the left nor the right may want to believe it, but the US tax system does a pretty good job of taking from the haves and giving to the have-nots.
By NB
Jan 7, 2024