The final half of 2015 is the appropriate time for a rate liftoff, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart, who added that he'd like inflation closer to the Fed's 2% target before raising rates.
As did Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans
If short-term rates are controlled, Lockhart said, the Fed's balance sheet is not a concern.
A combination of a "stronger-than-expected economy, higher Treasury rates, robust supply, and rich valuations resulting in choppy markets" have made the trading environment in H124 "quite difficult," according to Barclays.
Two rating agencies upgraded Los Angeles Unified School District's bond ahead of multi-billion dollar refunding.
The Basel III Endgame proposal to restructure capital holding levels comes under fire.
Friday price talk for the unrated tax-exempt paper was between 11% and 15%.
The board approved that step at its second quarter board meeting held this week.
The Inflation Reduction Act, affordable housing and clean energy were among the topics discussed at Baker Tilly's DevelUP conference in Chicago this week.
