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Economists remain guarded about the island's economic future.
August 8 -
Eric Merlis, managing director and co-head of global markets at Citizens Bank, talks with Chip Barnett about the economy and financial markets and what the Federal Reserve might do. He also discusses possible near- and long-term economic scenarios. (15 minutes)
July 25 -
Municipal bond mutual fund outflows continued as Refinitiv Lipper reported investors pulled $136.174 million from the funds for the week ending Wednesday following $855.719 million of outflows the week prior.
July 13 -
The May economic activity index showed an increase.
July 11 -
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity said the state unemployment rate in May was steady at 2.6% for the fifth straight month, the lowest among the 10 largest states in the nation.
June 16 -
While "munis are set up for better performance, perhaps modest single-digit returns, the near-term outlook for fund flows will make for a challenging read," Oppenheimer's Jeff Lipton said.
June 13 -
Ellis Phifer, managing director and senior strategist in the fixed income research department at Raymond James, talks with Chip Barnett about the state of the bond markets. (Taped Feb. 16; 15 minutes)
March 7 -
The economy was boosted by COVID and hurricane relief money, one economist says.
February 16 -
Rising interest rates, market volatility and the loss of business and revenue top the public finance industry's concerns for 2023.
January 24 -
Significantly fewer households expected to be in worse shape in the coming year than was the case last summer, according to a December survey. The results are a positive sign for banks at the start of earnings season.
January 9