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Affluent, urban communities enjoy a natural edge when it comes to competing with their less-resourced rural peers for the new infrastructure funds.

An MSRB analysis finds that trading volumes have fallen dramatically since the Great Recession, led by a drop in short-term paper, while trading surged at certain times of uncertainty and market dislocation.

During his confirmation hearing, Jefferson’s experience and commitment to follow the Fed’s limited mandates had earned Republican plaudits, while Democrats have praised his research on poverty and the diversity he’ll add to the board.

Outflows continue with the Investment Company Institute reporting $6.167 billion pulled from muni bond mutual funds in the week ending May 4, up from $5.371 billion of outflows in the previous week. 

Logan, 49, currently oversees implementation of the Fed’s monetary policy as manager of the Fed’s $9 trillion securities portfolio and executive vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where she has led Market Operations, Monitoring and Analysis since 2012.

The Michigan State University economist endured a grueling political fight over her nomination and secured a party-line vote in her favor on Tuesday night. 

Referring to the $105 billion California high-speed rail plan, transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the administration continues “to want that project, as we want any project, to succeed.”

Inflation is "absolutely a problem," Yellen told a Senate panel, adding that the hot labor market illustrates the success of aid packages like the American Rescue Plan.

Senate Democrats plan to hold votes to confirm Lisa Cook’s nomination to be a Federal Reserve governor on Tuesday, they announced Monday night.

The Federal Reserve warned of deteriorating liquidity conditions across key financial markets amid rising risks from the war in Ukraine, monetary tightening and high inflation in a semi-annual report published Monday.