Nephila, one of the world’s largest and longest-standing insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers, has made changes at the leadership level, with Jessica Laird promoted to become CEO of…
With Jackson Hole this week, we are seeing a lot of news regarding the FED. Most FED officials highlighted inflation risks as outweighing concerns over the labor…
There are two potential definitions of “reserve currency.” The first is quantitative and weak: do other countries hold official foreign exchange reserves in that currency? The second…
Long-term U.S treasury rates increased this week. The 30-year treasury had an increase of 0.04%. The 10-year treasury rate saw an increase of 0.04% and is 4.27%.…
The catastrophe bond market has shown increasing confidence in assuming wildfire risk even after the major disaster that struck the Los Angeles region of California at the…
Chicago Transit’s fiscal issues didn’t emerge in a single year and should serve as a warning for many other transit systems throughout the United States. In 2026,…
Since I am allegedly writing about the intersection of the bond market and economics, I need to periodically check in with what is happening in the bond…
Long-term U.S. treasury rates increased again this week. The 30-year treasury had an increase of 0.07%. The 10-year treasury rate saw an increase of 0.06% and is…