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Liquidity
April 16 2025
Markets/Economy .
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1 minute read

Trump versus Powell, again
April 21 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

April 11 2025
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

Wiggle room for the Fed
April 14 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

April 10 2025
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

Staying steady
April 10 2025

The stability of the money markets is shining amid the greater financial turbulence.

April 7 2025
Markets/Economy .
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1 minute read

Haven trade
April 7 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

April 4 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

7 minute read

Labor market remains strong
April 4 2025

Calculated well before the tariff announcement, the US added a robust 228,000 jobs in March. 

March 31 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

1 minute read

A discrepancy in the data
March 31 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

April 3 2025
Liquidity .
Article

4 minute read

The new Magnificent Seven
March 31 2025

Total US money fund assets push past $7 trillion.

March 20 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Tariffs obscure the economic picture for the Fed
March 24 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

March 20 2025
Monetary Policy .
Article

3 minute read

A wary Fed
March 20 2025

'Uncertainty' dominated the FOMC meeting this week.

March 18 2025
Markets/Economy .
Video

7 minute watch

Fed Outlook for 2025
March 18 2025

Sue Hill breaks down Fed decision-making in 2025 and the impact on local government investment pools.

March 13 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Two views of inflation
March 17 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

March 10 2025
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

How tariffs might impact liquidity
March 10 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

February 27 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

The Fed has a lot to digest
March 3 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

March 3 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

4 minute read

We SECond this change
March 3 2025

Market intervention should subside under the new SEC leadership.

February 20 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Of minutes and months
February 24 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

February 18 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Inflation creeps up
February 18 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

February 6 2025
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

An era ends
February 10 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

January 31 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Rising inflation
February 3 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

January 31 2025
Liquidity .
Article

3 minute read

Don't be distracted by the Fed drama
February 3 2025

For liquidity investors, the Fed decision to pause cuts matters more than Powell and Trump locking horns.

January 24 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Must-see TV
January 27 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

January 16 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Inflation a conundrum
January 21 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

January 13 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Blowout jobs report
January 13 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

January 3 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

1 minute read

Slower rate forecast
January 6 2025

Weekly Cash Commentary

February 5 2025
2025 Outlook .
Article

2 minute read

A gorgeous vista for cash managers
January 2 2025

Three things to watch in 2025.

December 13 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Inflation's stickiness a concern
December 16 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

December 6 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

1 minute read

Much ado about Fed Chair Powell
December 9 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

December 2 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Look before you lower
December 2 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

December 2 2024
Liquidity .
Article

3 minute read

Record high
December 2 2024

Money market assets have reached a new mark.

November 22 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Fed meeting decision is a coinflip
November 25 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

November 21 2024
Markets/Economy .
Video

8 minute watch

Entering a new rate environment
November 21 2024

In this video, Paige Wilhelm breaks down the recent decisions by the Fed to cut rates and how it might impact local government investment pools.

November 20 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Liquidity milestone
November 18 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

November 7 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Might the election outcome slow the Fed's easing cycle?
November 11 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

November 22 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

3 minute read

Chair Powell was vague, until he wasn't
November 8 2024

Powell rebuffed questions about the Fed's future, and his own, but his nebulous comments give the FOMC latitude.

November 4 2024
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

Joba and inflation data show economic strength ahead of FOMC meeting
November 4 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

November 4 2024
Politics .
Article

3 minute read

Fuzzy picture
November 1 2024

Noisy data and election uncertainty might slow Fed easing.

October 28 2024
Markets/Economy .
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1 minute read

Data, talk about the economy of little help
October 28 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

October 17 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Will the Fed come to regret its first cut?
October 21 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

October 11 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Fed had hearty debate about the September cut
October 14 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

October 4 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

1 minute read

Unexpectedly robust
October 7 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

September 25 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Fed officials other than Powell take spotlight
September 30 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

September 30 2024
Liquidity .
Article

4 minute read

Sky high
September 30 2024

Interest rates have fallen, but in the liquidity space, the sky has not.

October 10 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

1 minute read

A slight surprise and a touch of dissent
September 23 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

September 19 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

3 minute read

A rate cut that makes you go hmmmm
September 19 2024

The data did not support the large cut, but the Fed did not want to seem behind the curve.

October 9 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

2 minute read

First Fed cut is a slash
September 18 2024

The Fed’s half-point rate cut shows it still thinks the economy can avoid a recession.

September 13 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Shift of focus
September 16 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

September 6 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Not that useful
September 9 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

August 30 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

You can't bully the Fed
September 3 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

August 29 2024
Liquidity .
Article

4 minute read

Here we go again
August 30 2024

Markets are yet again pricing in too many Fed cuts.

August 28 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Fed minutes and Powell keynote address in sync
August 26 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

August 16 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

1 minute read

It's cool
August 19 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

August 9 2024
Markets/Economy .
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1 minute read

Not so fast, or so large
August 12 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

August 2 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Futures markets at a gallop
August 5 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

July 31 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

4 minute read

The Fed's balancing act
August 1 2024

The FOMC is back to considering both the labor market and inflation equally as it weighs cuts.

July 29 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Sounds of silence
July 29 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

July 18 2024
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

Central banks converging?
July 22 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

July 11 2024
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

Fed's double vision
July 15 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

July 8 2024
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

A mixed bag
July 8 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

July 11 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Difficult to tell
July 1 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

July 1 2024
Liquidity .
Article

4 minute read

Much to celebrate, much to discuss
July 1 2024

A gathering of professionals acknowledged five decades of money funds and sifted through issues in their future.

July 8 2024
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

Retail sales weaken; will inflation follow?
June 24 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

July 8 2024
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

Zig Zag
June 17 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

July 11 2024
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

Labor market reports diverge
June 10 2024

Weekkly Cash Commentary

June 3 2024
Markets/Economy .
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1 minute read

Watch out for sneaky inflation moves
June 3 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

July 16 2024
Liquidity .
Article

5 minute read

Filling the pool again
June 3 2024

With the Fed on hold and tax collection over, assets resume flowing into liquidity products. 

May 23 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Did the Fed just mention tightening?
May 28 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

May 20 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

1 minute read

Little bit goes a long way
May 20 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

May 15 2024
Markets/Economy .
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3 minute read

Why the Treasury wants its bonds back
May 16 2024

The U.S. Treasury’s plan to buy back some of its securities should have many benefits.

May 10 2024
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

Toeing the line
May 13 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

May 6 2024
Markets/Economy .
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2 minute read

Softer labor market in April helps Fed
May 6 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary

May 1 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

4 minute read

Extra innings
May 2 2024

The Fed's game plan hasn't changed, but defeating inflation will take longer than it expected. 

April 29 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

2 minute read

Inflation holding steady
April 29 2024

Weekly Cash Commentary