Category Archives: Market Structure and Dynamics

According to the April 3 US jobs report, job growth rebounded in March with 178,000 new jobs added and the unemployment rate holding at 4.3%, offering a cautiously optimistic signal for the economy after a...

U.S. Treasury yields were little changed, with the 10‑year hovering around 4.3% as investors weighed economic data against ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Middle East. Resilience in retail sales and an optimistic ADP report on private‑sector...

Life insurers now hold nearly $1 trillion in private debt, placing state insurance commissioners in an increasingly important role to monitor complex investments. The NAIC is ramping up oversight efforts, with Iowa’s insurance commissioner Doug Ommen...

The war in Iran, which is driving investors out of Treasuries and fueling concerns about a renewed bout of inflation, has sent U.S. borrowing costs surging to their highest monthly jump since 2024. Two-year and...

Based on a February 11 release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Wall Street Journal reports the strongest job growth since December 2024 with 130,000 jobs added in January 2026. This report likely complicates the Federal Reserve’s...

According to the Financial Times, long-term unemployment is at its highest since 2021 pandemic rates. The most recent data shows that finding a new job in the U.S. takes an average of more than 11...

In a press release following the Federal Reserve’s January 28th meeting, the Committee reached a decision to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3‑1/2 to 3‑3/4 percent. Reasons cited include continued low job gains,...

According to the Financial Times, private credit investors withdrew $7 billion from large Wall Street funds. Interest in the asset class cooled following the recent bankruptcies of First Brands and Tricolor, though the two companies were...

As student loan debt climbs to a record $1.7 trillion, the U.S. is tightening federal student loan lending. Limits on lending will start in July 2026, capping graduate school borrowing at $100,000 ($200,000 for professional...

According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics economic report released on December 16, the U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 4.6% in November from 4.4% in September – the highest U.S. unemployment rate in over 4 years....

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively “the agencies”) are rescinding the “Interagency Guidance on Leveraged Lending”, dated March 21, 2013, and the “Frequently Asked Questions for Implementing...