by DRL Group | Jul 25, 2025 | Market Insights
Columbia reached a landmark deal with the Trump administration to restore federal funding for research, easing a crisis that has rattled the school’s faculty and undermined its leadership. The college will pay $200 million in penalties over three years to...
by DRL Group | Jul 17, 2025 | Market Insights
As investors brace for mounting financial strains on hospitals and healthcare systems amid estimates that legislation could push millions of Americans off their health insurance. We have been sounding the alarm bells for this structure for over five months, due to the...
by DRL Group | Jul 10, 2025 | Market Insights
The tragedy that hit our state last week ranks as one of the deadliest and costliest flash floods in US history. From 1980 through last year, flooding has killed hundreds of people nationwide and inflicted at least $203 billion in losses, according to data from the...
by DRL Group | Jul 3, 2025 | Market Insights
As we have mentioned in previous notes, we do not expect a rate cut this month by the FED. Beyond eliminating bets or a FED cut this month, traders are also wavering on the prospect of a reduction in September. In the weeks leading up to the payroll data, which was...
by DRL Group | Jun 27, 2025 | Market Insights
As we have reported, MUNI sales are up ~21% this year compared to last year’s volume. State and local governments have sold $153 billion in new debt in the second quarter, already the largest ever, with just four trading days remaining in the period. The...
by DRL Group | Jun 20, 2025 | Market Insights
Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged on 6/18/25 and continued to pencil in two rate cuts for 2025, citing high uncertainty over the economic outlook that has since diminished. Speaking to reporters following the decision, Chair Jerome Powell...