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Exciting News: Public Trust Advisors, LLC and the PMA Companies Have Combined to Create an Integrated Financial Services Firm
Public Trust Advisors, LLC and the PMA Companies have combined to create an integrated financial services firm serving over 12,000 local governments and other public entities across 26 states.
In Balance, For Now
As inflation remains above its 2% target and the labor market holds solid, the Federal Reserve has kept policy rates steady after reducing rates by a full percentage point in 2024.
Tariffs, Inflation, and Uncertainty Ahead?
U.S. trade policy returned to the spotlight in February as President Trump advanced his tariff agenda under the “America First” platform…
Monetary Policy: On Track or Shifts Ahead?
Increased uncertainty around the new Trump administration’s trade and fiscal policies and a lack of progress…
All’s Well That Ends Well
When the Federal Reserve began lowering interest rates in September, the market was anticipating a steady cadence of rate cuts well into 2025…
Markets Digest Election Results
Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election and will return to the White House with a Republican majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives…
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