Your guide to money market funds
Fast reading A money market fund (MMF) is a professionally managed, diversified investment vehicle designed to meet short-term cash-management needs or serve as a lower-risk alternative to the volatility of stocks or longer-term bonds. MMFs consist of highly liquid, high-quality money market instruments with the primary objective of providing current income, consistent with liquidity and […]
Let Powell drive the bus
No one likes backseat drivers, but if they lunge for the steering wheel, you can’t ignore them. That’s the position that US President Donald Trump has repeatedly put Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in when he attacks him for refusing to cut interest rates. Presidents occasionally chirp about Fed policy, but Trump’s tweets go well […]
ECB cuts rates amid trade war fears
market snapshot
Trump’s tariffs and credit spreads: is the pain over?
(This webinar aired on April 10th 2025) Topics The impact of inflation and interest rate changes on investment strategies. Navigating global policy changes. Strategies for managing global short-term and liquidity markets. For more timely insights, explore the latest Institutional POV. Read More Watch now Listen now Read More Watch now Listen now Read More Watch […]
Market mayhem bolsters appeal of liquidity products
Money market funds sometimes get a bad rap – they can be viewed as boring. Across the whole investment universe, investors have a vast array of choices: any number of asset classes that seek to balance risk with reward and offer the potential for higher returns. All money markets aim to do is provide a […]
The seven minutes that shook markets
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Staying steady
The impact of US President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs—and the subsequent changes and recent delay—on the broad financial market has been seismic…but not necessarily for the liquidity space. The tariffs, which have caused massive equity and bond volatility, have not had the same effect on the money markets, which are relatively steady amid the turbulence. […]
The new Magnificent Seven
The growth of money market mutual funds since the US Federal Reserve first hiked rates in 2022 has been something to behold. Not as thrilling as Akira Kurasawa’s film Seven Samurai and John Sturges’ beloved adaptation, The Magnificent Seven, or as trendy as the ‘Mag 7’ tech behemoths. But with total US assets under management […]
Global Liquidity Lens, March 2025
(This webcast aired on March 26th 2025) Topics The impact of inflation and interest rate changes on investment strategies. Navigating global policy changes. Strategies for managing global short-term and liquidity markets. Read More Watch now Listen now Read More Watch now Listen now Read More Watch now Listen now For more information on Federated Hermes’ […]
We SECond this change
Perhaps because the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to impact the public less than other US agencies, its cost-cutting efforts mandated by the Trump administration have largely been overshadowed. But the SEC is in the midst of a sea change beyond the trimming of staff, and we welcome it. Recall its mission is, […]
