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Treasury’s pivot toward long-bond buybacks gives duration buyers their first clear green light in months — and the November midterms may add a second leg. Key takeaways Treasury’s decision to at least double 10- to 30-year buybacks is a policy signal, not a technical footnote. It argues for adding duration and positioning for a flatter curve….

Investors seeking a more consistent performance profile from their large-cap growth allocation may benefit from an approach that goes beyond the market-cap-weighted approach offered by many passive funds. Baron Capital’s Baron Risk Optimized Large Cap ETF (BROL) combines the firm’s fundamental stock-picking heritage with a quantitative risk-optimization framework designed to pursue long-term capital appreciation while…

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has paid off a $350 million loan tied to the Westfield Montgomery shopping mall in Bethesda, Md., more than two years after the debt was transferred to special servicing. The 1.2 million-square-foot mall’s loan had been scheduled to mature Aug. 1, Bisnow reported. Morningstar Credit described the payoff as a “rarity in a…

The developers behind a fast-selling Gramercy condo project are making their next play across town.  T&E Development closed on a development site at 538-542 29th Street for $33.5 million. Einav Gelberg and Tomer Erlich’s firm is planning 76 condo units at the site, which sits between 10th and 11th avenues on the border of West…

The number of new-build developments coming to the market is at its lowest level since 2017, limiting stock for first-time buyers. The average mortgage rate currently sits at 4.92%, up from 3.53% four years ago. For buyers, developers and estate agents alike, this translated to demand constraints. Rightmove urged the government to support developers…

Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Four Amid Trump-Announced Ceasefire Progress Ongoing Conflict and Ceasefire Developments Recent Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza CAIRO, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza for a second straight day on Sunday, killing at least four Palestinians, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a breakthrough in efforts to implement…