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February 16-18: Chandler Attends the 2021 CSMFO Virtual Conference & Exhibition
We are excited to attend the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO)’s Virtual Conference & Exhibition. Chandler is pleased to be an exhibitor and a sponsor. Our professionals will be participating as panelists and passing on their knowledge as industry experts. Tuesday, February 16th: Carlos Oblites, Senior Portfolio Strategist is participating as a speaker […]

February 2021 – Bond Market Review
We believe financial market participants are mostly shrugging off current economic data, which have been somewhat soft (including last week’s employment report), in anticipation of a stronger recovery later this year. The recent passage of a $900 billion COVID-19 fiscal relief bill should help cushion the economy over the next few months, and an additional […]

2/5– Weekly Economic Highlights
The labor market remained under pressure in January. U.S. nonfarm payrolls were up just 49,000 in January, versus the Bloomberg consensus forecast of 105,000. December payrolls were revised down by 87,000 to ‑227,000. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the increase in January payrolls was led by an 80,900 net gain in temporary help services and […]