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Portage County financial presenter urges locking in longer maturities amid tariff, geopolitical risks
Summary
At a Portage County meeting, presenter Eileen said tariff uncertainty and geopolitical risks are keeping the Federal Reserve on hold and recommended maintaining discipline in the county portfolio and locking longer-term securities to secure current yields.
Eileen, the presenter, told Portage County officials the Federal Reserve has kept rates on hold largely because of uncertainty over tariffs and geopolitical risks, and she recommended a conservative, duration-aware approach for the county portfolio. "The pause ends in two weeks, for the most part," she said, and added that tariff unknowns and potential oil-price shocks are primary drivers of near-term volatility.
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