The municipal bond market enables more than 50,000 state and local governments, agencies, and authorities to fund a variety of public works projects. However, the breadth of the market and its tax advantages leave it subject to the mandates of regulatory agencies and legislators. Our municipal commentary helps you stay up to date on the latest market headlines and trends.
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VIDEO: The First 30 Days, Biden: “Things are going to |
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Yellen Hearing: Supports Defeat of Pandemic, Loss of |
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Biden’s $1.9 Trillion First Stage Rescue Package, |
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President-elect Biden’s First Stage Rescue Package, |
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VIDEO: Market Update - COVID-19 is Still Spreading |
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Housing Fundamentals Remain Solid and Our Housing |
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State & Local Govt. Job Losses in Three of Last Four |
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Democrats’ Legislative Agenda Could Begin With $2K |
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COVID-19 Spread Remains Out of Control to |
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Georgia Run-Offs Begin New Year, Important to Watch |
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Fifth Phase of Fiscal COVID-19 Relief is No State and |
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HFA Prepay Report (December 2020 Factors), |
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Late and Limited is Better Than Nothing |
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D.C. Nears an Almost $1 Trillion Fifth Phase COVID-19 |
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Leadership Working on Support for $908 Billion |
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Gone to Texas, A Land of Opportunity |
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Final Municipal Liquidity Facility Transactions, Most |
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Optimistic Scenarios Related to Vaccines and COVID-19 |
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Ginnie Mae Extending Temporary Relief for Servicers |
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Funding Deadline Pushed, Hope for COVID-19 Relief |
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November Sees Third Straight Month of State and Local |
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D.C. Deadlines: Government Funding and the “Benefits |
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Infrastructure Gap Barely Dented by Record 2020 Bond |
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President-elect Continues to Indicate "Worst Pandemic |
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Third Wave Worsens, Increases Potential for |
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Renewed State and Local Government Job Pain, More |
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Daily Record Number of COVID-19 Cases Surpasses |
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No Mass of Public Finance Downgrades Yet, Movement |
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The Slow Rebound of Air Travel |
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Clarifying the Magnitude of COVID-19 Related Federal |
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What We're Watching This Week: Third Wave, Election |
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The Next, Next Thing in 2020: What the Next COVID-19 |
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Initial Jobless Claims Rise, State & Local Jobs Still |
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Fed’s MLF Offered to Public Finance Entities, Municipal |
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Heavy Supply, Positive Flows (Returned), Rising |
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Still No Full Recovery for State & Local Governments, |
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White House Walks Away from COVID-19 Relief Talk |
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29 Days |
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President Trump Tests Positive |
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Election 2020: Results Will Impact the Economy, |
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How Long Will We Work From Home? |
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VIDEO: Fed Unchanged, Officials Discuss MLF and |
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Rush to Market Continues, $14 Billion of Municipal |
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"March to Common Ground" Bipartisan Proposal Calls |
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Municipal Issuers Rushing to Market Before |
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Watching How U.S. Fiscal and Monetary |
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VIDEO: White House Kick Starts Phase Five Relief |
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In a K-Shaped Recovery, Governments and Non-Profits |
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Hotel California (Such a Lovely Place), Unique Tax |
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State and Local Aid is Key Roadblock, Says |
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A (Possible) Step Closer in COVID-19 Negotiation, |
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VIDEO: Fed Announces Inflation Policy Shift, and |
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Still No Agreement, Mixed Sense of Urgency Despite |
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Passenger Volumes Still Muted, Air Cargo Volume |
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Higher Education Sector Using Debt As COVID-19 |
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RNC, Position of Strength Since Executive Actions, and |
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VIDEO: Recovery Stalls Further, MLF Backstops |
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Contemplating Infrastructure, Chances Bond-Friendly |
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The Fed Backstops $451 Million of NY MTA Notes |
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Politics and the Democratic Convention, Polls |
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VIDEO: Relief Talks Stalled and Municipal Ratings |
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If Taxes Go Higher, Demand for Municipals Will Also |
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Public Finance Downgrades to Outpace Upgrades, |
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Fed Drops Municipal Backstop Pricing by 50 Basis |
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“This is Not a Game,” Leader McConnell Said; Relief |
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Something is Better than Nothing As President |
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VIDEO: Labor Market Stunted, Recovery & Negotiations |
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July Nonfarm Payroll Data Emphasizes Substantial |
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Labor Market Stunted, Recovery Halted, Negotiations |
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Rating Agencies' Questions About US Governance and |
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COVID-19 Spending to Date Not an Accurate Indicator |
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The HEALS Act: Republicans' Fifth Phase |
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Fed Expands Main Street Lending Program Eligibility |
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Job Market Improvement Stalled, Implications for |
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COVID 5 |
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Lines are Being Drawn |
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The Political Risk of Phase Five and the Next Three |
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Municipals Shrug Off Reopening Rollback |
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President’s Tweet Not an Immediate Threat |
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Public School Federal Funding, State/Local |
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Mobility Index Falling in Select States, Warns Recent |
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Jobs Up Again, Too Much Uncertainty from Reopening |
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No Municipal Debt Binge, and There Won’t Be One |