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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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 |
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Another Corporate Facility Launched, Fed Chair’s |
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The New Surge Renders Thursday’s June Jobs |
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COVID-19 is a National Stress Test; Surprise Record |
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Quiet Phase Two for NYC, More Relief “Absolutely |
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$1.5T for Infrastructure in Proposed “Moving Forward” |
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Fed Pledge to Buy Corporates Underway; |
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Labor Market Remains Challenged; Jobless |
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Economic Recovery Proposal, State and Local Relief |
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Infrastructure Rising to Top of Legislative Agendas |
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Fed Launches Main Street Lending Program, |
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Local Schools on the Road to Reopening in Fall 2020 |
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The Decline of Social Distancing |
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"Defund the Police" Meaning, Influence on |
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Jobs Added, Unemployment Rate Down, |
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State and Local Relief Not Likely Until July; |
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Illinois Taps Fed’s Municipal Liquidity Facility, |
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Inherent Conflict in Returning to Normal |
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More Hurdles to Financial Equilibrium, Recovery, |
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“Final” COVID-19 Relief, New York City to Reopen |
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State of Confusion |
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Municipal Credit Two Months into the New COVID-19 |
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The HEROES Act: The House Democrats’ Opening |
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Updated Pricing Detail: Federal Reserve’s Municipal |
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Credit and Market Update |
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Single Family Housing, Durability Will Help Endure the |
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Credit Deteriorating, Moody’s Lowers State Outlook to |
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Fed Expands Municipal Liquidity Facility, Provides |
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2020 Municipal Bond Analyst Survey |
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“Push the Pause Button” Elevating the Level of |
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No Relief |
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Health Crisis Abates, Market Normalizing, & Watching |
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Governments on Deadline for $150 Billion of CARES |
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More Good News than Bad this Week |
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Rating Agencies - Assessing Ability and Willingness in |
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Non-Profit U.S. Healthcare - Rising Costs of Care from |
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Three Key Atypical Credit Risks & Market Update |
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Mass Transit - From Here to There |
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Public Higher Education - A Closer Look |
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Private Higher Education - Impact from Social |
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U.S. Airport Sector View - A Month Into COVID-19 |
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Four Weeks In March |
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House Speaker Pelosi Wants More for State and Local |
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Agreement on the $2+ Trillion CARES Act; Not Nearly |
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Still Waiting on Congress, Looking for State and Local |
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Congress Working on $2+ Trillion of Stimulus; |
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Tax Deferrals, Market Needs Help With Liquidity, |
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$12 Billion Flows Out of Municipal Funds, Recent Monetary & Fiscal Policy |
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March 18 Market Activity – A Focus on the Significant |
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March 17 Market Activity |
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March 16 Market Activity: HilltopSecurities Lowers |
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Municipal Market Update: Week of March 16 Playbook |
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COVID-19 Impact Worsens |
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Lowered Airport Sector Outlook: Recent COVID-19 |
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Falling Confidence and No Federal Stimulus Increase |
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Uncertainty – What The Municipal Market Knows |
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Bracing for the Worst; the Coronavirus Market Effect |
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The Coming Climate Change Reallocation |
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An Issuer's Market |
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Small Increase for HUD Public Housing Capital Fund |
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Municipal Bond Market 2020 Preview and Decade Recap |
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CRA Reform is on the Table, Regulatory Update |
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2020 Volume Forecast Preview |
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Watching ESG in California, 2019 |
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Barriers to Fully Funding Public Pensions: Largely, |
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Threat of Cyber, Ransomware Attacks Remain |
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Social Impact Investing Throught CDFIs |
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Municipal Bond Sector Credit Outlooks |
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What May Be the Future of Bondholder Recoveries? |
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July 2019: It is News, Not Just Noise |
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June 2019: Threat to the Tax Exemption |