The fragility of the economy amid protests and the continuing coronavirus threats have dealers unloading some risk.
June 2
Commentary
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Municipal Market StrategistMay 20 -
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chief executive officerLumesis Inc.May 12
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Robert Kelchen, a higher education finance professor at Seton Hall University, discusses near-term challenges facing U.S. colleges as they grapple with revenue hits from the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Coen hosts.
June 2
Richard Taormina, portfolio manager and head of tax aware strategies at JPMorgan Asset Management talks about the effects COVID-19 is having on credits in the municipal bond market and why crossover buyers think this an attractive asset class. Chip Barnett hosts.
May 28
Philip Plotch of St. Peter's University discusses his book, "Last Subway," about the decades-long tussle to complete the New York megaproject. Paul Burton hosts.
May 26
The Latest
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Illinois said Tuesday it signed an agreement for the Municipal Liquidity Facility to purchase its one-year certificates. Closing is expected Friday.9h ago
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Members of both parties raised concerns that the requirements for participating in the Municipal Liquidity Facility and Main Street Lending Program are too restrictive to benefit smaller localities and certain midsize firms.June 2
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The monthly drop collectively topped $60 billion.June 2
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State and local governments have increasingly filed COVID-19-related disclosures to the market, but only about 931 issuers out of roughly 40,000 have filed over 1,500 material event notices and continuing disclosures since the pandemic began.June 2
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Federal Open Market Committee members have been adamant that negative rates would be a last resort.June 2
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Oppenheimer will have its work cut out for it with the aim of being a major player in California's municipal banking business.June 2
