Chip Barnett

Kroll Bond Rating Agency also affirmed the city’s general obligation bond rating at A.

After financial and legal difficulties and under new legislative oversight, the South Carolina Public Service Authority heads into the municipal bond market.

John Ceffalio, Senior Municipal Research Analyst at CreditSights, talks with Chip Barnett about what to expect in the second half of the year. He discusses municipal bond market fundamentals, credit and climate disclosure. And he looks at the pandemic’s long-term risks for U.S. cities as the work-from-home culture becomes stronger and how higher education will cope with a new reality. (18 minutes)

Municipal bonds ended the week unchanged for the sixth consecutive trading session as inflows surged as more than $7 billion is headed to market next week.

Production companies making films, TV series and commercials may offer North Carolina $409 million of revenue this year.

Municipals were unchanged for the fourth consecutive day this week amid slight Treasury strength as demand for yield continued.

In his annual revenue speech, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam highlighted the state’s record reserves, budget surplus and optimistic economic outlook.

Demand was brisk in the primary market while the short-term market traded sideways on the pressure from the heavy new issue calendar, the release of the FOMC minutes and Treasury auction.

Cyber criminals threaten the safety of patients and the financial health of hospitals. The life-and-death stakes underscore the importance of online security.

The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority sold $813 million of senior lien revenue bonds consisting of tax-exempt refunding, taxable refunding and forward delivery refunding bonds.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear talks with Chip Barnett about economic progress the Commonwealth has made this year and how the state-local government partnership strengthened during the pandemic. He describes the heartbreaking human cost of the virus, the deadly toll it took on residents and why the Delta variant is a continuing cause of concern. (14 minutes)

The ICE risQ social impact scores will let municipal bond investors compare which communities will be socially impacted the most by their investments.

The $1.4 billion seaport revenue refunding bond deal Wells Fargo will price next week will be the largest port transaction since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Deputy budget director David Womack explains what generates investor confidence in the city. Paul Burton and Chip Barnett host. (14 minutes)

Triple-A benchmarks saw cuts of one to two basis points across the curve, but still outperformed two days of UST weakness and have outperformed UST losses since the start of the month.

Better-than-expected job gains, a rising UST complex and an increase in supply to test municipals' resolve.

The N.C. Local Government Commission approved Wake County's request to finance almost $600 million for school and community college projects and the state’s plan to issue $300 million of GARVEEs for DOT work.

“Kentucky’s economy is on fire,” says Gov. Andy Beshear, after the state passed the $2.2 billion mark of total planned private-sector investment this year. But COVID's Delta lurks.

The rating agency also affirmed the ratings on 18 large airports and major airline hub facilities across the United States.

The money is coming in through the federal American Rescue Plan and the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund.