Coronavirus Impact
Coronavirus Impact
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One must be mindful of and pay close attention to obligor filings, credit spreads and, of course, rating actions whatever chair you sit in.

December 15
3 Min Read
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Ken Lind, leader of Nixon Peabody's project finance and public finance group, breaks it down by sectors and financing instruments. He also examines virus-related SEC disclosure guidance plus the planned phaseout of Libor. Paul Burton hosts. (38 minutes). Recorded Dec. 2.

December 15
1 Min Read

New York State's short-term revenue losses, resulting from coronavirus shutdowns, won't curb enthusiam for the Empire State Development Corp.'s offering, according to market sources.

December 14
2 Min Read

The state's largest authority pulled off a $1.23 billion issuance that included its inaugural green bonds, and it did so during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

December 14
2 Min Read

The LBJ Infrastructure Group, operator of managed lanes on a Dallas highway, will sell $1.2 billion of bonds through a conduit issuer.

December 14
5 Min Read

Pinned into a corner from the economic effects of COVID-19, the mass transit agency tapped its remaining amount available through the Municipal Liquidity Facility, which expires at year's end.

December 10
2 Min Read
Hawaii Gov. David Ige speaks at a Dec. 9, 2020 news conference in Honolulu.

Hawaii's governor announced that state employees would be furloughed two days a month; the state sold $750 million of GO bonds in October to fund operations.

December 10
4 Min Read

COVID-19 brought the primary to a standstill in March and April. The municipal market is now set to eclipse $450 billion of issuance in 2020, a record.

December 10
9 Min Read
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