Muni Think

The municipal dealer community supports market transparency. The proposal before Congress, however, is poorly conceived, has few if any market supporters, and has the potential to be very expensive.

We believe our industry should coalesce around objective measures of ESG "risk" and leave the"impact" considerations to the investors and their proxies. Buy-side participants should welcome this as they structure impact strategies to match their clients' needs.

Nominations are live for the 21st Bond Buyer Deal of the Year and Freda Johnson awards. The application deadlines are Friday, October 7.

The rise of ESG investing exemplifies supply meeting demand in the free market, but some conservative leaders seem to have forgotten their Econ 101.

Investors are probably in for disappointment if they continue to fight the Fed.

A way to look at city regeneration, infrastructure and the virtuous cycles of funding these initiatives through long-term pension investments obligations.

Considering pension risks within the framework of municipal credit analysis is particularly important now, following a lengthy period in which the global economy experienced low interest rates and low inflation.

The Bond Buyer’s Rising Stars program’s return for a seventh year will include the inaugural inductions into The Bond Buyer Hall of Fame at an awards ceremony at the close of The Bond Buyer’s Infrastructure event November 15.

If the inflation figures begin to move lower, then there is a reasonable chance of working through this cycle of rising rates without experiencing a recession.

While a document search will not turn up the dreaded word “stagflation,” the minutes mention on multiple occasions that the FOMC sees risk to growth skewing toward the downside, and inflation risk to the upside.