Benchmarks showed again that the short end was being hit hardest — 30 basis points up on the one-year and at least 10 up on the long end, but the entire curve was being cut drastically. The primary market was again at a standstill.

With a significant decline in new infections in China, positive news may be ahead, one expert says.

The municipal market is dealing with a major liquidity event, with massive short-end selling.

The Federal Reserve continued its moves to minimize the effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy.

The municipal finance industry is dealing with minute-by-minute news of state-wide school closures, shuttered restaurants, curfews and canceled events. New issues are increasingly being put on the day-to-day calendar.

The Federal Open Market Committee lowered the fed funds rate target to between zero and ¼% in an emergency meeting on Sunday, but while analysts say the move was needed, they feel it will take more to offset the effects of COVID-19.

In an unprecedented move, the Federal Reserve on Sunday cut rates to near zero.

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act continues to influence the composition of the municipal bond market.

When the Federal Reserve began expanding its balance sheet with quantitative easing, it was seen as an emergency measure. Yet a decade later, the Fed is again in jeopardy of hitting zero lower bound and its balance sheet remains large.

The markets continue to sink on virus fears, as even a 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve last week didn’t turn the markets around. The Fed meets again next week and many see more easing, but will those efforts prevent recession?

Strong data and reassuring words from a Fed official couldn’t stop market virus fears from spreading.

Marc Odo, client portfolio manager at Swan Global Investments, discusses the Federal Reserve’s emergency rate cut, why more easing may not help, the rocky road ahead, and why consumer confidence will be the key indicator to watch. Gary Siegel hosts.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said markets are wrong to assume that the central bank will cut rates again at the policy meeting in two weeks.

The Federal Open Market Committee cut the fed funds rate 50 basis points to a range between 1% and 1.25%. The decision to cut rates was unanimous.

The Federal Open Market Committee cut the fed funds rate target 50 basis points to a range between 1% and 1.25%, it announced Tuesday.

Policymakers may not wait until their mid-month meeting and could act with other central banks.

The Federal Reserve is monitoring the COVID-19 issue and its economic effects, according to a release from the central bank, attributed to Chairman Jerome Powell, released Friday.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the Fed is ready to act if the COVID-19 virus develops into a destabilizing force.

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It’s too soon to judge the potential impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the U.S. economy or consider a monetary policy response, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said.