Miami-Dade County

Todd Cipperman, founding principal of Cipperman Compliance Services, talks with Chip Barnett about the rise of cryptocurrencies and how cities like Miami are looking to integrate them into day-to-day functions. He also talks about the regulatory outlook for cryptocurrencies. (15 minutes).

Cruise ship ports in the U.S. may see some light at the end of the tunnel after more than a year without any departures because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ratings agency also said it expects cruises will resume at modest levels in the second half of this year.

Miami and Miami-Dade County are conducting studies of how to use cryptocurrencies in various local government capacities.

The state’s unemployment rate has remained below the national rate for eight months in a row and has fallen by 0.2% over the year.

The state says the Centers for Disease Control's anti-COVID-19 safety protocols for the cruise ship industry are illegally burdensome and exceed its authority.

High-yield inflows return to the tune of $821 million. The 10-year triple-A hovers just above 1%.

The deal arrives with a boost from Fitch Ratings, which revised its outlook on the enterprise to positive from stable.

The state is attempting to abolish the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority.

The city has leveraged $10 million in Miami Forever bond proceeds by 20 times to provide $200 million to build affordable housing units.

The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority said it might be refinancing its bond debt with a new bond issue by the end of the year.

Diverse issuers from NYC to Texas to Chicago to Michigan to PA Turnpikes priced billions into the primary while the secondary again took a back seat.

Rates remain stagnant even as UST rallied Monday. Large deals from NYC and Texas issuers are on deck for Tuesday.

On Friday, municipals finished little changed, with yields remaining steady along most of the AAA GO scales.

Municipals were steady on Thursday a day after turning weaker for the first time in almost two months. Refinitiv Lipper reported $2.3 billion of inflows.

Municipal yields rose as much as four basis points on Wednesday, while new issues played the field.

Municipal bonds were steady to weaker as billions of dollars in new deals hit the screens Tuesday.

Municipals rallied Friday, with yields dropping by as much as one basis point on the long end.

Refundings and taxable deals were also up substantially, driving the region to $75 billion of municipal bond volume, up 32.6% from 2018.

The Federal Open Market Committee left rates unchanged and looked likely to keep monetary policy on a steady course for the near term.