Podcasts

The Bond Buyer’s Paul Burton and Andrew Coen in New York, and Yvette Shields in Chicago discuss how the Chicago Public Schools became such a mess in the capital markets, why small liberal arts colleges are struggling and the raging controversy over charter schools that has also been fodder for comedian John Oliver.

Steven Weyl, a Butler Snow attorney who practices in the public finance, tax incentives, and credit markets groups in Boston, joins Chip Barnett to discuss a number of regulatory topics including the bank direct placement market. He also talks about the roles and rules that surround municipal underwriters, advisors, placement agents and bond counsel.

Dean Fuleihan, New York City’s Director of Management and Budget, sits down with The Bond Buyer’s Senior Marker Reporter Chip Barnett to talk about the city’s fiscal 2017 budget. Fuleihan also discusses the city’s aging infrastructure and what it takes to get the right balance between maintaining the old and building the new.

In a chat with Senior Markets Reporter Chip Barnett, Daniel Berger, Municipal Market Data’s Senior Market Strategist and Gary Siegel, The Bond Buyer’s Federal Reserve expert, take a look back at the summer slowdown and look ahead to after Labor Day. They discuss the uncertain political situation and analyze what the Fed might do for the rest of the year. Note: After this podcast’s production, Fitch Ratings upgraded California’s rating to AA-minus from A-plus.

In a revealing chat with Bond Buyer northeast regional editor Paul Burton, markets reporters Chip Barnett and Aaron Weitzman analyze first-half issuance, green bonds, muni bond fund inflows, foreign investors, the possible return of Build America Bonds and the benefits of effective oversight.

Jonathan Davis, the retired chief financial officer of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, explores the challenges of mass transit nationwide with Bond Buyer Northeast regional editor Paul Burton. Davis drills down on core capacity, state of good repair, transit bond sales, security, the problems of the Washington Metro, millennial riders and the role of ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft as “first and last mile” for transit access.

Maria Doulis of the watchdog Citizens Budget Commission and Howard Cure of Evercore Wealth Management dissect New York City’s $82 billion budget with Bond Buyer Northeast regional editor Paul Burton. They explore efficiencies, debt management, reserves, the economy, the capital budget and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to overhaul Health + Hospitals.

Natalie Cohen, Managing Director at Wells Fargo Securities, talks with The Bond Buyer’s Chip Barnett about the global attractiveness of U.S. municipal bonds in a negative interest rate environment in Europe and Asia. She discusses market volatility after the U.K. Brexit vote, looking at both the market side and the effect on state and local governments and public pensions.

Municipal Market Data’s Senior Market Strategist Daniel Berger and The Bond Buyer’s Federal Reserve reporter Gary Siegel discuss the municipal bond market’s performance in the first half of the year and take a look toward the second half of the year. They also talk about falling muni yields, flat interest rates, and bond issuance which is attracting overseas interest. Siegel talks about the Fed’s motives and actions while Berger looks at bonds from Puerto Rico and Chicago, Illinois and Alaska.

“Hurricane Czar” Alan Rubin, managing director at Tigress Financial Partners, touts the potential of environmental “green” bonds, their roles in critical infrastructure and resilience funding, the roles of bond rating agencies, the lingering Brexit effect and the importance of issuance standards in a chat with Bond Buyer Northeast regional editor Paul Burton.