Puerto Rico

Swain allowed ERS bondholders' other lines of argument to continue.

On Monday there was a magnitude 5.7 earthquake Monday and Tuesday a 6.4 earthquake was followed by a 5.6 earthquake and multiple smaller aftershocks.

The municipal bond market started off the week adopting a cautious tone, eyeing issuance and world events.

The Census Bureau’s 3,193,694 estimate for July 1 is 2.6% higher than the Oversight Board predicted for the date in its May 2019 fiscal plan.

Mediation Team Leader Barbara Houser said that mediation has recently been "productive" and should be given more time.

To avoid a return of the economic downturn, the board may need to improve its program to promote economic growth. Part V of a five-part series.

Retail investors have felt confident in the muni bond space for most of 2019.

Three Puerto Rico-based economists offer alternatives to the board's plans. Part IV of a five-part series.

A poverty level three times the national average leaves Puerto Rico especially vulnerable if service cuts and tax increases go too far. Part III of a five-part series.

Economists point to past successes and failures as Puerto Rico's Oversight Board focuses on conservative approaches. Part II of a five-part series.