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The employment report showed 140,000 decline in nonfarm payrolls in December, but economists found some positives in the numbers.

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Transcripts of the Federal Reserve’s 2015 policy meetings show that then-Fed Chair Janet Yellen acknowledged that the Fed should sacrifice potential job gains in order to cut off the possibility of higher inflation.

Despite a fiscal blow, Oklahoma landed in a better position than many expected, the treasurer says.

The state will sell $182.2 million of highly rated general obligation bonds in three separate offerings.

Even with the November increase, General Fund Revenues collected from July to November were 5% below those of 2019.

A judge said that the lawsuit filed on behalf of California accusing major banks of colluding to inflate VRDO interest rates did not allege the means of the conspiracy.

Federal Reserve officials shouldn’t intervene to slow rising bond yields because that is expected to happen as the U.S. economy recovers, said Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan.

The new corporate tax incentive legislation includes an annual cap for a key component, in an effort not to repeat the mistakes of its predecessor program.

President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet picks include the governor and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, the latter for Labor Secretary.

The tentative schedule includes $2.3 billion of new money and $4.6 billion of refundings and reofferings, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said.

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The Federal Reserve has returned about $42 billion to the U.S. Treasury, and will soon transfer another $20 billion in excess funds connected to emergency lending facilities that stopped offering new loans last month.

It was inevitable that muni yields would need to rise somewhat as the UST 10-year broke above 1%, however participants said the supply/demand imbalance will keep munis from rising as quickly as Treasuries. More than $1 billion inflows reported.

Budget woes await the state's lawmakers as they convene but Illinois' bonds are benefitting from a Blue Wave, vaccine distribution, and hunger for higher yielding credits.

Chao tweeted her resignation on Wednesday following violent turmoil in the U.S. Capitol.

Ross expects 2021 to be another challenging year and plans to work vigilantly with other muni market stakeholders.

Federal CARES Act grants and loans, and bond market access, have helped mitigate the financial damage to hospitals caused by the pandemic.

A new period of social liberalization and economic excess could emerge by 2022, leading to inflation and a return to higher interest rates.

John Hallacy, founder of John Hallacy Consulting LLC, talks about the most important opportunities and challenges the municipal bond market will face in 2021. He gives his estimate on where muni volume may be headed, discusses the possibility of a federal infrastructure program and talks about what to expect under a Biden Administration. Chip Barnett hosts. (Recorded Dec. 22; 22 minutes)