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Daily report for December 24, 2020.

The muni market headed into holiday hibernation on the last full trading day of the week.

With the November jobs report showing a decline in employment, and the coronavirus raging, economists debate the state of the commonwealth's economy heading into the new year.

Thirty-five states reported general fund collections for fiscal 2020 from came in lower than original budget projections.

Jobless claims decreased in the latest week, while new home sales fell 11%.

The firm violated municipal advertising and fair dealing rules, the SEC found.

The budget included reduced capital improvement and GO issuance plans over the biennium.

Daniel Rivera will leave Lawrence City Hall to run the state's finance and development wing.

Florida's triple-A ratings face an ongoing vulnerability because of the fiscal and economic impacts of COVID-19, its annual debt report warns.

Daily report for December 23, 2020.

Fitch Ratings upgraded bonds supporting the Maryland light-rail transit project after the sides reached an agreement that protects bondholders.

Taxable munis have posted the highest returns among all fixed-income indexes this year, BofA said.

The resurgence of the coronavirus led to a larger than expected drop in consumer confidence.

Fitch Ratings said Tuesday the $900 billion “will help stabilize state and local budgets in fiscal 2021 even if it does not include direct aid to most governments.”

The Legislature approved $800 million for the state's emergency fund.

Join Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square as he offers his insights into where the Fintech industry is headed next year. Will a Biden administration insist on greater regulation? What will happen in the cryptocurrency markets? What will be the big IPOs in the sector? Will GooglePlex make a big splash? What new technologies or applications should we be expecting?

SEC Chair Clayton told Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., late last week that he expects the program to sunset at year's end as scheduled.

Gov. Gina Raimondo signed the $12.8 billion FY21 budget bill, which includes seven ballot questions on $400 million worth of projects.

It's been proven time and again that women look at problems differently than male counterparts. It's part of what makes balanced teams critical to the success of any organization.

Bondholders say Puerto Rico is in a good position to pay the amounts listed in the February 2020 proposed Plan of Adjustment.