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Municipals were steady to weaker, with yields up by as much as three basis points on the long end Thursday.

A group of former Federal Reserve officials and staffers, including former Vice Chairman Alan Blinder, published an open letter Thursday calling on the U.S. Senate to reject President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judy Shelton to the central bank’s Board of Governors.

A preliminary settlement would resolve claims against Michigan by Flint residents over the city's 2014 lead-in-water contamination crisis.

Despite market volatility, the North Carolina Retirement Systems reported second quarter assets were valued higher than before the state’s COVID-19 shutdown.

The structure in which bonds are backed by a lease of city streets is being used in the Southern California cities of Torrance and West Covina.

Infrastructure paired with a stimulus bill similar to that of 2009 is plausible only if Democrats take the White House, Senate and House.

Jobless claims grew, manufacturing expansion weakened and leading indicators grew less than last month.

Treasurer Ma has championed programs to give minority and women-owned businesses a seat at the table throughout her career. A mission of the Treasurer is increasing diversity to increase equitable outcomes.

Anu Rames of BNP Paribas Asset Management talks with Chip Barnett about “digital inequality" and the financing mechanisms available to investors to help close this "have and have not" gap in a post-pandemic world. (14 minutes)

Daily report for August 20, 2020.

The muni market steadied Wednesday as a strong dose of supply hit the screens.

Prospects for use seem small as participants don't see much benefit from this tool.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration isn't giving much hint as to how the city will pay for a plan to replace lead water service lines.

Vastly improved fund balance levels in New Jersey's largest city leading into the COVID-19 pandemic have helped weather financial headwinds posed by the health crisis.

Both domestic and international travel have been down sharply during the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic is helping the bond insurance industry grow, a report from Kroll says.

New research finds that it's become harder than ever to acquire new customers — and equally challenging to engage newly acquired ones.

State economists project Florida will lose $5.4 billion of general revenues over the next two years, partly from reduced sales and lack of tourism.

The mass transit agency, its finances reeling from the coronavirus, rejected bids from 10 different banks and sold $451 million of notes to the Municipal Liquidity Facility.

Daily report for August 19, 2020.