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Keely Martin Bosler steps away from California fiscal policy after two decades of analyzing and helping to craft the state’s budgets.
July 28
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A proposal would prohibit fund managers at the State Board of Administration from considering ESG factors when investing the state’s money and require them to only consider maximizing returns on investment.
July 28
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Municipals are poised to end July in the black. Demand for muni product has been strong this summer, with analysts expecting supportive market technicals through August with a likely continuation of positive performance.
July 27
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With the Fed committed to fighting inflation with aggressive rate hikes, fewer issuers want to take the risk with taxable advance refundings.
July 27
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The SEC’s Public Finance Abuse Unit has brought four enforcement cases against municipal issuers this year, which signals a shift from the usual focus on underwriters and municipal advisors.
July 27
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The Louisiana Bond Commission approved $600 million of notes to help pay Hurricane Ida damage claims after several insurers went bankrupt and up to $1.1 billion to build a biorefinery.
July 27
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They want at least 14 days more for the debt restructuring mediation process.
July 27
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A way to look at city regeneration, infrastructure and the virtuous cycles of funding these initiatives through long-term pension investments obligations.
July 27
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Investors sit on the sidelines, waiting to see how much the Fed will hike rates. The consensus appears to be another 75 basis point rate hike, though a full point hike could be on the table.
July 26
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The Democrats' reconciliation bill has been whittled down to a pair of health care provisions, including one that carries implications for nonprofit hospital credit quality.
July 26
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Only two firms remained in the same spot at this point last year: Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Norton Rose Fulbright.
July 26
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Public finance attorney and NABL board member Johnny Hutchinson has left Squire Patton Boggs to join Nixon Peabody as a partner.
July 26
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Scammers are masquerading as the IRS’ Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division to try and get issuers and borrowers to disclose confidential information.
July 26
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A senior U.S. Republican lawmaker accused China of a broad campaign to obtain confidential information from the Federal Reserve, including recruiting central bank staffers and detaining a Fed employee visiting Shanghai.
July 26
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With the Fed rate decision coming this week, issuers are sitting on the sidelines in both primary and secondary Monday with little changed yield curves.
July 25
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s National Activity Index held at minus 0.19 in June, the first back-to-back negative readings since the pandemic started in early 2020.
July 25
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Cleveland drew a Moody's upgrade as it was prepping an annual GO sale.
July 25
