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“In the Great Recession it took us like seven or eight years to get back to where we were pre-recession,” Florida's Ben Watkins said. “This time it was less than 24 months.”
July 20
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PROMESA and the oversight board helped, but there is no economic plan going forward and recent government actions will create problems for the island's future, analysts said.
July 20
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Looking forward, a myriad of factors, including spiking fuel prices, fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the heat wave, “will facilitate recessionary(ish) economic outcomes by year end," noted an MMA report.
July 19
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Issuers come to market more often and with larger deals when muni bond funds are enjoying inflows, a new paper contends. But not all market participants agree.
July 19
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The West Lake Corridor and Double Track projects are billed as transformative projects to bolster local economic development by enhancing links to Chicago.
July 19
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Many local governments are taking this opportunity to partner with neighbors to help strengthen and build more ambitious projects across regions.
July 19
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The initiative would have raised income taxes on affluent Californians to benefit local health departments.
July 19
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A heat wave blasting Texas and other states is unlikely to lead to days-long blackouts as 2021's Winter Storm Uri did, the rating agency said.
July 19
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Estrada Hinojosa & Co., Stifel Nicolaus & Co. and CSG Advisors Incorporated moved into the top 10.
July 19
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Most top 10 issuers for 1H are from New York and California, with four from New York and two from California.
July 19
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Minor shuffling among the top municipal underwriters characterized the year-over-year differences, with Jefferies being the only newcomer to the top 10, replacing Robert W Baird & Co., which fell to 13th.
July 19
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Tom Wright, president and CEO of the Regional Plan Association, talks with Chip Barnett about the ongoing Gateway transportation project and its importance to the tri-state region. He also discusses the challenges and opportunities in transit, infrastructure, affordable housing, climate change and ESG. (30 minutes)
July 19
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Public sector employment remains low despite the influx of federal aid, and governments dangling high wages and benefits could face long-term credit challenges, panelists said at Brookings Municipal Finance Conference.
July 18
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Munis are improving, but positive second-half municipal returns likely won’t be enough to offset the major losses of the first half of the year.
July 18
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The New Jersey mall, the nation's second largest, faces an interest payment on Aug. 1 after drawing down a debt service reserve for a payment earlier this year.
July 18
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The hospital is banking on increased federal reimbursement funds next year when the new Rural Emergency Hospital designation for eligible Medicare providers takes effect.
July 18
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The MSRB has released a mid-year research report showing the sharp decline of taxable issuances, significant outflows from mutual funds and a particularly fruitful last few months for individual investors.
July 18
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A new study found that following the recent law in Texas law barring muni underwiriting by banks discriminating against the oil and gas industry, municipalities face higher borrowing costs after many players exited the market.
July 18
