Coronavirus

Although economic activity increased, an uncertain outlook clouds the future.

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said the transition away from Libor “continues to be of paramount importance.”

S&P moved Michigan's outlook to negative this week. Fitch recently affirmed the state's stable outlook.

DFW reported present value savings of more than 27% from this week's current refunding of $489.5 million of tax-exempt bonds.

They are pushing the U.S. Senate for up to $36 billion, citing the devastating effects from COVID-19.

COVID-19 has put large burdens on state and local coffers and new business for the municipal bond insurers, generally, has increased.

The Governing Board of the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority met Tuesday via videoconference and voted unanimously to execute the term sheets with Banco Popular and First Bank for $60 million in loans to fund government operations.

Illinois paper is trading at tighter spreads than it did amid the original coronavirus surge, though they remain much higher than in February.

Coronavirus-related disclosures last week reached to just over 600 filings, but it is still a far cry from just less than a month before which saw 1,200 filings.

Gov. Phil Murphy reached a deal with Democratic state legislative leaders to pass nearly $10 billion of borrowing to deal with COVID-19 pandemic revenue shortfalls. The deal faces a legal showdown with Republican leaders.

Six states took revenue hits above 30%, according to report.

During a Brookings Institution annual conference, the Fed's Kent Hiteshew said it is continuing to monitor the market and if extra help is needed, the Fed is poised to consider it.

Setting capital investment priorities and other efficiencies can help the public transit system through its coronavirus-related fiscal crisis, a budget watchdog says.

Gil C. Quiniones, president and CEO of the N.Y. Power Authority, discusses how the Empire State’s energy needs are being met during the health crisis. Andrew Coen hosts.

State University of New York refinancing could offset lost revenues from expected declines in student housing revenue stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moody's Investors Service and S&P moved their outlook the Detroit-based university's ratings to negative as the Michigan state school prepares to sell bonds.

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Many minority and women-owned businesses say they can't make it through the next six months without financial help.

Wide-spread mask wearing and following other health-care measures will be vital to economic growth in the U.S., said Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan.

Financial challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic have not slowed long-term capital initiatives at public power firms.