Coronavirus

Most significantly, sectors of the municipal market that were stressed prior to the pandemic due to underlying long-term trends will face significant challenges.

Some are underestimating the recovery, but challenges continue, analysts say.

Junk-rated city's shaky financial conditions before the COVID-19 pandemic is worsened by casino industry woes.

Fourteen states and 19 local authorities have delayed or canceled road, transit and airport projects worth $8.58 billion due to the coronavirus.

State and local government layoffs already have been triple the amount of job losses that occurred during the Great Recession.

Hilltop Securities plans to expand public finance and wealth management services despite global uncertainty, chief executive Brad Winges says.

While claims are dropping slowly, levels remain higher than before the pandemic and could go up, according to analysts.

Build America Mutual's underwriting and risk-management guidelines have an insured portfolio that does not reflect the overall U.S. municipal market and may perform better in a stressful economic scenario, S&P said.

The $16 million, small-denomination offering, to finance projects with climate and environmental benefits. is modeled after World War II Series E bonds.

Jim Colby, senior municipal strategist and author of the Muni Nation blog at Van Eck, talks about what’s happened in the municipal bond market since March 20. He looks at the big picture after COVID-19 and drills down into municipal bond funds and ETFs. Chip Barnett hosts this remote podcast.