Public finance

Damian Smith, Chief Diversity Officer at Societe Generale, talks with Chip Barnett about diversity and inclusion in the financial marketplace. He discusses social and cultural change and the added value of having diverse viewpoints in the workplace.

Muni yields rose as more bonds hit the marketplace in the last big supply rush of the week.

A successful $405 million borrowing executed by Long Island's Nassau County last week helps maintain its financial progress toward exiting a nearly decade-long state control period.

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer will sign a supplemental bill restoring more than half of the funding she vetoed in a policy dispute with the GOP-led legislature.

The general obligation bonds are secured by property tax assessments that don't flow through a school district budget that is threatened with insolvency.

Forecasters predict the Washington D.C. area population will grow by more than a million people by 2045.

Swain insists that holders of 2012 and 2014 bonds, which have been challenged as illegal, be given litigation notice.

The Federal Open Market Committee left rates unchanged and looked likely to keep monetary policy on a steady course for the near term.

The Lansing Board of Water and Light will sell $252 million to refund bonds it issued in 2011.

"What, me worry?" was the slogan of the muni market on Tuesday as participants forged ahead to price and buy bonds.

Fitch Ratings raised Hawaii to AA-plus from AA.

The city is folding together separate syndicate and advisor teams on $1.2 billion of general obligation and Sales Tax Securitization Corp. refunding deals.

The data and news provide a more granular look at event notices, Fidelity says.

The new online security force follows ransomware attacks on at least four local governments and agencies in Ohio during 2019.

Moses Gates, Regional Plan Association vice president for housing and neighborhood planning, talks about its recent report on fixing problems at the New York City Housing Authority. Paul Burton hosts.

Morgan Stanley is cutting about 1,500 jobs globally, including several managing directors.

The Illinois Finance Authority and Chicago closed on the first property assessed clean energy bond deal in the state and authorization is in place for more.

Trade worries returned among investors as the Fed meets this week to decide on interest rates.

The town of Waterford decided to go ahead with refunding its $15,640,000 in general obligation bonds at its recent Representative Town Meeting.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is pushing for tolls on large trucks despite a federal judge's ruling that a lawsuit against Rhode Island’s system can proceed.