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“It’s too early to talk about changing monetary policy ... We want to stay with our very easy monetary policy while we are still in the pandemic tunnel.” Bullard said Monday.

OMB Acting Director Shalandra Young described the summary as “the administration’s proposal for topline FY 2022 discretionary funding.”

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida said policy makers will await evidence on whether they’re reaching their goals on price stability and employment before adjusting monetary policy.

Illinois is among the states that critics say have downplayed their unfunded long-term debts and should be forced by new GASB rules to become more transparent.

If an infrastructure bill does go through a partisan route, municipal bonds’ future could be very fluid.

AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka called on President Joe Biden to use a current vacancy on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors to bring greater diversity to the central bank.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said she’s “bullish” on the rebound of the U.S. economy, but there is still a long way before the recovery is complete and will wait for the data to show it.

The administrative shuffle also means that Edward Killen, who had been promoted to Acting Commissioner of TEGE, will return to the role of deputy.

These so-called American Renewal Bonds would help finance a national infrastructure initiative until the economy sufficiently recovers from the pandemic.

The Investment Company Institute reported another week of inflows, $800-plus million, as participants focus on that part of the market as an indicator of how munis will fare during tax season.