Washington

This will be MSRB’s first board meeting of the calendar year.

Robin Marshall, director of fixed income research at FTSE Russell, talks about what investors should be paying attention to during the coming year. He looks at inflation prospects, possible Central Bank actions and the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chip Barnett hosts. (15 minutes)

Muni yields have been in a nine-basis point range since the beginning of the year while UST yields have fluctuated more than 20 basis points. With so little supply, muni credit spreads continue to compress.

This would be the Government Finance Officers Association's first best practice document on ESG.

The incoming Biden administration last week proposed direct federal aid of $350 billion to state and local governments as part of a proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill.

A handful of government representatives will give advice on 529 plans in the MSRB's Municipal Fund Securities Advisory group.

Donald Trump's departure from the White House will do little to heal the rift between the right and left, but this is still the best chance muni advocates have had in many years.

Fed’s Rosengren calls Biden stimulus plan big yet ‘appropriate’

In addition to direct aid, they would get money for vaccinations, education, transit, housing, Medicaid, LIHEAP, and TANF.

The group specifically revised six of its model disclosure documents for risk disclosure including floating rate notes, fixed-rate bonds, interest rate swaps, forward delivery bonds, tender offer bonds and variable rate demand obligations.