Washington

Water utilities feel they have been left out of federal relief funding, making future financing in a WRDA bill important.

The total number of COVID-19 disclosures reported to EMMA for the week ending Aug. 9 was about 700, down from nearly 1,000 the previous week.

President Trump backtracked Sunday on his executive order that requires cash-strapped states to contribute $100 of a reduced $400 a week supplemental federal unemployment benefit.

Members of the economic research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco take a look at the relationship between the effective lower bound interest rates and inflation.

A deteriorating market could change the calculus, but with rates at record lows, the MLF might not be needed for most issuers.

The gap between the two sides includes state and local aid, with the administration offering to agree to $200 billion while the HEROES Act favored by Democrats would provide $915 billion.

The board re-elected Sisk as MSRB chair amid the pandemic and an ongoing search for a new CEO.

Changes to the MSRB come a year after the proposal of legislation that would decrease the size of the board and increase the cooling off period for public board members.

Initial jobless claims were lower after two weeks of increases, suggesting the trend may be downward again.

Sources say compromises on top line issues like unemployment insurance spells a higher likelihood for a COVID-19 relief bill to pass and more aid to state and local governments.