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A top Federal Reserve official is issuing a warning about fast-growing and largely unregulated shadow lenders.

Uncertainty makes downside risks prevalent, and the Fed will need to be accommodative when the crisis ends, according to Lael Brainard.

Illinois paper is trading at tighter spreads than it did amid the original coronavirus surge, though they remain much higher than in February.

Coronavirus-related disclosures last week reached to just over 600 filings, but it is still a far cry from just less than a month before which saw 1,200 filings.

Gov. Phil Murphy reached a deal with Democratic state legislative leaders to pass nearly $10 billion of borrowing to deal with COVID-19 pandemic revenue shortfalls. The deal faces a legal showdown with Republican leaders.

Six states took revenue hits above 30%, according to report.

During a Brookings Institution annual conference, the Fed's Kent Hiteshew said it is continuing to monitor the market and if extra help is needed, the Fed is poised to consider it.

Setting capital investment priorities and other efficiencies can help the public transit system through its coronavirus-related fiscal crisis, a budget watchdog says.

The chance of the Federal Reserve using yield curve control is probably much higher than the market currently anticipates.

From 2009 to the first half of 2019, the number of competitive bids increased, helping issuers get the best selling price, the MSRB says.