Washington

The debate between buy-side analysts and issuers and their underwriters flared up during a panel discussion at The Bond Buyer's California Public Finance Conference.

New MSRB Chair Edward Sisk will start in his new role on Oct. 1.

If the Fed thinks it can simply print money to relieve the stress, it only proves Fed officials don’t fully understand the issue.

Former Federal Reserve policy maker Narayana Kocherlakota says that while the recent disruptions in U.S. money markets won’t undermine the central bank’s ability to achieve its goals, they underscore that something is wrong with the plumbing of the financial system.

The judges appeared to reject the separate argument that passenger rail projects constitute an ineligible use of the PABs which are meant for highway use.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is reviewing its size and the composition of its board, and projects an operating deficit for the coming year.

Partner, Chapman and Cutler

Vice President, Manager of Municipal Underwriting, Fidelity Capital Markets

When it comes to economists, the Federal Reserve is having little success achieving greater diversity.

The U.S. economy is growing slower than it has in the past couple of years, and conditions may get worse in the next few quarters, according to Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard.