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Posted in Investment Banking Issuers Opinion Underwriting

Muni Bankers Should Savor Their 2019 Bonus. Lean Years Lie Ahead.

November 26, 2019 – About this time every year, Wall Street bankers begin the process of performance evaluation and bonus…

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Posted in Cities Climate Change ESG Opinion

Mercer Family-Backed Conservative Group Accuses Municipal Bond Issuers Of Being Hypocrites on Climate Change

October 28, 2019 – In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece published yesterday, Peter Schweizer – President of a conservative…

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Posted in Credit Ratings Healthcare States

States Saddled with Retiree Healthcare Liabilities Would Benefit from Medicare-for-All. Correction: Their Bondholders Will.

If polls are to be believed, a majority of Americans are ready to remove President Trump in 2020, electing what…

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Posted in Economy Federal Reserve Markets Opinion

El-Erian: U.S. Federal Reserve Should Not Deliver a Big Rate Cut

July 19, 2019 – In an Op-Ed posted on Bloomberg today, former CEO of PIMCO Mohamed El-Erian expressed concerns on…

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Posted in Economy Issuers Opinion Politics States

[Op-Ed] The Growing “Optimism Divide” Between the North East and the South

[Opinion] July 24, 2019 – Sitting through the issuer presentations at the J.P. Morgan Transportation and Utility Conference in New…