Category: Issuers
Should Issuers Execute Taxable Advance Refundings?
September 6, 2019 – With 10 and 30 year Treasuries hovering near historic lows, at 1.54% and 2.02% respectively, public…
[Forbes] Municipal Bonds: A Positive Impact In Addressing Homelessness [Sponsored]
This is the fifth article in a series highlighting the most important aspect of municipal bonds: how the projects bonds…
[Opinion] Moody’s Thinks Taxing the Rich Will Save New York’s MTA. There Is One Crack To This Argument.
August 8, 2019 – In a report issued today, Moody’s Investor Service laid out an argument in favor of New…
Fed Chair Powell: Wells Fargo Governance Still Unsatisfactory. Banned From Underwriting NYC Bonds.
July 31, 2019 – Two words – “mid-cycle adjustment” – from the Federal Reserve rocked markets on Wednesday. But at…
[Forbes] Municipal Bonds: A Holistic View Of A Community’s Environment And Sustainability [Sponsored]
This is the fourth article in a series highlighting the most important aspect of municipal bonds: how the projects bonds…
Citigroup: 76% of Municipal Market “Screens Well” for ESG Investors
July 26, 2019 – In a report issued this week, Citigroup analysts said about $2.9 trillion of currently outstanding municipal…
How Governor Cuomo’s Free College Tuition Program Is Destroying New York’s Private Colleges
July 22, 2019 – Bloomberg’s Amanda Albright reported how New York’s free college tuition plan “tore a hole in the…
[Op-Ed] Can Lloyd Blankfein Become New York City’s 110th Mayor?
July 15, 2019 – At a Hamptons party this weekend, yours truly stumbled on a particularly raucous conversation on the…
Moody’s Is Skeptical About Economic Development Programs – “Hurt Government Credit Quality”
July 10, 2019 – In a report issued today, Moody’s Investor Service expressed concerns on economic development and/or job incentive…
