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Posted in COVID-19 Federal Reserve Issuers

Fed Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) Pricing Revealed. Likely To Provide Life Line for COVID19-Impacted Municipalities.

May 11, 2020 – The Federal Reserve released pricing (see schedule below) for its Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) program today….

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Posted in Credit Ratings Issuers Markets New Issue NYC Rating Agencies

Ahead of NYC’s First Post-COVID19 Bond Sale, Fitch and S&P Affirmed TFA (Personal Income Tax and Sales Tax Credit) at “AAA”, With Stable Outlook

May 9, 2020 – Ahead of a $726 million tax-exempt and taxable subordinate-lien bond sale next week, rating agencies affirmed…

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Posted in Broker-Dealer Federal Reserve Issuers

One Year After California Quietly “Un-Banned” Wells Fargo From Muni Underwriting, The Bank Is Under Federal Investigation Again. Charges of Racism Taint Wall Street’s (Once) Favourite Bank.

May 7, 2020 – When making controversial decisions, politicians have learned that the best strategy is stealth. On April 3…

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Posted in Budgets Congress COVID-19 Federal Reserve Issuers

Eager to Avoid PPP Controversies, the Fed Is Requiring Municipal Borrowers To Certify Loss of Market Access

April 27, 2020 – After markets closed, the Federal Reserve announced an expansion of the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). Specifically,…

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Posted in COVID-19 Economy Federal Reserve Issuers

BREAKING: Federal Reserve Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) “FAQ” May Be Published Today

April 24, 2020 – Based on BuyMuni’s broker-dealer sources, the Federal Reserve is believed to be publishing its Frequently Asked…

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Posted in Congress COVID-19 Economy Markets

How A Morgan Stanley Report Might Stymie Future Stimulus Bills To Assist U.S. Corporations

April 21, 2020 – A report by Morgan Stanley is being scrutinized by market participants and political staffers for concluding…

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Posted in Budgets COVID-19 Federal Reserve Issuers

Fed’s Muni Liquidity Facility May Have Few Takers. “Badly Designed”, Says a Bulge Bracket Public Finance MD.

A portion of the article below was previously published on April 14, 2020. April 17, 2020 – The investor community…

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Posted in Budgets COVID-19 Federal Reserve Investing Issuers Uncategorized

Opinion: Buyer of One – Why The Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility Will Worsen Muniland’s Long-Term Outlook.

April 14, 2020 – The Federal Reserve brought their “bazooka” into #Muniland last week, promising (guidelines are pending) to purchase…

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Posted in Budgets COVID-19 Credit Ratings New York State

Fitch Revised New York State “Outlook” to “Negative”. Says State May Need To Tap $10B Short-Term Liquidity.

April 11, 2020 – Fitch Ratings revised its outlook on New York State from “Stable” to “Negative” on Friday. This…

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Posted in COVID-19 Economy Sell-Side Research

Bank of America Revised U.S. GDP Forecast. Expects 10.4% Cumulative GDP Decline in 2020 – Deepest Recession on Record.

April 2, 2020 – Bank of America’s U.S. Economics Team revised their economic forecast this morning, and now thinks the…