Coronavirus Impact
Coronavirus Impact
Emily Wadhwani, director, Fitch Ratings, U.S. Public Finance

Entering the third year of a pandemic, higher education is expected to gain stability amid a flood of federal aid.

December 23
3 Min Read

Tax risks continue to linger as they are preserved as a potential offset for whatever level of spending all 50 Democratic senators can agree to, but potential approval of the legislation remains a question mark.

December 22
9 Min Read

U.S. Treasuries saw losses pushing municipal to UST ratios on the 10- and 30-year lower again.

December 21
5 Min Read

The Build Back Better in its current form essentially has been killed by Sen. Joe Manchin, likely limiting the potential for tax hikes in the coming year.

December 20
7 Min Read

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to its money market fund rules, which it has tinkered with repeatedly since the Great Recession.

December 15
3 Min Read

The port's operating revenue will continue to recover, enabling it to return to a total net revenue debt service coverage ratio of 1.75 times by 2023, the rating agency said.

December 7
2 Min Read
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States could be forced to return stimulus aid if the Treasury Department finds the funds were used to offset tax cuts.

December 6
3 Min Read

The sale is Babson’s first since 2017. The business-and-entrepreneurial themed private college, which opened in 1919, has about $150 million of outstanding bonds, according to its presentation to Moody’s.

December 6
3 Min Read
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