NMCO - The Fed Enters The Municipal Bond Market To Lend Cities A Hand But Will It Be Enough?
By Michael Hendrix
On Monday, the Federal Reserve went all-in to support America's shuttered economy. Among its most remarkable moves was its backstop of the $3.8 trillion municipal bond ("muni") market, a critical source of financing for states, counties, and municipalities. The Fed hopes this will keep credit flowing to states and localities as their revenues-and the market for their debt-reel in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. As investor dollars rush out of the muni market, it is revealing troubling debts as well as questions about the role of fiscal federalism in a