Jessica Lerner is a market reporter for The Bond Buyer, with a focus on national news in the United States. Her work also appears in American Banker. Jessica covers a wide range of topics in the finance industry, including budget deficits, bond insurance, credit ratings, and market trends.
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Jessica Lerner's coverage focuses on national finance and economy, with an emphasis on municipal bonds, government finance, state budgets, economic outlooks, and financial ratings. Her articles often cite data and cover government announcements.
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By: Caitlin Devitt
Los Angeles Mayor Bass' proposed $12.8 billion spending plan aims to close a $467 million deficit.
By: Jessica Lerner, Keeley Webster, Chip Barnett, Karen Pierog, Caitlin Devitt, Robert Slavin
A state ban on bond underwriters that "boycott" or "discriminate" against the fossil fuel or firearms industries has resulted in fewer banks providing municipal financial products and services.
Miami International Airport got a rating uplift from S&P Global Ratings, which Monday raised the long-term and underlying ratings on airport revenue bonds Miami-Dade County, Florida, issued for the facility to A-plus from A.
By: Jessica Lerner
The primary market was the focus Tuesday as investors digested several large deals and the secondary took a backseat while U.S. Treasuries improved and equities rallied on earnings reports
Moody's Ratings on Monday revised Illinois' outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the state's A3 issuer rating and the A3 rating on its GO debt.
The bond plan, a key priority for Mayor Brandon Johnson, will be paid for with revenue gained by letting tax increment financing districts expire.
Along with UBS' departure from the negotiated underwriting space, various firms have hired talent from both firms to increase their primary and secondary market presence. Many hope for some positive effects in both competition and secondary market liquidity as a result.
By: Jessica Lerner
The "impressive" investor appetite for tax-exempts has been "holding steady all quarter despite expensive valuations, supply surges and periods of low reinvestment demand," said GW&K Investment Management strategists in a report.
"Each party in this deal benefits in some way," said Seema Mohanty, founder of Mohanty Gargiulo.
Municipals saw losses Thursday following U.S. Treasuries to higher yields, whileequities sold off after GDP growth slowed in the first quarter.
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