Maria Doulis of the Citizens Budget Commission and Howard Cure of Evercore Wealth Management discuss New York City's finances, transportation issues and its relationship with NY State. Hosted by Paul Burton.

Lord Abbett’s Dan Solender and Eric Friedland join the Bond Buyer’s John Hallacy to discuss the market tone, rates, sectors, and credit quality. They give a frank assessment of the landscape, including federal policy, state financial trends, relative strengths of revenue bonds and the shape of the yield curve and the outlook for rates. 

How can muni managers produce consistent returns while managing risk efficiently? Invesco’s Mark Paris, CIO & Head of Municipals, and Stephanie Larosilliere, Vice President & Senior Client Portfolio Manager, talk about their high-yield municipal fund, which tends to focus on seven to 10 sectors, with Tobacco, CCRC, IDB and Charter schools among the most active. John Hallacy is our host.

Ronnie Lowenstein, director of the watchdog New York City Independent Budget Office, examines the city's economy, its budget and its variables. Hosted by Paul Burton and Chip Barnett.

Peter DeGroot, Strategist and Head of Municipal Research at JPMorgan, joins us to discuss his views on the municipal market for the second half from both the technical and credit aspects. Hosted by John Hallacy.

Public finance guru Richard Ravitch analyzes the New York region’s transit crisis and compares it with the problems he faced when he oversaw the MTA in the late 1970s. Hosted by Paul Burton.

New York Power Authority chief financial officer Bob Lurie visits The Bond Buyer to discuss the state's focus on alternative energy projects and his career path. Hosted by Andrew Coen.

Robert Wimmel, head of the municipal fixed income team at BMO talks about first half trends in the muni market, including tremendous performance from the asset class and investment strategies that he is using based on current market conditions. He also talks about Chicago and how that situation shakes out. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman.

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discusses the Federal Reserve, rate hikes, its balance sheet and vacant seats. Hosted by Gary Siegel.

Sean Carney, director and head of municipal strategy at BlackRock, talks about municipal issuance in the first half of 2017 and makes some predictions on the second half of the year. He also discusses distressed states -- which state could recover first and why, and how a downgrade of Illinois would be a big deal for the market. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman in a conversation recorded on June 29, 2017.