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Fed Expands Emergency Program to Include Muni Funds After Rout

”It’s a major help to high-grade municipals, where liquidity pressures have concentrated on money market funds,” said Matt Fabian, a partner at Municipal Market Analytics, an independent research firm. “The program gives the funds an ability to afford investor redemptions without creating additional pressure on the underlying assets. Of course, liquidity is an issue all along the curve, but giving the front a boost is better than nothing.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-20/fed-expands-money-mkt-facility-to-include-some-municipal-debt

Tim Holler