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2020 Mid-Year Outlook: Municipal Bonds by Cooper Howard of Charles Schwab, 7/10/20
The first half of 2020 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which hit the municipal bond market hard. State and local governments experienced a sharp and sudden drop in revenue, and an increase in expenses, amid stay-at-home orders and business shutdowns.
