The announcement — which affects the 10- to 30-year part of the curve — sent longer-term UST yields falling up to 10 basis points on Wednesday.
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Law firms, think tanks and advocacy groups are digesting the ROAD to Housing bill and offering strategies to municipalities about how to maximize the public finance benefits.
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The draft RBP "updates and augments" an RBP on LSTs released in 2000, the NFMA said.
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The Oklahoma audit uncovered "complex financial schemes" allegedly by a former Tulsa Public Schools administrator that involved $3.73 million in bond proceeds.
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Student housing bonds trade wide for a reason: declining college-age populations, private competition and non-recourse structures make demand, disclosure, university commitment and stress-testing the signals investors need to validate, writes Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says muni investors should treat July as a reset, not a retreat, with positive flows, compelling taxable-equivalent yields and selective repricing supporting modest single-digit returns by yearend.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says overreliance on financial ratios can obscure forward-looking credit risks, making qualitative factors such as political willingness, management strategy, cyber-threat preparedness, legal security and economic and policy change essential to muni decision-making.
August may have one of the highest tax-exempt volume totals on record, according to J.P. Morgan analysts — don't expect it to let up.
Puerto Rico's electric authority, mired in nine-year-old bankruptcy proceedings, is running low on cash and its efforts to reduce outages aren't succeeding.
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority voted to move forward with plans for a $20 billion makeover of Dulles Airport, clarifying how the project will be financed.
Box Elder School District's general obligation rating was cut to A1 from Aa2 ahead of a certificates of participation sale this week.
The professionals are expected to strengthen Raymond James' abilities in land-secured public finance.
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Although the proposal ultimately didn't become law, that disconnect created an attractive entry point for investors because prices reflected tax policy fears — not deteriorating municipal credit.
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The AI can work overnight. It can absorb administrative volume. But it cannot sit at the council table.
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Treat AI like the best junior analyst you have ever hired, and manage it like one.
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Introducing The Bond Buyer's newest Muni Hall of Famers who will be honored at an awards dinner in Boston on Sept. 30, 2025.
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"I have been very fortunate to contribute to a fascinating sector of the financial industry that is full of ambiguous issues and data," said Tom Doe. "I am flattered to be included in the Hall of Fame, it is a wonderful capstone to my career."
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Over nearly 40 years, investment banker Diana Hoadley built a legacy of far-ranging vision and collaboration that left a trail of professional admirers.
"I love solving complicated problems faced by our local governmental clients," Leslie Bacon. "We come up with strategic solutions that have a real impact on our communities."
"The intersection between the public impact and the financial markets is unique and it brings a lot of good people to the same place. I really enjoy being a part of this community," Connor Benoit said.
Roosevelt & Cross president and executive director of public finance Elaine Brennan receives the 2025 Freda Johnson Award for the private sector.
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August may have one of the highest tax-exempt volume totals on record, according to J.P. Morgan analysts — don't expect it to let up.
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The ratings agency cited strong financial metrics and affordable utility rates.
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"I actually think that this was a difficult case for the SEC enforcement division to bring, a close call, on the facts," attorney Andrew Kintzinger said.
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Tens of thousands of acres have burned in central Oregon and in the Spokane region of eastern Washington.
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Munis are experiencing a correction driven by high issuance and misaligned muni-UST ratios, according to Kim Olsan of NewSquare Capital. However, investors seem interested in the new, higher yields.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOJosé Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers, breaks down the FOMC decision and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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