Muni Minute

The primary muni market has been volatile the past month since the election. Now with 2016 almost over, the Federal Open Market Committee is set to meet on Wednesday with a bump in interest rates widely expected, which would be the first since last December. In the latest installment of Muni Minute, we preview the Fed meeting and speculate on what could follow from the FOMC in 2017. 

In the latest installment of Muni Minute – The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series -- we focus on the bond referendums across the United States. We look at California, which has the lion's share of bonds on the ballot and at what it could mean for new issuance volume in 2017.See also Election Preview: Largest Bond Ballot Since 2006

In the latest installment of Muni Minute – The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will have an impact in the coming week – we look at the National Association of Municipal Advisors annual conference in New Orleans, where where its members will hear from industry participants on topics such as bank loans, credit rating agencies, disclosure, and public private partnerships as well as current and ongoing regulatory initiatives like Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board rules and findings from two years of examinations of muni advisors.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute – The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will impact the coming week – we take a look at a crucial week facing New Jersey and efforts by state lawmakers to place a referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot that if passed would decrease pension liabilities.