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Long-term issuance in the municipal market virtually matched its record high set in 2016, against the backdrop of tax reform that produced an end-of-year flood of volume, but the outlook for 2018 is less rosy.
February 26 -
The plan would expand flexibility and broaden the uses of tax-exempt private activity bonds.
February 23 -
Shorter calls and a shift in the use of floating rate paper are part of Wisconsin's toolkit after tax reform.
February 21 -
The MSRB's annual Fact Book paints a picture of a 2017 muni market that held fairly steady despite tax reform anxiety, with no major declines or drastic shifts in trading activity or trends.
February 21 -
Treasury Department sales of state and local government series securities are expected to dramatically decline this month now that issuers no longer need them for tax-exempt advance refunding escrows.
February 16 -
The Government Finance Officers Association's federal liaison center is warning some members against using interest rate swaps and derivatives.
February 15 -
The municipal bond market has had a rough start to 2018, according to a panel of buy and sell side experts at The Bond Buyer‘s Texas Public Finance Conference in Austin.
February 14 -
Lawmaker suggests advanced refundings be renamed “refinancing to save taxpayer dollars” and private activity bonds be called "public good bonds."
February 13 -
The final bill had several elements which will impact the municipal markets, and could potentially result in significant structural changes.
February 12Macquarie Investment Management -
As the Baby Boom generation retires, economic growth may slow and fiscal deficits could grow, complicating monetary policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said late Thursday.
February 9