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The new temporary spending bill includes Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico.
December 22 -
The long holiday weekend comes at a perfect time for tired muni market participants after a furious few weeks of action spurred by tax reform.
December 22 -
The muni primary market ground to a halt after a barrage of deals triggered by tax legislation.
December 21 -
The urgency for healthcare issuers to sell tax-exempt bonds is gone after private activity bonds survived tax reform.
December 21 -
The muni market is skidding to a halt from a break-neck issuance filled two weeks, as an eerie quiet pervades ahead of the long holiday weekend.
December 21 -
The two largest deals of the week touched down, as yields rose with comprehensive tax reform just a few President Trump pen strokes away from becoming official.
December 20 -
If Trump signs the tax bill this year without a waiver from the PAYGO Act, it would trigger a $136 billion cut in mandatory federal programs, wiping out federal subsidies for Build America Bonds and other direct-pay bonds.
December 20 -
The primary market is still waiting for the last few deals of the week to hit, as both the holiday weekend and tax bill becoming law draw closer.
December 20 -
Bond director Ben Watkins lamented the loss of the refinancing tactic that helped refinance 62% of the state’s debt portfolio.
December 20 -
Only a handful of larger deals remain for pricing in the market on Wednesday, as comprehensive tax reform is imminent.
December 20