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Breakneck action continued in the primary market as issuers flooded the market ahead of the tax reform vote, in order to get deals closed before the end of the year.
December 19 -
What does the new tax legislation mean for the municipal bond market? Bond Buyer Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Hume and Contributing Editor John Hallacy sort it out. Chip Barnett hosts.
December 19 -
Market experts see less municipal bond volume next year, far fewer bank loans, new buyers of bonds, and more volatility if the tax bill is enacted as expected.
December 18 -
After Puerto Rico failed to persuade Congress to ease the modified territorial tax system in the tax law, an opportunity zone measure helping the island may be included in a January emergency spending bill.
December 18 -
In an unusually busy Monday, municipal bond issuers tried to beat the clock and complete sales ahead of the impending tax reform.
December 18 -
Approval of the tax reform bill led the Florida Development Finance Corp. to cancel its Monday meeting to approve a deal for the train project.
December 18 -
The final tax bill released late Friday afternoon saved private activity bonds but advance refunding bonds will disappear.
December 18 -
The future accessibility of private activity bonds and stadium bonds is the massive tax bill's gift to the municipal market this holiday season. However, the bill also brings coal in the form of a year-end halt to advance refundings and a drop in the corporate tax rate.
December 15 -
As the exact language of the final tax legislation looms, municipal market participants eager wait to see how it pertains to private activity bonds, there will be $11 billion of issuance awaits as issuers make one final push.
December 15 -
The municipal bond market will be hurt less than expected by the tax bill with the retention of private activity bonds, but will still be hurt by the loss of advance refundings and the huge reduction in the corporate tax rate to 21%.
December 14