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Illinois gets some breathing room from Moody's

Illinois' Baa3 rating remains one notch above junk, but the outlook is now stable, up from negative.

Ratings Yvette Shields 2h ago

Ratings Yvette Shields 2h ago
BB index yields are narrowly mixed in latest week

In the week ended July 19, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 3.97% from 3.96% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

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Bond Buyer indexes Aaron Weitzman 2h ago
Video Taking the complexity out of selling municipal bonds

When it comes to munis, there’s no cookie-cutter format. Learn more from this video.

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Florida counties continue legal battle against passenger train project

A motion for summary judgment by Indian River and Martin counties contends that the privately owned project isn’t eligible to use the private activity bonds.

Lawsuits Shelly Sigo 3h ago

Lawsuits Shelly Sigo 3h ago
Congressional panel to air onlines sales tax issues

Tuesday’s House hearing will be chaired by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., who was a steadfast supporter of the previous standard under which a remote seller had to have a physical presence in a state in order to be required to collect sales taxes.

E-Commerce Brian Tumulty 3h ago

E-Commerce Brian Tumulty 3h ago
This week’s municipal bond deals get warm reception from buyers

New issues were well spoken for on Thursday as hungry investors with available cash participated in the largest deals of the week.

Primary bond market Chip Barnett 3h ago

Primary bond market Chip Barnett 3h ago
Advocate Aurora Health system readies post-merger refunding

An amended master trust indenture will reflect the combined finances of the largest health systems in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Primary bond market Yvette Shields 4h ago

Primary bond market Yvette Shields 4h ago

Podcast New developments from an M.A. perspective

Emily Metzler, Senior Vice President, MuniCap explains and explores the nuances of how development bonds are being brought to market in an environment where federal funding is scarce. John Hallacy is host.

Video Ticket to ride

Even as debate rages in Congress about whether to slash the federal government’s role in transportation funding, the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority is coming to market with $1.2 billion of federal highway reimbursement revenue refunding notes.

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Bond Buyer’s ‘Rising Stars’ program returns for third year

Michael Scarchilli

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The Bond Buyer is proud to kick off the third-annual Rising Stars program, showcasing the brightest young minds in the municipal bond industry. Click to learn how to nominate an emerging leader in muni finance.

Why a second-half rebound is hard to envision

John Hallacy

Contributing editor

The summer lull, trade policy, the Fed, and the lack of a federal infrastructure plan all weigh against a recovery in muni volume this year.

Yield shocks underestimate the interest rate risk of callable bonds

Andrew Kalotay

Practitioners want to know what happens to the value of their portfolios if interest rates change.

Why aversion to inversion may be overdone

John Hallacy

Contributing editor

While aversion to an inverted yield curve is strong in the municipal market, an inversion isn’t yet a foregone conclusion.

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Volume remains on the mountaintop. But after tax reform, 2018 issuance is poised for a fall.

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Illinois gets some breathing room from Moody's

BB index yields are narrowly mixed in latest week

Florida counties continue legal battle against passenger train project

Congressional panel to air onlines sales tax issues

This week’s municipal bond deals get warm reception from buyers

Advocate Aurora Health system readies post-merger refunding

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Podcast New developments from an M.A. perspective

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Bond Buyer’s ‘Rising Stars’ program returns for third year

Michael Scarchilli

Why a second-half rebound is hard to envision

John Hallacy

Yield shocks underestimate the interest rate risk of callable bonds

Andrew Kalotay

Why aversion to inversion may be overdone

John Hallacy

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Statistics Report Year in statistics

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