Much has changed since October and most economists are sure the FOMC will lower rates by 25 basis points this week, with dissenting votes expected.
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Investors are about to get a chance to buy bitcoin-backed municipal bonds. It won't be the last, according to the team behind the New Hampshire-based deal.
December 8
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The Project Tundra carbon capture project – a public-private partnership involving a 2,500-mile pipeline through parts of the Midwest – suffered a setback.
December 8
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States face broadening credit challenges, and while local governments have shown resilience, school districts are more at risk, S&P Global Ratings said.
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Issuers mostly avoided pricing deals in the previous weeks the Fed met this year, but that's not the case this week, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights, and Wilson Lees, an analyst at the firm.
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Dozens of lawmakers are bailing out of Congress before the midterm elections adding new wrinkles to the fading possibility of a second budget reconciliation which could require revenue raisers detrimental to the muni market.
A budget forecast prepared by the Virginia House Appropriations Committee shows tightening financial constraints in 2026 —including a higher cap on state and local tax deductions — could result in the state's issuing bonds.
Bond issuers in the water sector are concerned about a reduction in WIFIA loan closings as some point to competition from municipal bonds as a cause for a decline in their popularity.
Photos from The Bond Buyer's 2025 California Public Finance conference.
Tom Falcone of the Large Public Power Council unpacks the massive infrastructure push driven by AI and manufacturing, and the policy hurdles standing in the way.
The steady demand for municipal bonds in high-risk areas underscores the complex relationship between climate change and financial markets.
Oppenheimer's Head of Public Finance Beth Coolidge and Columbus Auditor Megan Kilgore delve into the future of public finance and human infrastructure on a wide range of topics, from affordable housing and workforce development to public health, climate resiliency, and digital access.
As extreme weather events occur with more frequency across the country, Michael Gaughan, executive director of the Vermont Bond Bank, says municipal bond banks can help smaller communities deal with the effects of them. Gaughan speaks with The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk on the effects of climate change and how the various levels of government can work together to address it.
After terminating the project in September, the council approved an initial deal with a new contractor team to develop design and construction options.
The Texas city could revisit plans for a desalination project to boost its dwindling water supply with the city council scheduled to consider it next week.
Concerns over the Texas city's future water supply after a desalination project was terminated, led to negative rating outlooks from Fitch and S&P.
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SRI International had its outstanding bonds downgraded to Baa1 because of its exposure to declining federal grants.
December 5
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C. Christopher Trower was the lead attorney before the Supreme Court in a case that upheld states' rights to preferential tax treatment of their own bonds.
December 5
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FINRA found that the firm failed to include the non-transaction-based compensation indicator when reporting 12,066 municipal securities transactions.
December 5
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The Regents of the University of California will sell $2 billion of bonds next week after yanking a $1.5 billion summer deal amid Trump administration threats.
December 5
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Robust issuance this year has contributed to muni underperformance relative to other asset classes, but it also has "improved after-tax relative value for investors in higher tax brackets," said Sam Weitzman of Western Asset.
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