"I've never seen this level of hand wringing at the issuer level," said Matt Boles, managing director at RBC Capital Markets.
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The first part of exclusive research from The Bond Buyer finds that most industry optimists say funding needs will be met sometime after 2035.
October 22
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The city is gearing up to sell $252 million of general obligation bonds this year and $1.5 billion of revenue bonds in 2026 for a convention center project.
October 22
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The Cleveland City Council will decide whether to approve a deal struck by Mayor Justin Bibb with Haslam Sports Group, owners of the NFL's Cleveland Browns.
October 22
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The tax-exempt market is expected to be "biased higher" in the coming weeks and months as the expected heavy pace of issuance this month will not be as "oppressive" as feared, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights.
October 22
Cities are responding to a state directive to remove symbols on crosswalks and other so-called distractions or risk losing state and federal funding.
Its triple-A bonds have recovered after cheapening earlier this year under a pressure campaign from the Trump administration.
Maryland's Capital Debt Affordability Committee is recommending the state stick to its guns by endorsing a plan to borrow up to $1.75 billion for capital projects in the coming fiscal year, despite the job shedding inflicted by the Trump administration's plans to shrink the federal government.
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.
Photos from The Bond Buyer's 2025 Infrastructure conference.
David Hammer, head of municipal bond portfolio management at PIMCO, joins The Bond Buyer to discuss 2025's volatile muni landscape, credit strength vs. market weakness, and what smart investors are doing next.
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.
The rating agency's review was triggered by the city's move to effectively end plans for a seawater desalination project that has $235 million of bonds outstanding.
This year's portfolio growth will save the city $2.18 billion over the next five years, Comptroller Brad Lander said.
Moody's cited continued liquidity improvements in the ratings lift for the northern California clean energy aggregator.
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Brandon Johnson released his $16.6 billion 2026 budget last week. The budget calls for new revenue sources, but avoids property tax hikes.
October 22
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Prior to Dimensional's approval, only Vanguard held a patent to the ETF-as-a-share-class structure, but the patent expired in 2023.
October 22
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Yakym praised the successful effort to preserve the tax exemption throughout One Big Beautiful Bill negotiations and encouraged market advocates to keep lobbying lawmakers.
October 21
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Demand may strengthen as "investors anticipate the Federal Reserve's likely path of rate cuts, which would drive yields even lower," said Tom Kozlik, managing director and head of public policy and municipal strategy at HilltopSecurities.
October 21
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"It shows the chairman's understanding of the practical realities of firms...," Peter Chan, a partner at Baker McKenzie said.
October 21
