Issuance was $59.57 billion in 873 deals, up 14.5% year-over-year from $52.006 billion across 880 transactions.
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The revised bill removes provisions creating state-backed credit enhancement for affordable housing bonds, calling instead for a study of housing finance tools.
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"SIFMA applauds the MSRB's forward-thinking efforts to modernize its rules," its comment letter said.
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Funded ratios remain useful, but they can mask risky assumptions, illiquid investments and correlated exposures that may force higher government pension contributions during the next downturn, writes Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton argues data center expansion will likely create a reallocation of risk and the market should price the contractual framework of a utility and how that insulates bondholders.
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Student housing bonds trade wide for a reason: declining college-age populations, private competition and non-recourse structures make demand, disclosure, university commitment and stress-testing the signals investors need to validate, writes Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says muni investors should treat July as a reset, not a retreat, with positive flows, compelling taxable-equivalent yields and selective repricing supporting modest single-digit returns by yearend.
This week marks the end of the "summer redemption season," said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights, and the ensuing reduction in redemptions will lead to an increase in net supply.
A successful court challenge yanked a measure from the Nov. 3 ballot that sought guardrails and accountability for the state's costly universal voucher program.
"We are going to continue to grow strategically where we feel we can add value to our clients," said Beth Coolidge, Oppenheimer's head of public finance.
Port KC will issue up to $1.49 billion of bonds as a vehicle to offer tax incentives to redevelop Country Club Plaza, a historic open-air shopping district.
The professionals are expected to strengthen Raymond James' abilities in land-secured public finance.
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Although the proposal ultimately didn't become law, that disconnect created an attractive entry point for investors because prices reflected tax policy fears — not deteriorating municipal credit.
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The AI can work overnight. It can absorb administrative volume. But it cannot sit at the council table.
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Treat AI like the best junior analyst you have ever hired, and manage it like one.
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Introducing The Bond Buyer's newest Muni Hall of Famers who will be honored at an awards dinner in Boston on Sept. 30, 2025.
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"I have been very fortunate to contribute to a fascinating sector of the financial industry that is full of ambiguous issues and data," said Tom Doe. "I am flattered to be included in the Hall of Fame, it is a wonderful capstone to my career."
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Over nearly 40 years, investment banker Diana Hoadley built a legacy of far-ranging vision and collaboration that left a trail of professional admirers.
Introducing The Bond Buyer's newest class of Rising Stars, who will be honored at an awards dinner in Chicago on Sept. 14-15, 2026.
"I love solving complicated problems faced by our local governmental clients," Leslie Bacon. "We come up with strategic solutions that have a real impact on our communities."
Roosevelt & Cross president and executive director of public finance Elaine Brennan receives the 2025 Freda Johnson Award for the private sector.
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"We are going to continue to grow strategically where we feel we can add value to our clients," said Beth Coolidge, Oppenheimer's head of public finance.
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Port KC will issue up to $1.49 billion of bonds as a vehicle to offer tax incentives to redevelop Country Club Plaza, a historic open-air shopping district.
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Markets are still pricing in an increase in the federal funds rate later this month, but Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said his vote will depend on incoming unemployment and inflation data.
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It's no surprise that munis are in a "holding pattern," Charles Schwab's Cooper Howard said, as investors are eager to hear Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's speech on Friday.
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"Assured has signaled that it's willing to engage in this process not like a traditional insurer but rather more akin to a value-maximizing market participant," an analyst said.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOJosé Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers, breaks down the FOMC decision and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOSean Snaith, Director of the Institute for Economic Forecasting at the University of Central Florida, will provide insight into the FOMC meeting.
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