Electronic trading brings science to the art of municipal bond investing, one portfolio manager says.
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A new bill would increase the capacity of state and local housing finance agencies to issue tax-free municipal housing bonds by exempting them from the PAB cap.
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"The position is open in Washington, D.C. or any SEC regional office, including New York City," Rebecca Olsen, deputy chief of the Public Finance Abuse Unit, said in a LinkedIn post.
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"They're totally more vulnerable," Michael Sudsina, president and CEO of Ohio-based municipal advisory firm Sudsina & Associates, LLC, said.
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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.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says overreliance on financial ratios can obscure forward-looking credit risks, making qualitative factors such as political willingness, management strategy, cyber-threat preparedness, legal security and economic and policy change essential to muni decision-making.
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Volume-cap allocations can reveal which projects will gain access to tax-exempt financing and which may be crowded out, making private-activity bond rules a practical signal for issuers, advisors and investors, according to Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton.
Munis are in a summer lull, waiting to see if CPI data will prompt the FOMC to hike rates, according to Cooper Howard, director of fixed income strategy at Schwab.
A student housing facility in Orlando seems to be struggling financially while one in Tampa seems to be prospering.
As the level and delivery of infrastructure funding becomes increasingly uncertain and political, proponents of a national infrastructure bank are making their case.
Near-term expectations for price growth fell in the latest consumer sentiment survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, but remains above the central bank's target across all time horizons.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed Ashlee Gabrysch, formerly senior director at Fitch Ratings, to serve as chief financial officer.
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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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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.
"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."
"The intersection between the public impact and the financial markets is unique and it brings a lot of good people to the same place. I really enjoy being a part of this community," Connor Benoit said.
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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The outlook revision to negative from stable for the system's revenue bond ratings was spurred by expense-increasing moves in the fiscal 2027 budget.
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Moody's Ratings and Fitch Ratings both lifted their rating outlooks to positive on the San Francisco Unified School District.
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One of three Federal Open Market Committee members to vote for a higher federal funds rate last month, the Cleveland Fed president is undeterred by the labor force decline in July.
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Some public pensions "don't have good regular reporting on where their public equities are," which makes it hard to gauge the extent of the concentration, Equable Executive Director Anthony Randazzo said.
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While the threat of shifting more costs from the federal government looms in the background, the end of the fiscal year is revealing stabilized tax revenue for most states.
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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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