Chip Barnett

Citywide Ferry Service has filled the first of 200 jobs for its soon-to-be-launched transportation service, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday.

The record-breaking pace of job growth in New York City is slowing and this trend is seen continuing into the future and will affect the city’s budget and finances, Independent Budget Office Director Ronnie Lowenstein and City Comptroller Scott Stringer testified on Thursday.

The number of those working in offices in New York City hit a record 1.5 million in 2016, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a report released Monday.

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders face greater uncertainty after the utility’s contract with the firm leading its restructuring efforts expired, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report Monday.

HJ Sims has announced it has expanded its Puerto Rico advisory team in Guaynabo by adding four new experts in its office in Guaynabo: Roberto Feria Cestero, Carlos Alvarado, Maria "Magie" Mena, and Adrian Fernandez.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell two basis points to 4.26% in the latest week from 4.28% in the previous week.

An attempt by an issuer to introduce protective language into bond documents on a taxable municipal hospital deal backfired and was thwarted by bondholders, Adam Cohen, the founder of Covenant Review, told a meeting of the Fixed Income Analysts Society on Thursday night.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, rose three basis points to 4.28% from 4.25% in the previous week.

Keeping the full tax-exemption for municipal bonds will be vital to America’s plans for rebuilding its infrastructure, Scott Pattison, executive director and CEO of the National Governors Association, said on Tuesday.

Top-quality municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as market participants prepared for the start of the week's new issuance.

Municipal bond market participants are ready for the start of the week's new issuance, with the lion's share of new supply slated to hit the screens on Tuesday.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished weaker on Monday, according to traders, as the market prepared for about $5.6 billion of new issues this week.

Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, as the market gets set to see about $5.6 billion of new issues hit the screens this week. The calendar is comprised of $4.1 billion of negotiated deals and $1.5 billion of competitive sales.

Municipal bond market participants are returning to their desks on Monday, set to see about $5.6 billion of new issues hit the screens this week. The calendar is comprised of $4.1 billion of negotiated deals and $1.5 billion of competitive sales.

Top shelf municipal bonds finished weaker on Friday, traders said, ahead of a more manageable new issue calendar for the upcoming week. Ipreo estimates volume at $5.6 billion, down from a revised total of $7.7 billion in the previous week, according to updated figures from Thomson Reuters.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, ahead of the upcoming week's rather manageable new issue calendar.

The municipal bond market was taking a rest on Friday after a hefty week of issuance as participants geared up to see next week's new issue slate.

Jim Nadler has been appointed Kroll Bond Rating Agency’s chief executive officer, the firm announced late Thursday. Nadler has been president of the company he co-founded with Jules Kroll since 2010.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell one basis point to 4.25% in the week ended Feb 10 from 4.26% in the previous week.

Top-rated municipal bonds ended weaker on Thursday, traders said, as the last few of the week’s deals trickled into the market.