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Thanks to strong technicals and the anticipated interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve at its September meeting, municipal bonds posted positive returns of 0.87% in August, reversing their losses of 0.20% in July, according to Jason Wong, vice president municipals at AmeriVet Securities.

"As soon as you step back from the table, you may wind up on it," NABL's chief policy officer said.

Aleon Metals, along with its subsidiaries, which sold more than $300 million of tax-exempt revenue bonds since 2019, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcies in August.

"Another set of eyes helps improve the deal for everybody, including the borrower, because the borrower is going to want a successful venture too," said John Miller, head and chief investment officer of First Eagle's municipal credit team.

Special budget sessions, falling tax revenues and provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are combining with tariffs and cuts to the federal workforce to create headaches for the states.

Issuance year-to-date is at $386.689 billion, up 14.9% from $336.478 billion over the same period in 2024.

James Glover is principal, finance & enterprise, at Deloitte.

Data center projects, which are proliferating across the country, are taking advantage of tax breaks that can be costly for states and local governments.

Daily report for September 02, 2025

Dr. Cole Barfield has served as Chief Medical Officer of on-demand virtual care provider First Stop Health since 2024. As a board-certified Internal medicine physician, Dr. Barfield spent the first ten years of his career treating patients in inpatient, outpatient, and virtual primary care settings before co-founding and serving as CMO of Wellview Health, which later merged with SentryHealth before being acquired by First Stop Health in late 2023.