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"You would think global instability leads to flight for quality, but you also have the inflationary pressures that come with higher oil prices. I would say the inflationary pressures have been winning, and that's why you're seeing Treasury and muni rates move higher," said Keith Richard, head of public finance at Siebert Williams Shank.
March 24
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The current lateral recruiting marketplace for public finance attorney talent is "highly competitive," according to Nixon Peabody's Julie Seymour.
March 24
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The weakness in fixed-income markets comes after stocks and bonds saw strength Monday following President Donald Trump's announcement of a five-day pause on strikes on Iranian power plants amid talks between the two countries.
March 24
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The AA-minus-rated bonds come to market as the hospital sector continues to navigate through rising expenses and other challenges.
March 24
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"We are in interesting times as the market must now balance these robust technicals against a backdrop of geopolitical tension in the Middle East and the nomination of Kevin Warsh, whose hawkish reputation is already being weighed by participants," said Jason Wong, vice president of municipals at AmeriVet Securities.
March 23
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Otero County's March 13 emergency meeting to avoid a bond default did not comply with the Open Meetings Act, the state's Justice Department determined.
March 23
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"This is the largest flood we have had in 20 years," said Hawaii Gov. Josh Green.
March 23
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Three rating agencies now have negative outlooks on New York City.
March 23
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"The secondary infrastructure demands [of data centers] will increasingly flow through to municipal balance sheets, driving incremental issuance across multiple sectors," said J.P. Morgan strategists.
March 23
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A fatal crash and closure at New York's LaGuardia Airport adds to the list of transportation hurdles that includes a jump in jet fuel prices, and travel delays due to a lapse in TSA funding.
March 23
