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The face amount of munis outstanding rose to $4.171 trillion, a 0.8% increase from Q2 2024 and 2.9% from Q3 2023, according to the latest Fed data.

Border cities like San Diego have obvious concerns about the impact of a trade war, but the ripples would extend into the South and Midwest, analysts say.

Something less than $400 million of the bonds will be taxable bonds.

Muni mutual funds saw outflows after 23 weeks of inflows as LSEG Lipper reported investors pulled $316.2 million for the week ending Dec. 11. High-yield municipal bond funds, though, saw inflows of $192.3 million.

The continued delay in resolving the case raises constitutional concerns, a bondholder attorney said.

The MSRB is looking for industry input regarding proposed rules changes for Rules G-17, G-32 and G-47.

The president of St. Augustine University in North Carolina called the loan a "necessary evil" as it fights to remain solvent and accredited.

Most on the Street expect issuance to come in around $500 billion, but a few think volume will be much higher, primarily because of potential changes to the tax exemption. Most firms expect refunding volumes to also grow in 2025.

Brad Briner said the state may need to issue short-term debt in the near future to pay for Hurricane Helene expenses.

Pressing issues include market reactions to a second Trump administration, increased oversight from the Securities and Exchange Commission and more.