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Lawmakers could take a scalpel to certain bonds and sectors to penalize issuers for unrelated policies, like school vouchers or campus protests.

We know that visibility is more than just being seen — it's about influence, credibility and opportunity. For women in public finance, gaining visibility can be a game-changer.

In this episode, Howard Cure, Director of Municipal Bond Research at Evercore Wealth Management, discusses the improving state of public pensions, the ongoing challenges faced by states like New Jersey and Illinois, and the risks associated with pension obligation bonds.

Issuers in the eight-state region sold $50.6 billion of bonds with Texas accounting for 65% of the volume.

At $1.8 billion, the tax-exempt and taxable deal is the largest on the calendar this week and it's the latest offering from the city since a $1.2 billion refunding issuance in July. 

As investors contemplate rate policy for the remainder of 2024, "there have been a few strategies from which to choose to boost yield — short positioning, curve extension and credit quality," noted Kim Olsan, senior fixed-income portfolio manager at NewSquare Capital.

The possibility of moving stalled housing bills forward combined with promises of down payment assistance is offering hope to housing advocates.

Loop Capital's Jim Reynolds was among the nine private and public entities that signed a pledge to help bring in more historically underutilized businesses on construction projects.

New sales of tax-exempt bonds in California have been gobbled up by buyers looking to shield income from the state's high taxes and to lock in yields.

The measure would have requested $20 billion of bond authority from voters in nine San Francisco-area counties; backers said they would try in a later year.