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A new report by the MSRB showed that from 2018 to 2022, a substantial increase in trading activity and the number of pre-trade quotes has been responsible for better pricing.

Celebrating Ohio's "highest possible credit rating," Gov. Mike DeWine delivered his State of the State address to the General Assembly in Columbus.

The new hire comes on the heels of the firm's growth in bond insurance in the first quarter of 2024.

Adding the funds will let Easterly offer municipal bond investment options.

Water systems will have five years to comply, although the Biden administration estimates only between 6% and 10% of systems will need to treat.

The pace of the issuance and the increase of refundings, surging 59.6% in the first quarter of 2024, have also led some firms to up their overall 2024 issuance projections.

Despite an S&P rating upgrade ahead of this week's GO bond deal, Louisiana paid a wider spread to a 10-year benchmark than it did a year ago. Longer maturities saw tighter spreads on from a year ago.

West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore, who's put banks on a blacklist for their support of ESG policies, is up for (and very likely to win) one of the state's two seats in the U.S. House. Here's how he got there, and what it'll look like when he tries to bring his anti-ESG policies national.

S&P's upgrade to BBB from BB-plus follows a March upgrade from Moody's Ratings, bringing the city to investment grade a decade after its historic bankruptcy.

"The news is sparking an equity market selloff while sending bond yields to the stars as investors dial down their Fed easing expectations again, this time to only two rate cuts this year," said José Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers.