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With cyberattacks on the rise, issuers have had to keep fortifying their defenses against criminals targeting the public sector. 

Wednesday's CPI report will "shed more light on the path of inflation and the potential timing for rate cuts this year," said Cooper Howard, a fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab.

The deal comes amid market inflows and a dearth of high-yield supply, but demand will depend, as always, on the price, investors said.

In question is FAFAA's findings of fact and conclusions of law, which bondholders say was unauthorized.

Since war broke out on Oct. 7 between Israel and Hamas, over $1.64 billion of Israel bonds have been sold to more than 35 U.S. states, counties, cities and municipalities.

Major headwinds for the muni market include climate change, growing federal debt, shrinkage of the workforce, the impact of remote work, cybersecurity attacks, and political polarization. And they are poised to be costly for states and municipalities.

Kaufman Hall & Associates, Piper Sandler and Montague DeRose & Associates moved into the top 10, while CSG Advisors, Estrada Hinojosa and RBC Capital Markets were bumped.

The state's transportation commission took action to end a comprehensive development agreement for a partially bond-financed toll lane project on State Highway 288.

Muni to UST ratios also continue to rise across the curve, inching closer to more normal averages.

Voters in the Milwaukee Public Schools District passed a referendum Tuesday that would raise property taxes to fund $252 million of additional spending.