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Triple-A yields have fallen up to 95 basis points on the month, supply is up 7.8% year-over-year for November and the month is posting positive returns, which has, in turn, led to well over 3.50% returns year-to-date.

Swain rejects five bondholder arguments, bringing approval of the Oversight Board's plan of adjustment nearer.

The higher returns offered by alternatives also carry higher risk.

November's total volume rose 7.8% to $28.464 billion in 652 issues. For volume to top total 2022 issuance, December would need to see $44.329 billion of issuance.

Any treatment of municipal securities as posted collateral must carefully consider the potential impact on market liquidity, financing costs for municipalities, and the broader functioning of the municipal bond market.

The Equity in Infrastructure Project, created to generate opportunities for historically underserved businesses, hit 56 pledges at a California event.

The continued drop in yields has been "buoyed by a broad rate rally and intra-market fundamentals that simply have created more buyers than sellers," noted Kim Olsan, senior vice president of municipal bond trading at FHN Financial.

The White House is set to announce whether the controversial high-speed project will win a major rail grant by the end of the year.

The outlook revision from negative comes as the school system prepares to tap more of its record $2.44 billion of voter-approved bond authorization next year.

High interest rates are exposing both challenges and opportunities.