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The back half of July is starting "much like the front half with ongoing UST volatility and municipal supply staying in the forefront," said Kim Olsan, senior vice president of municipal bond trading at FHN Financial.

The measure comes after months of dire warnings over the city's looming insolvency.

The one-notch upgrade to AA reflects growth in Kansas Department of Transportation available fund balances and the state's improved credit quality, Fitch said.

"With this year's budget, we're creating a more future-ready Miami-Dade, building for today and investing in tomorrow," Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.

The competition is open to nonprofit financing institutions and the funding will target clean technology projects in underserved areas of the country.

Amid bankruptcy proceedings, the project's owner and bondholders agreed to a plan to re-issue most of the defaulted debt.

The rule amendments would create an exemption for previously qualified municipal advisors to forego requalification after a lapse in working for a municipal advisor.

Long-duration and shorter-coupon munis saw ample demand last week. Investors, believing rates will fall as early as the first part of next year, continue to lock in long-bond yields, Nuveen strategists said.

The group of banks would pay $68 million to settle the lawsuit, which originally estimated damages at $340 million.

The FOMB needs to return to its "deal mindset" so that we can end the bankruptcy at PREPA. While gaps remain between the FOMB's and bondholders' affordability analyses, they are not insurmountable.