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Municipal bond mutual fund outflows continued as Refinitiv Lipper reported investors pulled $136.174 million from the funds for the week ending Wednesday following $855.719 million of outflows the week prior.

Transactions announced for the second quarter rose to 20 involving $13.3 billion of revenues from 15 in the first quarter and hit a milestone in more closely resembling pre-COVID-19 mergers and acquisition activity, according to Kaufman Hall's quarterly review.

Transit capital investment grants would be funded at the lowest level in decades under the House GOP 2024 draft bill.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard, who called for aggressive interest-rate hikes to fight the recent inflation surge, resigned after 15 years in the position to become dean of a university business school.

The bond measure was approved by the Senate in late May but is on pause while negotiations are under way between the Senate, Assembly and the governor's team.

The SEC has adopted amendments that will increase minimum liquidity requirements, among other features but will only affect the muni market on the margins.

The agency boosted Nashville's long-term general obligation rating to AA-plus while also upgrading bonds connected to the development of a new stadium for the NFL's Tennessee Titans.

"The bond market finally got the relief from inflation it was hoping for," said Bryce Doty, senior vice president and senior portfolio manager at Sit Investment Associates. 

A recent paper reveals a combination of factors results in savings for issuers.

The proposed exchange — which extends the final maturity date by two decades but offers features like a tax levy with a direct intercept and trust estate — is the cornerstone of the consent agreement the city struck with a group of 2007 bondholders