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New muni and taxable muni issuance was easily absorbed as yields rose off of the record lows they landed last week.

The municipal market has been on a tear in terms of fundamentals and technicals that are driving the market and there isn’t much in the near-term likely to stymie that tone.

The almost $350 million in bonds would pay for upgrades to the track and proposes the city of Baltimore takes over ownership of Pimlico Race Course.

Municipal bond buyers will see a $7 billion new-issue calendar ahead.

Fitch Ratings raised the Las Vegas suburb to BBB-minus from BB, with a stable outlook.

Thanks to the taxable tear, the municipal market saw the third highest volume for the month of January in the past 10 years.

It was a record day in the market in a couple of different ways, as yields descended further to new record lows on both the 10- and 30-year and the market saw the lowest yield ever for a century bond.

Daryl Clements, portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein, breaks down what trends from 2019 will carry into 2020 and those that might emerge in the new year. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman.

The market awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker's fiscal 2021 budget proposal next month before turning to November's progressive income tax vote.

Despite tax-exempts being expensive, strong technicals are likely to extend into February.

Wells Fargo will be joint senior manager on a $1.4 billion deal, its first negotiated California deal since State Treasurer Fiona Ma lifted a ban.

Debate over taxables, climate, ESG, possible infrastructure bill hang over 2020.

Moody's Investors Service assigned a negative outlook to the college's Baa2 rating.

While issuance is seen rising, not all analysts think it's a smart move to do taxable refundings.

Municipal bond issuers say investors, analysts and regulators should narrow down the information they are looking for in their push for more disclosure.

The muni market strengthened, following treasuries, as yields continued to drop.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board on Monday detailed plans to reduce its board size and alter its composition.

With demand at an all-time high and record inflows that is continuing to come into the market, one would think there would be more issuance.

A mixture of taxable and tax-exempt deals priced into a market flush with cash. Muni yields continued to descend, as they moved three basis points lower today.

Miroslava Mejia Krug is a veteran of top fiscal posts at two Chicago-area private higher education institutions.