Finance

Moody's lowered the South Carolina-owned public utility’s bond rating to A2, and its bank bond rating to A3.

Municipalities had less need for borrowing to bridge gaps in cash flow and therefore curtailed their issuance of notes

Texas headlines the week's slate as it prepares for a mammoth note sale while Massachusetts prepares large short-term sales of its own.

An estimated $69.1 billion of the $139 billion is already committed through a combination of insurance claims and federal disaster aid.

The State Bond Commission barred the banks from upcoming Garvee bond deals, and said its action may apply to other state bond issues.

Northeast municipal bond issuance sank 11.7% in the first half of 2018 compared to a year earlier, reflecting a national trend driven by federal tax changes.

The cut has dropped from 6.6% in fiscal 2018 and 6.9% in fiscal 2017. The initial sequestration cut in fiscal 2013 was 8.7%.

Texas will take center stage next week with its mammoth note sale.

Chicago is accepting request for qualification submissions to supplement the members of its existing pools.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Connecticut capped a busy week in the muni market.

Municipal bond buyers saw the last of the week’s big deals come to market.

Studies of the pricing benefits of the two approaches have been far from conclusive.

The municipal bond market saw another big wave of supply sweep in on Wednesday, led by issuers in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Hawaii and New York.

S&P Global Ratings dropped the Ohio-based system four notches to BBB.

The supply keeps coming for municipal bond buyers, with a slew of new deals pricing in the primary.

Action was brisk in the municipal bond market on Tuesday as several big deals were priced in the primary.

The rating agency assigns a stable outlook to the Silicon Valley city.

Moody's Investors Service cut its rating to A2 from A1.

The state's $920 million GO sale is its first since it adopted a new budget and Moody's raised its rating outlook.

Primary market action kicked off Tuesday as several big deals were offered to municipal bond buyers.