Finance

The Tennesee capital will issue $775 million of general obligation improvement bonds.

Rising interest rates have created a lot of early October red ink in the bond markets, says J.R. Rieger.

Thursday is the deadline for sending comments to the IRS on its proposal to prevent taxpayers from avoiding the $10,000 federal cap on state and local tax deductions that Congress enacted last December.

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare's long-stalled acquisition of Centegra was finalized last month.

The municipal bond market returned from a three-day holiday weekend only to see action pick up where it left off last week — with yields heading higher.

With municipal yields rising more than they have in years, investors see a rare opportunity for fourth-quarter tax swaps.

After seeing yields rise in recent days to close out the week, the muni market will see under $5 billion in the upcoming holiday-shortened week.

Common Good estimates the delays are adding $1.7 billion annually in lost opportunity costs and additional construction costs to the larger Gateway Development project, which includes a new Portal North Bridge in New Jersey.

Municipal bond supply drops off sharply next week with $4.4 billion of volume estimated to hit the screens.

Issuance was light as the municipal bond market got hammered by jumping Treasury yields.

After three quarters, only Morgan Stanley and Jefferies have increased par amount underwritten from last year.

GASB is accepting comments through Nov. 2 on its proposal to clarify the definition of a conduit debt obligation.

Munis weakened significantly for the second day in a row after the 10-year Treasury hit 3.1268% Wednesday, its highest point since 2011.

Municipal bond prices weakened as supply flooded into the primary sector.

The Bond Dealers of America has formed a Fixed Income Market Structure Working Group to advise regulators, lawmakers and market participants on structural changes in the fixed income industry and marketplace.

Municipal bond buyers saw more volume hit the screens on Wednesday as the big New Jersey deal came to market.

S&P cut Raytown's appropriation-backed TIF/sales tax bonds four notches

A wave of municipal bond supply swept into the market, led by New York and California issuers.

The Libor changeover isn't officially due for three years, but the change could have big ramifications for munis and is already underway.

Municipal investors saw a wave of supply come to market on Tuesday as New York and California issuers sold debt in the competitive arena.