Finance

Municipal bonds were stronger on Tuesday as several large deals swept into the market.

Municipal bonds held firm on Monday ahead of the week’s two biggest deals on opposite ends of the credit spectrum.

Two years after New Mexico lost its triple-A rating, New Mexico has taken its second downgrade from Moody's Investors Service based on rising pension and Medicaid obligations.

Municipals were mostly stronger at mid-session, as the market waits for the start of the week’s moderately sized new issue calendar.

State officials intend to come to market with $225 million of Commonwealth Transportation Fund revenue bonds.

S&P said there was a one-in-three chance that it could raise Allen Park's rating by multiple notches over the next year.

The county's last junk bond rating was erased with a two-notch Moody's upgrade to Baa2.

Municipal bond buyers are looking with anticipation at the week’s calendar and the arrival of a big California tobacco bond deal.

Ascension's acquisition of Presence Health brings double-A ratings to the previously triple-B-minus debt of Presence.

Ipreo estimates weekly municipal volume at $7 billion, up from a revised total of $6.76 billion this week.

There was friction about the integrity of the muni market during a panel discussion Thursday, but the committee agreed to move along with some disclosure recommendations.

A majority of states leverage their revolving funds to issue municipal bonds to finance local projects.

Municipal bonds were mixed on Thursday as a New York issuer competitively sold $1.6 billion of notes.

A conservative budgeting approach in the wake of severe fiscal distress led S&P Global Ratings to revise its outlook to positive.

The state Supreme Court's reaffirmation of a 2015 pension overhaul settlement is credit positive for Rhode Island, according to Moody's.

Municipals qwere mixed a day after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates while in the primary, a New York issuer competitively sold $1.6 billion of notes.

Only nine states reported making midyear budget cuts totaling $830 million this year compared to 22 states that cut $3.5 billion in 2017.

After nearly 18 years as portfolio manager and director of fixed income, Mousseau is tapped as president and CEO of Cumberland Advisors

Municipal bonds turned weaker after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates.

The second Illinois municipality stung by new state pension intercept rules has settled with its firefighters' fund.