Finance

Danbury, Connecticut, has launched an investor relations website, BuyDanburyBonds.com, in advance of a $39 million sale of bonds and notes.

Munis were firm at mid-session as traders get set to see some much-anticipated supply hit the screens this week.

Membership in the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board is voluntary, but the Supreme Court ruling may serve as an impetus for more states and e-commerce retailers to join.

Municipal bond activity returns to a near-normal level as a slew of deals heads into the market, led by New York and California issuers.

Working under three elected comptrollers for 12 years, she was a stabilizing presence behind the scenes.

Ipreo estimates weekly bond volume at $6.6 billion, consisting of $5.5 billion of negotiated deals and $1.2 billion of competitive sales.

In the week ended July 5, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index dipped to 3.97% from 3.98% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

Municipals remained stronger into the close on Thursday as the minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting were released.

Tax accountants, financial advisors, private schools, and other organizations are advertising tax credits for donating to private K-12 voucher funds as ways to "sidestep," "bypass," "circumvent," or "mitigate" the impact of the federal SALT deduction cap, according to a survey.

Carol Kostik, the senior among eight deputies, has worked for three city comptrollers and managed the issuance of more than $110 billion of debt .

A sluggish and somewhat skittish tone kicked off the post-July 4th trading on Thursday.

Bradley Wendt, a former investment banker with extensive experience in municipal bonds, interest rate swaps, and other fixed income products, joins Treasury's Office of Domestic Finance.

Six straight treasurers want SEC chairman Jay Clayton to stay the course on the commission's forced arbitration policy.

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and co-sponsors of a recently offered bill want to prevent businesses in their states from being forced to collect sales taxes from e-commerce transactions.

Muni finished stronger Tuesday in an abbreviated trading session. Markets are closed Wednesday and trading will resume on Thursday.

Municipals were stronger as bond market participants were winding up their activity ahead of the early close.

Three rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court this term will have a lasting impact on the finances of many municipal bond issuers, Fiera Capital says.

Some Puerto Rico issues were trading lower on Monday after a federal watchdog approved a revised budget for the commonwealth over the weekend.

The municipal market will see only $74 million of deals in a holiday-shortened week, raising demand for supply the week after.

Moody's calls Minnesota's pension reforms a positive for the state and its local governments.