Finance

Aid to Hartford, in light of Connecticut’s assumption of city GO debt over 20 years, has become a lightning rod.

Caution is the watchword in the municipal market on Wednesday as participants await details of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting.

Fitch and S&P's affirmation of Milwaukee's double-A ratings comes after Moody's cut the city.

Municipal bonds were mixed in late trading on Tuesday as several large deals hit the screens, led by issuers in New York and Maryland.

Tuesday opened with a positive tone in the municipal bond market with a forecast of heavy demand and strong technicals going into the reinvestment season.

Kurt Forsgren, managing director of S&P, discusses climate change, ESG, infrastructure approaches — especially tolling — and trade policy and what each means for a municipality’s rating. John Hallacy hosts.

The treasury secretary said such a bill could pass within two months.

Munis were stronger Monday as bond buyers kept an eye on the Federal Reserve policy makers' meeting.

The MSRB will ask for market feedback on potential interpretive guidance related to a practice the board worries may impair market liquidity.

Monthly volume rose the highest in the year to date, as an increase in new-money deals partly offset a decline in refunding transactions.

Municipal bond buyers are awaiting this week’s new issue supply as they keep both eyes firmly on the Federal Open Market Committee’s monetary policy meeting.

Backers say the blockchain "micro" bonds could finance a new fire truck for the California city.

Weekly municipal bond volume will be down with the Federal Open Market Committee set to meet, though no interest rate increase is expected.

The municipal bond market will see a light new issue calendar next week as the Federal Reserve meeting on monetary policy puts a damper on new debt issuance.

Municipal bonds steadied after sliding the previous day, as the last of the week’s new issuance came to market.

Munis were stronger on Thursday as the last of the week's supply slipped into the market.

Illinois paid more to borrow in Wednesday's bond sale compared to last year, though yields narrowed from recent trading levels.

Municipal bonds were weaker Tuesday as Illinois sold $500 million of bonds and the N.Y.&N.J. Port Authority deal was priced.

S&P Global Ratings lifted Moberly, Missouri, out of speculative grade with a four-notch upgrade.

The recent performance of munis has reset relative valuations to more attractive levels, according to BlackRock's Peter Hayes.