Finance

Low interest rates were curbing retail municipal bond buyers' enthusiasm for supply.

As equity and Treasury markets remained volatile, muni traders helped buyers looking for a safe haven.

Wisconsin is conducting a request for qualifications to establish senior- and co-manager underwriting pools.

Municipal bond buyers adopted a cautious tone on Tuesday, waiting for trading volatility to die down before jumping back into the market.

Ball State University would control the financially distressed Muncie school district through an appointed seven-member board.

Some municipal bond traders are describing an apathetic mood in the municipal market on Tuesday.

Muni market participants are ready for yet another week of low volume and high volatility, with investors keeping their money on the sidelines until the markets stabilize.

Benefit changes for the city’s public safety pensions will remain, said Moody's Investors Service.

Faced with yet another week of low volume and high volatility, muni market participants hope for improvement in February.

Syncora will pay $350 million under the agreement, which doesn't include any Puerto Rico exposure.

Although market conditions are not pristine, with rising yields and little primary action, market participants expressed reason to believe the first week of February will be a positive one.

Ronald Schwartz of Seix Investment Advisors resolves to upgrade credit, keep duration neutral to shorter, and remain selective about investments.

The Vermont Municipal Bond Bank is offering retail investors bonds that can be purchased in denominations as low as $1,000.

Municipal bond yields are rising as buyers look ahead to another smaller-than-average slate of sales heading to market next week.

HJ Sims has named Melissa Messina as a senior vice president of investment banking in the Rockville, Md.

Bond traders and buyers will keep an eye on rising yields as the municipal bond market sees a smaller than average primary slate scheduled for sale next week.

Worries about a future interest rate hike couples with a rise in Treasury issuance pressured muni yields Thursday.

Brian Brewer will be the firm's public finance director following the retirement of longtime manager Keith Kolb.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch won a large note sale in the primary sector on Thursday as the market eyes bond yields, which have been on a tear since the beginning of the month.

The municipal bond market is focusing its attention on Thursday on rising bond yields a day after the Federal Reserve signaled it could raise interest rates at its next meeting in March.