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20 largest bond financings of April
May 8, 2025 5:30 AM
The top five
Scroll through to see which
Source: LSEG
The third-most-populous Louisiana city is closing out a 2021 bond authorization, but has plenty left from a 2024 bond referendum.
The top five April bond financings totaled more than $8 billion.
The downgrade pushes $2.2 billion of private activity bonds issued for the passenger train startup though the Florida Development Finance Corp. to junk.
Charlotte will sell $330 million of bonds and Duke Health will offer $540 million.
Muni yields remain attractive, said Tom Kozlik, managing director, head of public policy and municipal strategy at HilltopSecurities.
"The threat of having both inflation and unemployment rising simultaneously continues to create a big headache for the Fed's interest policy," said Wells Fargo Investment Institute global fixed income strategist Luis Alvarado.
