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Growing new-issue supply is "adding to bidders' 'wait-and-see' mentality with a variety of credits coming to market at favorable spreads," said FHN Financial's Kim Olsan. Next week's calendar hits $8.4 billion.
January 19 -
Opponents of the state's capital gains tax will turn their efforts to a repeal ballot initiative following rejection by the high court.
January 18 -
S&P's outlook revision to positive means there is a one-in-three chance the state could have its AA-plus rating upgraded to AAA over the next two years.
January 12 -
Three districts are under Washington's state fiscal oversight and the largest, Marysville School District, took a multi-notch Moody's bond rating downgrade.
January 4 -
The muni market saw $379.992 billion of debt issued in 2023, only $11.076 billion less than the lackluster $391.068 billion seen in 2022.
December 29 -
The stars are starting to align for the long-awaited bridge replacement which received a $600 million federal grant toward the project expected to cost up to $7.5 billion.
December 18 -
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced the state would use better-than-expected carbon-pricing revenues to accelerate the state's climate change efforts.
December 12 -
The downgrade of Issaquah School District 411 to Aa1 affects $670 million in debt.
November 28 -
The state asked the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a request to hear arguments seeking to overturn a capital gains tax expected to bring in $500 million annually.
November 8 -
California and Washington sold four large refunding GO deals in the competitive market while several deals of size priced in the negotiated market led by a $650 million for Arizona's Salt River Project. A constructive secondary led yields to fall three to five basis points.
November 7