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LIPA's prepares to go to market with new leadership as it prepares to decide on its next power supply management services provider.

All eyes now turn to the September Federal Open Market Committee meeting where the Fed is expected to cut rates, but market participants are mixed on whether it will be a 25- or 50-basis-point cut.

Municipal bond mutual funds saw inflows as investors added $1.112 billion to funds after $892.2 million of inflows the week prior, according to LSEG Lipper.

"The Fed remains data dependent as always, but it now appears that the 'more good data' bar is not as high as it was before, particularly with labor market developments becoming more important," said Michael Gregory, deputy chief economist at BMO Economics.

Issuance was lumpy in July, with three weeks of $10 billion issuance sandwiched between lower issuance due to the Fourth of July holiday at the start of the month and the FOMC meeting the last week.

Yields may move lower after the Federal Reserve "communicates its goals to ease policy in coming meetings," said Tom Kozlik, managing director and head of public policy and municipal strategy at HilltopSecurities.

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With joint proposed rulemaking details unavailable and bond issuance growing, these are top issues experts need to know.

"The overall muni market appears to be in a good balance despite the hefty slate of primary issuance that has occurred over the past few months," Birch Creek Capital strategists said.

U.S. Soccer will issue $200 million of tax-exempt revenue bonds through the Fayette County Development Authority.