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Moody's says the cut is a credit negative for the U.S. Virgin Islands' matching fund bonds.

UBS was the only bank that underwrites municipal bonds on the list of 10 financial companies determined to be boycotting energy businesses under a Texas law aimed at protecting the state's oil and natural gas industry.

Investors will be greeted Monday with decreased supply with the new-issue calendar estimated at $5.882 billion, down from total sales of $6.134 billion in the week of Aug. 22.

The pension system has sued WAPA demanding immediate payment of more than $2 million in employee contributions.

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will remain aggressive in fighting inflation despite promising economic data.

Moody's Investors Service rewarded the ongoing fiscal turnaround of Detroit's home county with a two-notch upgrade.

Outflows from municipal bond mutual funds continued as investors pulled $1.180 billion out of funds in the latest week, according to Refinitiv Lipper data.

Raul Amezcua, who once led Stifel's California and Arizona banking teams, hired several key bankers at Ramirez & Co. since joining the firm early last year.

"It was a misguided effort from the beginning to ever use the Bond Commission and any of the work that it does to send a political message to anyone for any reason," said Gov. John Bel Edwards.

The Investment Company Institute reported $230 million of inflows into muni bond mutual funds in the week ending August 17. ETFs see second week of outflows.