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The rating agency cited improving financial metrics and the port's importance to the regional economy.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton notes that coupon selection is often a strategy decision, not a price preference, and explains why premium coupons can help mitigate adverse price moves while giving investors flexibility through higher ongoing tax-free income.

Water supply woes continue to weigh on the Texas city's bond ratings, which have been hit with multi-notch downgrades and negative outlooks.

Considering the "huge calendar this week," NewSquare Capital's Kim Olsan said, "if we can hold steady, that's probably a good result."

Reason's latest transportation finance report lays out barriers to U.S. pension funds investing in infrastructure and the P3 pipeline.

Primary market muni supply year-to-date is at $235.028 billion, up 4.3% year-over-year, according to LSEG.

Maryland drops Moodys a year after the ratings agency downgraded its credit as the state preps for a major bond sale this week.

This week will see continued stability, given the recent bumps on deals in the primary market last week and the lack of negative headlines about the war with Iran, said Elaine Brennan, executive director of the public finance department at Roosevelt & Cross.

The New York Convention Center Development Corporation is coming to market for the first time in more than a year, with bonds backed by a hotel surcharge.

The muni market is experiencing "some short-term optimism," said Hilltop Securities' Tom Kozlik, but there are still "pressures that could potentially be with us for not just weeks, but months."