Markets

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as several big deals hit the market.

The Walton Family Foundation provided seed funds to create two “innovative” financing vehicles for charter school facilities.

New single-family home sales fell by 1.5% to 662,000 in April following downward revisions to the sales pace in both February and March.

Franklin County will sell $250 million of tax-exempt, local government special tax revenue bonds.

West Virginia increased the amount of its competitive sales planned for Wednesday by almost 30% to save money.

Lawmakers in the 27-member Florida delegation in the House are divided about whether more private-activity bonds should be used for Brightline's 235-mile passenger rail line.

IHS Markit's agreement to buy Ipreo from Goldman Sachs and Blackstone private-equity funds is a milestone in the technological evolution of the municipal bond and fixed income markets.

Seattle is among governments that have lifted sanctions against Wells Fargo following a 2016 fraud scandal.

The municipal bond market is seeing a second wave of new issue supply hit the screens on Tuesday, led by deals from California and West Virginia issuers.

Material improvements in spending flexibility led Fitch to give Alabama’s most populous county a two-notch upgrade.