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Moody's Investors Service lowered the university one notch to Aa2.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, dipped to 4.04% from 4.05% the week before.

The Illinois hospital nonprofit faces a rating cut to junk if merger plans fall apart.

The city's comptroller warned other city leaders that there's a rating toll for supporting special interest projects.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Thursday as volatility in the stock market drove a flight to quality.

The $40 million offering will fund affordable housing projects

The South Carolina-owned agency’s A1 bond rating could be lowered due to threats from pending legislation and litigation, Moody’s said.

Just a few months after the implementation of new tax legislation, the municipal market has a different look and feel to it. Sean Carney, managing director and head of municipal strategy at BlackRock, discusses what impact the new tax laws have already had on munis, and what other ripple effects the market could see down the road. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman.

Demand for municipal bonds is high, with one factor keeping munis from the volatility being experienced in other markets.

The value of new factory orders saw a 1.6% increase in March, up seven of the last eight months.