The Bond Buyer 20-Bond GO Index, which has a 20-year maturity, declined one basis point this week, to 3.67%. It is the lowest level for the index since Oct. 11, 2012 (three weeks ago), when it was 3.64%.
The Bond Buyer 11-Bond GO Index, which measures higher-grade GO bonds maturing in 20 years, also declined one basis point this week, to 3.46%, which is the lowest the index has been since Oct. 11, 2012 (three weeks ago), when it was 3.43%.
The Bond Buyer Revenue Bond Index, which is based on 25 revenue issuers and has a 30-year maturity, dropped four basis points this week, to 4.29%. This is the lowest level for the index since Oct. 4, 2012 (four weeks ago), when it reached an all-time low of 4.28%.
The Bond Buyer One-Year Note Index, which is based on one-year GO yields from 10 issuers, rose one basis point this week, to 0.22%. This is the highest level for the index since Oct. 10, 2012 (three weeks ago), when it was 0.23%.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note dropped 11 basis points this week, to 1.72%, which is the lowest level for the yield since Oct. 11, 2012 (three weeks ago), when it was 1.68%.
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond dropped eight basis points this week, to 2.90%, which is the lowest the yield has been since Oct. 11, 2012 (three weeks ago), when it was 2.86%.
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The new-issue calendar is led by Washington with $1.3 billion of GOs selling by competitive bid in three series.
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A trio of current and former Alaska lawmakers presented views differing from the governor's on how to solve the state's budget red ink.
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Kutak Rock warns tax attorneys about the Internal Revenue Service doing compliance checks as opposed to formal audits on certain multifamily bond issues as tax season is expected to add more stress to an understaffed agency.
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The rating agency cited weak operating results and high leverage.
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Piper Sandler will price $100 million of electric revenue bonds for Iowa public utility Muscatine Power and Water on Wednesday.
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Longer-term bonds could ease financial pressure for Sound Transit's $54 billion long-range plans.
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