| Government Securities Prices | 10-year: 98 12/32 to yield 2.31, up 20/32 30-year: 99 12/32 to yield 3.03, up 120/32 |
|---|---|
| Municipal Bond Index | 122 22/32, up 9/32 |
| The Bond Buyer's 30-Day Visible Supply (as of 06/05) | Total: $11.269 billion, down $225.2 million Competitive: $5.534 billion, up $363.7 million Negotiated: $5.735 billion, down $588.9 million |
| The MuniCenter List | Offering total: $13.337 billion, up $508.9 million |
Participants in a power panel at The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure conference discussed current trends and the way forward for public power.
The front-end cheapening follows Wednesday's bear flattening of the UST curve in response to the Federal Reserve hiking rates and a median 2026 dot that implied another hike before yearend, said Kevin McGuigan, director at Municipal Market Analytics.
The guidance comes after Dave Sanchez, director of the Office of Municipal Securities, earlier this year signaled a focus by the SEC on whether MAs are fulfilling their duties to clients.
Despite the approval, ongoing litigation is attempting to stop the incentives to the plant.
The $5.66 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 continues a voter-mandated plan to increase public safety spending.
Housing officials in several cities are already laying the groundwork that will enable them to take advantage of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act passed by Congress earlier this year even though funding has not yet been appropriated.
