| Government Securities Prices | 10-year: 97 9/32 to yield 3.96, up 10/32 30-year: 96 19/32 to yield 4.84, up 2/32 |
|---|---|
| Municipal Bond Index | 113 30/32, down 4/32 |
| The Bond Buyer's 30-Day Visible Supply (as of 04/07) | Total: $7.570 billion, down $493.8 million Competitive: $1.562 billion, down $470.3 million Negotiated: $6.008 billion, down $23.5 million |
| The MuniCenter List | Offering total: $11.047 billion, down $3.943 billion |
Bonds from the authorization will likely be broken over three separate sales.
Climate change presents a higher risk for muni bonds, compared to other investments, because the debt often has longer maturities and therefore, higher vulnerability to the long-term effects of climate change, said S&P' Sustainable1's global head of research and methodology.
Preliminary issuance figures for April are at $39.39 billion, up 18% from April 2023.
The Virginia Resources Authority and the Virginia Housing Development Authority have deals on tap while gilt-edged Delaware is selling its GO debt.
Tribal advocates hope that Congress will take up expanded tribal access to the tax-exempt market next year as the U.S. tax code takes center stage.
"The Fed is certainly not going to be overly concerned about the growth backdrop" at this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, said BMO Chief Economist Douglas Porter.
