With big state incentives and tariff protection, a United Arab Emirates-based aluminum producer has pledged to build the first new U.S. smelter in decades.
The hires "will help us further deepen our relationships," said the firm's head of public finance.
"The muni market seemed to ignore Treasuries [last] week, marching to its own beat," said Birch Creek strategists.
Executive Director Gene Seroka said the port's downstream prospects are unclear as it deals with the "tariff whipsaw effect" from the Trump administration.
"We supported the approved rule change and are extremely disappointed that the MSRB is now proposing to halt the progress it had been making toward full and complete transparency in the municipal securities market," Dimensional Fund Advisors officials said in a letter.
The House Appropriations Committee kicks things off with markups of three infrastructure-related funding bills this week, including transportation.
